时间:2019-02-04 作者:英语课 分类:英语畅谈中国文化


英语课

1, The Art of Calligraphy 1


A: Some critics suggest that different genres 3 of Chinese calligraphy have different political implications. Take Wang Xizhi for example. His calligraphy was repudiated 4 as unorthodox during his lifetime but, only a few decades after his death, was established as an orthodox genre 2.


B: That’s for sure! Historically, Chinese calligraphy and politics were closely intertwined. Over 2,000 years ago, Emperor Qin Shihuang, the first Emperor in Chinese history, established the official Chinese writing characters. The new, simplified characters made writing calligraphy less complicated. It allowed people to use characters with more straight strokes, thus making it easier to write with brushes. This created the Li genre. Over time, other variations were also developed, which eventuallly lead to the formation of the five genres in Chinese calligraphy. These were the Zhuan, Li, Kai, Xing and Cao genres.


A: I’ve heard that most emperors were good at calligraphy. The Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Shimin was an avid 5 collector of Wang Xizhi’s writings.


B: That’s right. Qing Dynasty Emperor Qian Long played a key role in compiling an authoritative 6 collection of calligraphy. To some extent, preferences of the Emperors had an influence on the rise and fall of certain calligraphy genres.


A: Ordinary Chinese people also seemed to like calligraohy a lot.


B: Part of the reason was the sponsorship by the Emperors. Another reason was the Imperial Civil Service examinations that started in the 7th century. Those examinations were focused on writing and provided a way for ordinary people to achieve a better life. As a result, calligraphy became widely accepted. Calligraphy also had its practical values because it was a good way to make friends and was more presentable as a gift rather than jewelry 7 or money.


A: Does calligraphy still have these practical functions now?


B: Yes. Many people practice calligraphy as a way to raise their cultural accomplishment 8. Older people use calligraphic writing as a method to keep fit. They believe that when a person concentrates on writing calligraphy, his inner wellbeing is stimulated 9.


A: I had thought computers would lead to the disappearance 10 of Chinese calligraphy. Now I understand that’s not likely to happen. How can you give your boss computer-printed calligraphy as a gift?


B: You don’t, unless you want him to fire you.



n.书法
  • At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上,人们请他留字。
  • His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。
n.(文学、艺术等的)类型,体裁,风格
  • My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
  • Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看, 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。
(文学、艺术等的)类型,体裁,风格( genre的名词复数 )
  • Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
  • But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆,古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
v.(正式地)否认( repudiate的过去式和过去分词 );拒绝接受;拒绝与…往来;拒不履行(法律义务)
  • All slanders and libels should be repudiated. 一切诬蔑不实之词,应予推倒。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The Prime Minister has repudiated racist remarks made by a member of the Conservative Party. 首相已经驳斥了一个保守党成员的种族主义言论。 来自辞典例句
adj.热心的;贪婪的;渴望的;劲头十足的
  • He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
  • She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。
adj.有权威的,可相信的;命令式的;官方的
  • David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。
  • Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼,同时又透着威严。
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
  • The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
  • Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标,钱是至关重要的。
a.刺激的
  • The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
  • The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。
n.消失,消散,失踪
  • He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
  • Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
学英语单词
abrasion failure
acoustic surface-wave memories
Allocated.
approved for construction
bacteriologists
ball press
banilla
belly wool
binding precedent
biodevice
BMCP
Bua Yai
Cdc37
cheater fives
Chinese dinner service
chondro-epiphysitis
clay building brick
column parameter
cut-off beam
Darzens'procedure
demonstrated reserve
den of thieves
disesteemers
dried tangerine peel
Dufresne Lake
electrostrictive
eosentomon udagawai
Ewen
existential
factory timber industrial lumber
fire-control center
foxtail millet bran
geognost
gitanas
grey market trading
hodding-spade
host module
hyperscaling
index dispersion
inherent filter
isolated organ perfusion
ITMA
knight engine
knight of the shire
liftbacks
Lloyd's Insurance Brokers Association
magnalumoxide
map (maximum a posteriori probability)
marasmiellus ramealis
medical notes
Mickey D
modelbased understanding process
motility of sperm
multi-stage compressor
Musculus obliquus capitis inferior
myeloablative
Nakla, Barrage
Ney's projection
non-linear audiovisual media service
part brass rags with someone
particular sheet
patch file
patey
planar wormwheel
point-slope form
pollution-free engine
prediction set
procedural rules
profiled die
proof of evidence
pteris ryukyuensis
Pulangi R.
punctacteon teramachii
quantity competition
reciprocate
reciprocating air pump
rerolling
roup
single valued
sister from another mister
sley sword
source position
stabilized latex
stacked dipole
strain wire ator
sublimated
suborder menotyphlas
sunkist
tank details
Tashelhit
thermoradometrictitration
three - pronged approach
Tibatin
tidal component
tranquilise
unhairing paste
upright lever
uterine cancer
vallecula
vesicorenal
wage account
wave phenomenon