program ['pr??ɡr?m] n. 节目,程序
classical ['kl?s?kl] adj. 古典的,经典的
随机测验
A: What do you do in your free time?
B: I like listening to s, classical and pop _____.
A. like B. wel C. alike D. either
翻译
A:空闲的时候,你会做什么?
B:我喜欢收听音乐节目,古典和流行的都喜欢听。
答案:C
提示:alike作副词,意为“同样地,相同地,以同样的方式”,相当于in the same way,通常用于动词之后。
10 They had been dab hands at painting.
他们擅长绘画。
解析 ▲ (be) a dab (hand) (at...)为固定词组,意为“……能手”,通常用于英式英语口语中,相当于be skilled in/at (doing)、be good at (doing)、be expert at/in/on (doing)等
学学这样说
1. He is good at painting. 他擅长绘画。
2. He has skills in painting. 他擅长绘画。
3. He draws with broad strokes. 他用粗线条绘画。
4. She is addicted to drawing. 她酷爱绘画。
5. She was engrossed in painting. 她全神贯注于绘画。
6. My hobby is painting. 我的爱好是绘画。
补充短语
be good at... 擅长……
be engrossed in/with... 全神贯注于……
11 Her daughter is dead nuts on painting.
她的女儿热衷于绘画。
语法TIPS
nuts用于俚语中,作形容词时可以表示“疯狂,发疯”;be nuts about/on...为固定词组,意为“热恋某人,迷恋某事物”。
学学这样说
1. He has a gift for painting. 他有绘画的天赋。
2. Have you got a gift for painting? 你有绘画的才能吗?
3. What I most enjoy is drawing. 我最喜欢的是绘画。
4. I have done with painting. 我已经不画画了。
5. His gift as a painter flowered quite early. 他的绘画天赋很早就显露出来。
6. It is recently that I began painting. 我是在最近才开始绘画的。
补充短语
have a gift (for.../for doing...) 有……天赋/禀赋/才能
be/have done with... 不再做某事,与……再无关系
12 He made a drawing of flowers for his daughter.
他给他的女儿画了一张花卉图。
解析 ▲ drawing作可数名词,表示“图画,图样”,make/do a drawing of...为固定词组,意为“画……”;作不可数名词,表示“绘画(艺术),制图(技巧)”。
学学这样说
1. He started painting this year. 今年他开始绘画。
2. The art of painting is difficult to learn. 高超的绘画技巧是很难掌握的。
3. I used to take drawing classes when I was a child. 我小时候上过绘画课。
4. He spent the whole day in drawing in the room. 他一整天都在房间里画画。
5. Painting was the love of her father's life. 绘画是她父亲毕生的爱好。
补充短语
the love of one's life 最喜爱的东西/活动,最理想的爱人
13 The student paints in the fashion of Van Gogh.
那位学生模仿梵高的绘画风格。
语法TIPS
after/in the fashion of sb为固定词组,意为“像某人一样,模仿某人的风格”,通常用于正式文体中,sb如果是人称代词,须用宾格形式。
学学这样说
1. The student models the style of Van Gogh. 那位学生模仿梵高的绘画风格。
2. Van Gogh was a painting master of post-impressionism.
梵高是后印象派绘画大师。
3. The distortion of form is a feature of his painting.
形状的扭曲是他绘画的一个特点。
4. Carl is famous as a painter. 卡尔是有名的画家。
5. The painter's works set the benchmark for painting's quality.
那位画家的作品成为衡量画作质量的标准。
应用对话
Steven: It's said that the student paints in the fashion of Van Gogh.
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史蒂文:据说,那位学生模仿梵高的绘画风格。
迈克:我没有注意到。
14 Abstract paintings can never appeal to him.
抽象派画作从来都引不起他的兴趣。
常用单词
abstract ['?bstr?kt] adj. 抽象的
appeal [?'pi:l] v. 吸引,呼吁
随机测验
A: Shall we buy the painting for him?
B: I think abstract paintings can never appeal _____ him.
A. to B. from C. at D. on
翻译
A:我们为他买下那幅画好吗?
B:我想,抽象派画作从来都引不起他的兴趣。
答案:A
提示:appeal to sb为固定词组,意为“对某人有吸引力,使某人感兴趣”;而appeal to sb for...则是表示“恳求/呼吁某人……”。
15 The painting is typical of its kind.
这幅画在同类绘画中有代表性。
解析 ▲ be typical (of...)为固定词组,意为“……典型的/有代表性的”;而it is typical of sb to do则是表示“某人总是/特别喜欢做某事”。
学学这样说
1. I like abstract art, but I prefer impressionistic art.
我喜欢抽象画,不过我更喜欢印象派的画。
2. The impressionists ignited a revolution with their movement.
印象派画家用行动点燃了绘画界的一次大革命。
3. Ihe way that people considered art before.
印象派改变了人们以前对于艺术的看法。
4. He is an impressionism artist. 他是位印象派画家。
5. He becahe most popular impressionistic artists.
他成为最受欢迎的印象主义艺术家之一。
6. The style and treatment of the painting were considered as shocking as the painting itself. 这幅画的风格与画法被认为与作品本身一样具有震撼力。
补充短语
change the way that... 改变……方式
one of... ……之一
16 This painting is a classic example of impressionistic style.
这幅画是印象派的经典之作。
常用单词
example [?ɡ'zɑ:mpl] n. 例子,榜样
impressionistic [??mpre??'n?st?k] adj. 印象派的,印象主义的
语法TIPS
be a good/fine/classic example of...为固定词组,意为“是……的典型样本/例子”,be动词须随主语的人称、单复数形式而变化。
应用对话
Steven: Why do you have a preference for the painting?
Mike: This painting is a classic example of impressionistic style.
史蒂文:你为什么偏爱这幅画?
迈克:这幅画是印象派的经典之作。
17 My teacher is very attached to Leonardo da Vinci's the Last Supper.
我的老师很喜欢达芬奇的《最后的晚餐》。
语法TIPS
be attached to...为固定词组,意为“依恋/爱慕/留恋……”,相当于be full of affection for...或是feel a strong attachment to/for...。
学学这样说
1. He has an ition of paintings. 他的绘画收藏令人叹为观止。
2. He has a large collection of valuable paintings. 他收藏了一大批珍贵的绘画。
3. This is a painting depicting the living scenes of that time.
这是一幅描绘那个时代的生活场景的画。
4. The painting is quite an acplishment. 这幅画真是一项了不起的成就。
5. His pictures gripped my imagination. 他的画使我浮想联翩。
6. He has acquired a large collection of abstract paintings.
他收集到大量抽象派绘画。
7. These paintings can evoke the imagination. 这些绘画能够唤起人们的想象。
8. The painting of this picture is quite unique, which is hard to find in other paintings. 这幅画的画法相当独特,在其他油画中很难见到。
补充短语
have/acquire a (large/ition of... 收藏(一大批)……
be hard to do 难以做某事