XB1U3ReadingFirstimpressions第一印象

Asahugeartfan,IknewexactlywhatIwaslookingforwardtomostaboutmytriptoParis:visitingtheMuséed’Orsay.Housedinanoldrailwaybuilding,thisworld-famousartmuseumfeaturessomeofthebest-knownpaintingsfromtheImpressionistmovementofthe19thcentury.作為一個狂熱的藝術(shù)迷，我非常清楚自己此次巴黎之旅最期待的是什么——參觀奧賽博物館。這家世界聞名的藝術(shù)博物館設(shè)在一座古老的鐵路建筑里，以19世紀印象派運動時期一些最著名的畫作為特色。vt.收藏,安置期待vt.以…為特色n.運動

AsIwanderedthroughtheImpressionistgallery,IappreciatedmasterpieceslikeTheBalletClassandTheCardPlayers.EventhoughIhadadmiredthemhundredsoftimesonmycomputerscreen,nothingcouldhavepreparedmeforthewonderI

feltwhenIfinallylaideyesontherealthing.漫步于印象派展館，我欣賞著像《舞蹈課》和《玩紙牌者》這樣的杰作。盡管我在電腦屏幕上已經(jīng)欣賞過數(shù)百次，但當我終于親眼見到實物時，還是覺得猝不及防，驚嘆不已。vt.欣賞n.展覽館,畫廊數(shù)百次使某人為某事做好準備看見vi.漫步Whileitwashardtopickafavouritepaintingoutofsomanyamazingworks,theartistswho

madethedeepestimpressiononmeweretwoofthegreatestImpressionistpainters,ClaudeMonetandPierre-AugusteRenoir.雖然從這么多令人稱奇的作品中很難選出一幅最喜歡的，但兩位偉大的印象派畫家給我留下了最深的印象——克勞德·莫奈和皮埃爾—奧古斯特·雷諾阿。給某人留下最深刻的印象IcouldseefromMonet’sworksthathewasgreatlyinspiredbynature.Inthelastthreedecadesofhislifehepaintedmostlyscenesfromhisgarden.OneofthesescenesisshowninthefamouspieceBlueWaterLilies,whichIstudiedforquiteawhileinthegallery.從莫奈的作品中，我可以看出他深受大自然的啟發(fā)。在他生命的最后三十年里，他畫的大多是自家花園里的風(fēng)景，其中一處風(fēng)景就展現(xiàn)在他著名的《藍睡蓮》里，我在展館里端詳了好一陣子。n.十年深受…的啟發(fā)adv.主要地vt.端詳,仔細看相當長一段時間I

couldn’tbelieveitwhenIheardhedidaround250paintingsofthesamewaterlilypond,allindifferentcoloursandstyles.ItisamazingthateverytimeMonetstudiedthissimplescene,hebroughtthepond’sbeautytothecanvas

inauniqueway.當聽說同一個睡蓮池他畫了大約250幅畫，每一幅顏色和風(fēng)格都各異時，我簡直難以置信。令人贊嘆的是，莫奈每次端詳睡蓮池這處簡單的風(fēng)景，都以獨特的方式讓它的美躍然于畫布之上。n.畫布n.池塘vt.端詳,仔細看用獨特的方式Renoir,Inoticed,preferredtopaintscenesofeverydaylife.Forme,themostinterestingofhispaintingsishis1876masterpieceDanceatLeMoulindelaGalette,whichshowslifeinabusyneighbourhoodofParisonaSundayafternoon.我注意到，雷諾阿更喜歡描繪日常生活場景。在我看來，他最有趣的畫作是他1876年的杰作《煎餅?zāi)シ坏奈钑?，這幅畫展現(xiàn)了某個周日下午巴黎一處熱鬧街區(qū)的生活。n.街區(qū)更喜歡WhenIsawitupclose,Iwasstruckbythesmallareasoflightacrossthepainting,andthewaythesoftedgesofthefiguresseemedtomixtogether.There’ssomuchgoingon,butsolittlecleardetail.Thiseffectmakesthelivelymovementofthedancealmostjumpoutattheviewer.近距離觀賞，畫面上遍布著小面積的光斑，人物柔和的輪廓似乎融為一體，令我大為震撼。畫上呈現(xiàn)的內(nèi)容如此豐富，但清晰的細節(jié)又如此之少。這種效果使得舞蹈動作活靈活現(xiàn)，引人注目。被…打動靠近,在近處極易引起某人的注意

