英语访谈对话 357 Painting

　　Todd: OK. Richard, do you like art?

　　Richard: I do. Very much. Yes.

　　Todd: OK. Um, what kind of art do you like?

　　Richard: OK. Well, I like all kinds of art.

　　Todd: OK.

　　Richard: When I was young I used to enjoy painting.

　　Todd: OK. What did you paint?

　　Richard: OK. When I was a kid, I was in art class, so it was all fairly sort of basic standard stuff like country scenes.

　　Todd: Country scenes! So in a country scene, what can you see?

　　Richard: OK, I can see a red house, with a chimney, billowing smoke..um..green fields , luscious¹ green grass in England.

　　Todd: Wow, so is your..is your home like that in England?

　　Richard: Actually, no! No, It's not in the....we're in the suburbs of London, we're not really in the country.

　　Todd: Oh!

　　Richard: And I used to paint sort of idyllic² countryside scenes.

　　Todd: OK. Which do you prefer, the country of the city?

　　Richard: To paint or to live in?

　　Todd: Uh..to paint.

　　Richard: To paint! To paint I prefer the country.

　　Todd: OK. Great.

　　Richard: To live in, I think it is more convenient being, being near a big city.

　　Todd: OK. Great. Thanks.

1 luscious   

adj.美味的；芬芳的；肉感的，引与性欲的

参考例句：

• The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口，每个人都想再来一片。
• What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇！

2 idyllic   

adj.质朴宜人的，田园风光的

参考例句：

• These scenes had an idyllic air.这种情景多少有点田园气氛。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。