美国文化脱口秀 第423期:如何写出漂亮的英语字
时间：2019-03-05 作者：英语课 分类：美国文化脱口秀
英语课
中国书法博大精深。但你知道吗，英语其实也有书法！圣诞、新年快到了，如果你要写英语贺卡，不妨从今天的节目里吸取些灵感吧。
关键词：
Calligraphy 1：中国书法、英语书法
Calligraphy: 书法
Chinese calligraphy: 中国书法
English calligraphy: 英语书法
Calligrapher 2: 书法家
Handwriting：写字、手写
Penmanship: 手写的艺术
How does your handwriting look?
如何用英语形容字好看、难看？
写一手漂亮的字:
You've got beautiful handwriting!
字写得很丑:
Sloppy 3：字写得难看
Chicken scratch: 像鸡爪子抓出来的
字写得草：
Cursive: 字潦草、不容易看懂
＊Cursive还有一个意思是连笔，包括清晰、不潦草的连笔；
＊美国小学生也会练习写cursive.＊
Practising writing: 外国人从小会练字吗?
Start in elementary school: 美国小学生会开始练字
Start with cursive: 从连笔练起
Handwriting does say something about the person: 字如其人
But handwriting in English isn't as important as it is in Chinese: 但是英语里写字的重要性不如中文
If teachers can read it, they'll let it pass: 老师看得懂，就可以，不会特别批评字难看
How to improve your handwriting?
怎么练漂亮的英语字？
最好的方法，就是买这种三条线的本子：
Three-lined notebooks: 三条线的本子
It helps you structure your handwriting: 会帮你规范书写
就像我们小时候练字的田字格
如何写出漂亮的英语字
大写、小写怎么说？
Upper case/capital letters: 大写
Lower case: 小写
Different fonts: 各种字体
Copperplate: 铜板体最古典
Copperplate font: 铜板体
Classic and classical: 既经典又古典
Lots of loops: 很多圈圈
Starting point for calligraphy: 练英语书法的人会从铜板体入门
Gothic font: 哥特体最庄重
Gothic: 哥特
Gothic style: 哥特风格
Reminds me of vampires 4: 让人联想到吸血鬼
It's quite dark: 有点儿黑暗
Many old newspapers have their name in Gothic font: 很多历史悠久的报纸，名字都是哥特体
Italics make everything beautiful!
斜体，最简单美化手写的方法
Italics: 斜体
Slanted 5: 斜的
Standard: 标准、端正
Comic Sans: 最幼稚的字体
Comic sans: 漫画字体
People always make fun of this font: 这是最被嘲笑的字体
It's like a child's handwriting: 看起来很幼稚
＊职场上，比如做英语PPT，最好别用这个字体＊
Different types of pens: 各种笔，英语怎么说？
Fountain pen: 钢笔
Ball pen: 圆珠笔
Brush: 毛笔
Nib 6: 笔头
Calligraphy in action: 英语书法哪里用？
Most used on invitations, especially wedding invitations：最常用在请帖上，特别是结婚喜帖
Hire a calligrapher to handwrite the invitations: 新人会雇一位会书法的人帮他们手写
You can do it by yourself：也可以自己尝试
Write it in Italics and cursive: 写斜体、连写，看起来会很漂亮
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.书法家
- People would ask, then, how come a young calligrapher should choose to marry a cold-drink peddler? 以后人家会说——年轻的书法家，怎么找一个卖冷饮的？ 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
- Wang Xizhi was a great calligrapher in ancient Chiina. 王羲之是中国古代一位伟大的书法家。
adj.邋遢的，不整洁的
- If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
- Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。
n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门
- The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
- If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白
有偏见的； 倾斜的
- The sun slanted through the window. 太阳斜照进窗户。
- She had slanted brown eyes. 她有一双棕色的丹凤眼。