Althoughthepaintingshadverydifferentsettings,itwastheirsimilarities

thatstayedwithmelongafterIlefttheMuséed’Orsay—similaritieswhichcanbeseenthroughouttheImpressionists’paintings.MonetandRenoir,alongwithotherlike-mindedartists,soughtliberationfromtherulesoftheoldstyle.盡管這兩幅畫的背景截然不同，但在我離開奧賽博物館后很長一段時間里，一直縈繞著我的卻是它們的相似之處——這種相似之處在印象派的畫作中隨處可見。莫奈和雷諾阿，以及其他志趣相投的藝術(shù)家，都力求從之前風(fēng)格的束縛中掙脫出來。n.相似之處n.環(huán)境,背景和…一起adj.志趣相投的n.解放,擺脫Everydaysubjectmatterwasthemainfocusoftheirworks,asopposedtothehistorypaintingsthathadtraditionallydominatedEuropeanart.Theyemployedfreebrushworkandusedcolourstoshowtheeffectoflightonthings,creatingpaintingsthatwerefarlessrealisticthantheworksthatcamebefore.印象派的作品主要關(guān)注日常主題，這與傳統(tǒng)上歐洲藝術(shù)界占主流的歷史題材畫作大相徑庭。他們運用自由的筆法，使用色彩來表現(xiàn)光線投射在物體上的效果，創(chuàng)作的畫遠不如前人之作那么寫實。vt.支配,控制而,相對于vt.使用n.筆觸adj.逼真的;現(xiàn)實的Tome,thesetechniquesaretheessenceoftheImpressionistviewofart.Impressionistartistsdidnottrytopainteverydetailinascene—justabrief“impression”theyhadatthatmoment,burningwithvividcoloursandlight,beforeitdisappeared.在我看來，這些技巧是印象派藝術(shù)觀的精髓。印象派畫家試圖描繪的并非某個場景的所有細節(jié)——而是他們當時產(chǎn)生的瞬間“印象”，在它消失之前，迸發(fā)著鮮明的光彩。adj.鮮明的;生動的n.本質(zhì),精髓TheImpressionists’visioninspiredawholenewgenerationofPost-ImpressionistpainterssuchasVincentvanGoghandPaulGauguin,whoseworksarealsodisplayedattheMuséed’Orsay.ItisalsoworthyofnotethatPost-ImpressionistpainterswerenottheonlyonestobeinfluencedbyImpressionism—themovementhashadalastinginfluenceonmodernart,encouragingartiststolookattheworldfromanentirelynewpointofview.Itcertainlyleftalastingimpressiononmetoo!印象派的遠見卓識啟發(fā)了新一代的后印象派畫家，如文森特·凡·高和保羅·高更，奧賽博物館有展出他們的作品。值得注意的是，后印象派畫家并不是唯一受印象派影響的群體——這場運動還對現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)產(chǎn)生了持久的影響，鼓勵著藝術(shù)家們從一個全新的視角去看待世界。當然，這也給我留下了難忘的印象！vt.展出;顯示n.遠見卓識;視力,視野值得注意的是對…有持久/深遠的影響從全新的角度給…留下難忘的印象wander(v.)閑逛,漫步;走神;走失;慢慢地移開;蜿蜒曲折 e.g.:①Shewanderedaimlesslyaroundthestreetsinthemoonlight.②Trynottoletyourmindwanderinclass.③Herthoughtswanderedbacktoheryouth.④Keepaneyeonyourkids.Don’tletthemwanderoff.⑤Hiseyeswanderedtowardsthephotographsonthewalls.⑥Theroadwandersalongthroughthemountains.strike(vt.&vi.)突然想到;擊打;侵襲;罷工;劃(火柴);敲鐘(n.)罷工;襲擊;擊,打 e.g.:①_____(strike)bythebeautyoftheWestLake,westoppedtoadmireit.②HewaswatchingTVwhenanewideastruckhim.