赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第32期:林布兰博物馆

 　　AtRembrandt'sHouse

　　林布兰博物馆

　　Kathy and Evan visit Rembrandt's house, a national museum.

　　凯西和艾凡参观国立林布兰博物馆。

　　E:Here we are! That didn't take so long. Everything's so close here. City Hall is just down the street, and the zoo is only a kilometer away.

　　艾凡：到了！并没有花很久时间嘛。这里每个地方都很近。市政厅就在这条路不远的地方，而动物园离这里只有一公里远。

　　K:Maybe we can visit the zoo tomorrow. Now, let's go inside Rembrandt's House and take a look.

　　凯西：也许明天我们可以去参观动物园。现在咱们到林布兰博物馆里看看吧。

　　E:I didn't know you were into art.

　　艾凡：我不知道你对艺术有兴趣。

　　K:Oh, yes. I love painting. I took a couple of courses in art appreciation¹ in high school and college.

　　凯西：哦，没错。我喜爱绘画。在中学和大学时我修过几堂艺术欣赏的课程。

　　E:That's nice. Do you paint?

　　艾凡：那很好啊。你会画画吗？

　　K:No, but I'd love to. Maybe later. But I'm crazy about Rembrandt and the other 17th century Dutch painters. They and the Italians were among the first to master color, lighting², and portrait painting.

　　凯西：不会，但我很想画。或许以后吧。我非常喜欢林布兰和其它十七世纪荷兰画家。他们和当时的意大利画家一样都是最早一批专精色彩、明暗和肖像画的画家。

　　E:Wow! You really know your art, don't you?

　　艾凡：哇！你真的很懂艺术，不是吗？

　　K:Just a little. But I really love Rembrandt. His paintings speak to us as clearly today as they did 350 years ago. He was a real genius, in my opinion.

　　凯西：只懂一点皮毛。但我真的很喜欢林布兰。他的画作历经三百五十年而不衰。依我之见，他是个真正的天才。

　　E:When it comes to art, you're the boss. Now let's go inside.

　　艾凡：说到艺术，一切由你作主。现在，咱们进去吧。

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1. be into sth.对某事物有兴趣，热衷某事物

　　=be interested in sth.

　　例:My brother gave up painting and now he is into photography

　　(我弟弟放弃绘画，他现在对摄影很热衷。)

　　2. be crazy about…对……很热衷/狂热

　　例:My sister is crazy about llndy Lau.

　　(我妹妹很迷刘德华。)

　　3. lighting 作ICI或摄影的)光线明暗

　　4. portrait painting 人像绘画，肖像画

　　5. speak to...(艺术品)吸引……;引起……的兴趣

　　=be attractive to...

　　例:Rodin's sculptunes speak to us through bodv language;anyone can appre ciate the beauty of the human body.

　　(罗丹的雕刻品透过身体语言吸引我们，任何人都可以欣赏人体

　　之美。)

　　6. genius 天才

　　7. in one's opinion以某人之见

　　例:}ccot-cling to Mr. I3r<nvn，we should sell our house，but in my opinion，wecan save a lot of money if we keel, it.

　　(根据布朗先生的说法，我们应该卖掉房子，但是，依我之见，如 我们不卖掉它的话，川一以省许多钱。)

1 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

2 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。