2015年ESL之商务英语 21 Distinctive Facial Features
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：2015年ESL之商务英语
Distinctive 1 Facial Features
Mona: How is the portrait coming along?
Leonardo: I’m done with the sketches 3 and I’m ready to start on the painting.
Mona: This commission is quite a godsend for a new artist. If you do a good job with this portrait, you may get other commissions.
Leonardo: It’s all the same to me. I paint them as I see them.
Mona: Well, I hope not exactly as you see them. A portrait has to be flattering, doesn’t it?
Leonardo: You mean I should downplay bulging 4 eyes, hooked noses, and double chins? No way. That’s what makes each face distinctive.
Mona: Maybe that isn’t the best way to think about it. Everybody has an image of themselves in their mind’s eye. You would just be capturing that image.
Leonardo: I’m an artist, not a psychologist. If they have squinty 5 eyes, ears that stick out, a weak chin, or thin lips, that’s what I’m going to paint.
Mona: But this sketch 2 shows a really prominent forehead and a receding 6 hairline. Maybe you could just…
Leonardo: No! I have to be true to my art. I’m not compromising.
Mona: [sigh] I was just hoping you could finally make enough money to move off of my couch!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
- This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。
- My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
- I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
- The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
- You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
- Conscious of the bulging red folder, Nim told her,"Ask if it's important." 尼姆想到那个鼓鼓囊囊的红色文件夹便告诉她：“问问是不是重要的事。”