【英语趣味课堂】视觉艺术-Visual Arts

 Todd: Now Jason, you're an artist.

 

Jason: That's right, yep.

 

Todd: What kind of artist are you?

 

Jason: I draw all sorts of things, but mostly I like to draw on the computer, using photoshop.

 

Todd: Oh, really.

 

Jason: Things like that.

 

Todd: OK, was it hard to learn?

 

Jason: Oh, not really. It's just practice. You know if you feel like you want to draw one day, that means¹ you're an artist I guess.

 

Todd: Wow, I didn't even know that, I mean I do pictures for the web² site, but I didn't know you could draw on the computer.

 

Jason: Yeah, yeah, that's right. I've made my own web site as well, so.

 

Todd: Cool. OK, what's the web site address?

 

Jason:  www.geocities.com/replicated280781

 

Todd: OK.

 

Jason: A bit of a mouthful³ though.

 

Todd: Yeah, I'll have to write that one down. That's pretty tough.

 

Jason: No worries. OK.

 

Todd: So when people go to your web site what can they see?

 

Jason: Not a hell⁴ of a lot but I did draw everything on there myself, every button every single piece of graphic⁵ you see on there I drew, just photographs of me, my friends, drawings that I've done and posted up and not really much else, but it's good if you just want to check it out. Check some photos out.

 

ITodd: 'm sure it's great. Actually I'm going to check it out later tonight. So, I'll link it from my web page to your web page.

 

Jason: OK.

 

Todd: Is it OK if people write you?

 

Jason: Sure. Not a problem. Not a problem. I'd enjoy it.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

practice

 

It's not hard, it's just practice.

 

To 'practice' something is to do it many times to improve your abilities.  Notice the following:

 

After she practiced her violin she started her homework.

He practices soccer for one hour every day.

feel

 

If you feel you want to draw one day.

 

In the example sentence 'feel' basically⁶ means 'think.'  It refers to a future plan.  Typically we use this word to refer to emotions about something.  Notice the following:

 

What do you feel is the right thing to do?

Does she feel that she wants to get married some day?

mouthful

 

The web address is a bit of a mouthful.

 

In this sentence 'mouthful' implies⁷ that the address is either a lot to say or difficult to say.  Notice the following:

 

Although it was a mouthful, the server⁸ at the restaurant repeated our order.

Her name was quite a mouthful.

drawings

 

My drawings are on the web site.

 

A 'drawing' is a pictured created by a person using their hands and many connected lines.  Drawings are the work of an artist.  Notice the following:

 

What kind of drawings do you like to do?

His drawings of trees were average, but the ones of people were fantastic.

check out

 

I'm going to check out the website later.

 

If you 'check out' a website you look at and explore it.  Notice the following:

 

She always wants to check out new museums.

Do you want to go check out that new Thai restaurant this weekend?

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 web   

n.网，蛛丝，蹼，织物，圈套，卷筒纸；vi.生蹼，形成网；vt.织蜘蛛网于，使落入圈套

参考例句：

• The spider weaves a web.蜘蛛织网。
• You mean the World Wide Web?你是说国际互联网？

3 mouthful   

n.满口，一口，少量

参考例句：

• He wants to eat it up at a mouthful.他要一口把它吃掉。
• He scooped up some water with his hands and took a big mouthful.他捧起水来喝了一大口。

4 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

5 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

6 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

7 implies   

暗示，暗指( imply的第三人称单数 )； 必然包含； 说明，表明

参考例句：

• They believe that submission in no way implies inferiority. 他们认为服从决不意味着低人一等。
• Your silence implies tacit consent to these proposals. 你的沉默意味着你默许这些提议。

8 server   

n.服伺者，服勤者，伺候者

参考例句：

• The server is introducing the pub.侍者正在介绍这家酒吧.
• My server is having problems this morning.我的服务器今天早上出了问题。