瞬间秒杀听力 第496期:梵高

 

It cannot be denied that

Van Gogh was a great artist.

However, he was considered an outcast

by other artists of his time.

Many of his most famous paintings

were painted at a time

when he was isolated¹ by society.

Today these paintings

are admired as masterpieces,

and are sold for large sums of money.

Clearly, it was Van Gogh's

destiny² to be a painter.

不可否认，梵高是位伟大的艺术家。

不过，他那个时代的其他艺术家

都认为他是个被社会所排斥的人。

他许多最有名的画都是

在他被社会孤立时所画的。

今天这些画被赞为杰作，卖价甚高。

显然梵高命中注定要做个画家。

1 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

2 destiny   

n.命运，定数，天命

参考例句：

• Nobody knows his own destiny.没有人知道自己的命运。
• It was her destiny to become famous.她命里注定出名。