《至爱梵高·星空之谜》精讲 梵高的天赋

The truth¹ is

事实就是

I'm not important².

不是因为我

He wasn't some lovelorn teenager⁴.

他不是什么为情所困的少年

I know.

我知道

Did⁵ you know he was³ a genius⁶?

那你知道他是个天才吗

No, I can't say that I did.

不 这方面我不清楚

Well I did.

我清楚

It's not finished⁷ yet⁸.

我还没画完呢

Alright, I'll see it later⁹.

好的 我不打扰你了

Thank you.

谢谢

And, so did my father.

我父亲也清楚

All his life¹⁰ he has tried so hard to be an artist¹¹.

他这辈子拼了命 想成为一名艺术家

And, then this gruff awkward¹² man

但就是这个看似粗鄙笨拙的男人

without any proper¹³ training¹⁴

没接受过像样的训练

who'd only been painting¹⁵ a few¹⁶ years comes barging in and

才画了短短几年时间 就脱颖而出

rushes¹⁷ off¹⁸ in a couple¹⁹ of hours what poor father

他几个小时画的画 我可怜的父亲

couldn't dream²⁰ of painting in two lifetimes²¹.

几辈子就算做梦都想象不出来

My dad would²² lock²³ himself²⁴ away and copy²⁵ them for hours.

父亲把自己锁在屋里 一临摹就是几小时

1 truth   

n.真理；真相，事实，实际情况

参考例句：

• We must find out the truth of the matter.我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
• You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.你可以相信我在说实话。

2 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 teenager   

n.(13岁到19岁的)青少年

参考例句：

• You still look like a teenager.你看起来像一个十几岁的青年。
• Sandy is a very busy teenager.山迪是个非常忙碌的少年。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 genius   

n.天才，天赋；天才人物；精灵，神灵，守护神

参考例句：

• What genius he has!他真有才华!
• He is a man of genius.他是一个有天赋的人。

7 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

8 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

9 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

10 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

11 artist   

n.画家；艺术家

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

12 awkward   

adj.笨拙的，尴尬的，使用不便的，难处理的

参考例句：

• John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
• I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。

13 proper   

adj.正当的，正确的，合适的

参考例句：

• It is proper that you should ask your father.你当然应该问你的父亲。
• To be rude to the old is not proper.对老人粗鲁是不适当的。

14 training   

n.训练，培养，锻炼

参考例句：

• She is training for the school sports meet.她在为参加学校运动会进行锻炼。
• I haven't had any real training.我没有受过什么真正的训练。

15 painting   

n.油画；水彩画

参考例句：

• I know something about painting.我懂一点绘画。
• I painted a water painting.我画了一幅水彩画。

16 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

17 rushes   

v.（使）急速行进，仓促完成( rush的第三人称单数 )；突袭；（使）仓促行事；催促

参考例句：

• When there's a tough job, he always rushes to do it. 是重活，他都抢着干。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The purchasing agent rushes around every day to secure materials. 采购员天天为备料东奔西走。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

19 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

20 dream   

n.梦；梦想；v.做梦；向往

参考例句：

• I remembered my grandfather in my dream last night.昨晚我梦见了我的外祖父。
• It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.我的理想是获得诺贝尔奖。

21 lifetimes   

n.一生，寿命( lifetime的名词复数 )；有生之年

参考例句：

• Wealth always passed by these scholars who were all treated unfairly in their lifetimes. 在济宁，意外地得知，李白竟也是在济宁住过了二十余年咧！ 来自中国文学部分
• And hence the mean lifetimes of the two brands of engines, are equal. 也就是说，两种牌号引擎的平均寿命是相等的。 来自辞典例句

22 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

23 lock   

vi.锁，锁上，锁住，紧闭；vt.锁，锁上，拘禁；隐藏；使固定，卡住；n.锁，刹车；水闸；一缕头发

参考例句：

• This box doesn't lock.这只箱子锁不上。
• Will you lock up the house,please?请将房门锁起来，好吗？

24 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

25 copy   

n.副本，幕仿，一册；（计算机）DOS命令:复制或组合文件，拷贝；v.复印，抄袭；

参考例句：

• Please copy down all the words on the blackboard.请把黑板上的字都抄下来。
• Copy this page in your notebook.把这一页抄到你的笔记本上。