③Itstruckme_____Ihadforgottenherbirthday.④AhugeearthquakestruckthenorthernpartofPeruyesterday.⑤Thematchesweredampandhecouldn’tmakethemstrike.⑥Theclock___________(strike)8aswewentintothehall.(1)bestruckby被…所襲擊;被…所打動/迷戀…Itstrikes/strucksbthat…某人突然想到…strikesb+介詞+the+表示身體部位的名詞擊打某人的…(2)beonstrike在罷工goonstrike舉行罷工Struckthatwasstrikingalongwith與…一起e.g.:①Nowadays,cycling,alongwithjoggingandswimming,__________(regard)asoneofthebestall-roundformsofexercise.②Amy,aswellasherbrother,_________(give)awarmwelcomewhenreturningtothevillagelastweek.③Thehousesonthestreet,excepttheblueone________(build)inthe1920s.④Hisattituderatherthanhiscapability___(be)responsibleforhisgrades.【主謂一致就遠原則】:“和”with/togetherwith/alongwith/aswellas;“除了”but/except/besides/inadditionto;“而不是”ratherthanisregardedwasgivenwerebuiltisopposed(adj.)截然不同的;強烈反對的e.g.:①Theparentsstronglyopposedtheirdaughter__________(wander)inthestreetaloneatnight.②Studentsareexpectedtoexpresstheirownideas,asopposed__justlisteningtotheteacher.③Manyofthelocalresidentsareopposedto________(build)achemicalfactoryinthesuburbs(郊區(qū)).(1)beopposedto(doing)sth反對(做)某事asopposedto(表示對比)而,相對于(2)oppose(vt.)反對(計劃、政策等);抵制;阻撓oppose(doing)sth反對(做)某事opposesb/sb’sdoingsth反對某人(做)某事wanderingtobuildingemploy(vt.)運用,使用;雇用;使忙于;使從事于e.g.:①The________(employ)decidedtoemployTom___hersecretary.②Graduatesfinditincreasinglyhardtofind__________(employ).③Theteachingmethods_________(employ)byourteachersarequiteunique.④他忙著做實驗，沒有注意到朋友已經(jīng)離開了。(1)employsbas雇用某人為…employsbtodosth/indoingsth雇用某人做某事(2)employsthtodosth利用某物做某事(3)employoneselfin(doing)sth/beemployedin(doing)sth忙于(做)某事(4)employment(n.)職業(yè);就業(yè);雇用;使用employer(n.)雇主employee(n.)雇員Employinghimself/Employedinwritinganewbook,hedidnotnoticehisfriendhadleft.employerasemploymentemployedworthy(adj.)值得…的;值得尊敬的,值得注意的e.g.:①Thereport’sfindingsareworthy___note.②Heisregardedasaworthymemberoftheteam.③閱讀文學(xué)書籍是值得的，因為它們可以幫助我們更多地了解社會和生活。(1)beworthyof+n.值得…beworthyofbeingdone/tobedone值得被…(2)beworth+n.值得…beworthdoing值得被…(3)Itisworthwhiletodo/doingsth值得…It’sworthwhilereading/toreadliterarybooksbecausetheycanhelpustoknowmoreaboutthesocietyandlife.of1.wander(v.)閑逛,漫步;走神;走失;慢慢地移開;蜿蜒曲折2.strike(vt.&vi.)突然想到;擊打;侵襲;罷工;劃(火柴);敲鐘(n.)罷工;襲擊;擊,打(1)bestruckby被…所襲擊;被…所打動/迷戀…