Unit 1 Art

Ⅰ. Phrases.

1. in the abstract 抽象地，理論上

abstract sth. from sth. 從…中提取…

2. as well as 也，同，和；同…一樣

3. aim at sth. 瞄準(zhǔn)

aim to do sth. 意欲，企圖做某事

aim at doing sth.

with the aim of 帶有……的目的

4. focus on=concentrate on 集中

5. convince sb. of 使某人信服

6. a great deal 大量

7. in the flesh 活著的 本人

8. take the place of sb. = replace 代替，取代

take one’s place 代替，取代；入座；就位

9. break away from 脫離，擺脫，放棄

10. at the same time 同時(shí)；但是

11. would rather do sth （主語(yǔ)）寧愿做某事

would rather sb. did sth. 寧愿某人做某事(現(xiàn)在或?qū)?lái))

would rather sb. had done sth. 寧愿某人做某事(過(guò)去)

12. as a consequence =in consequence = as a result 結(jié)果

as a consequence of =in consequence of =as a result of 由于…的原因

13. in possession of 擁有…

in the possession of sb =in one’s possession 為某人所擁有

take/ have possession of 擁有（占有）

14. consider doing 考慮做某事

consider sb./sth. to be/as

consider that-clause 認(rèn)為，看待

consider it adj./n.+ to do sth.

15. be well worth doing 值得…(表被動(dòng))

16. be contemporary with 與…屬同時(shí)期

17. convince sb. of sth 使某人確信/明白某事

convince sb. +that clause 使某人相信…

convince do sth. 說(shuō)服某人做某事

18. not only……but also 不但……而且

19. every two years 每?jī)赡?/p>

every second year

every other year

20. be (well) worth n./doing(主動(dòng)表被動(dòng)) …值得…

Ⅱ.Sentences

1. Art is influenced by the way of life and beliefs of the people.

藝術(shù)受人們生活方式和信仰的影響。

2. If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, people would not have been able to paint such realistic pictures.

如果沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)透視法，人們就不可能畫(huà)出如此逼真的畫(huà)。

3. Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the impressionists who lived and worked in Paris.

那些脫離傳統(tǒng)繪畫(huà)風(fēng)格的印象派畫(huà)家們?cè)诎屠枭罟ぷ鳌?/p>

4. When people first saw his paintings they were convinced they were looking through a hole in the wall at a real scene.

當(dāng)人們第一次看到他的畫(huà)時(shí)，他們確信他們是從墻上的一個(gè)孔看一個(gè)真實(shí)的場(chǎng)面。

5. The garden of this lovely mansion is also well worth a visit.

這座可愛(ài)的花園大廈也是很值得一看的。

6. In the Renaissance, new ideas and values took the place of those that were held in the Middle Ages.

在文藝復(fù)興時(shí)期，新的想法和價(jià)值觀取代了中世紀(jì)的想法和價(jià)值觀。

7. People became focused more on humans and less on religion.

人們的注意力更多地集中在人類本身，而對(duì)宗教的注意力減少了。

8. They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and other possessions, as well as their activities and achievements.

他們高價(jià)聘請(qǐng)著名藝術(shù)家來(lái)為自己畫(huà)相，畫(huà)自己的房屋和其它財(cái)物，以及他們的活動(dòng)和成就。

9. Nowadays, there are scores of modern art styles, but without the impressionists many of these painting styles would not exist.

如今，現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)風(fēng)格已經(jīng)有好幾十種，然而如果沒(méi)有印象派，那么這許多不同的風(fēng)格就不可能存在。

10. Its art collection covers more than 5,000 years of civilization from many parts of the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, Africa and South America.

它的藝術(shù)品收藏涵蓋了5,000多年來(lái)世界上眾多國(guó)家的文明史， 期中包括美洲、歐洲、中國(guó)、埃及、非洲和南美洲。

11. （一句多譯）這個(gè)地方值得參觀。

This place is worth visiting/a visit.

This place is worthy of being visited/a visit.

This place is worthy to be visited.

It is worthwhile visiting this place/ to visit this place.