人教版英語選修6課文原文及課文譯文

1、人教版英語選修6課文原文及課文譯文Unit1Art第一單元藝術(shù)ReadingASHTHISTYOFWESTERNPAINTINGArtisinfluencedbythecustomsfaithofapeople.StylesinWesternarthavechangedmanytimes.AstherearesomanydifferentstylesofWesternartitwouldbeimpossibletodescribeall

2、oftheminsuchashttext.Consequentlythistextwilldescribeonlythemostimptantones.StartingfromthesixthcenturyAD.ThedleAges(5thtothe15thcenturyAD)DuringthedleAgesthemainaimofpainterswastorepresentreligiousthemes.Aconventionalar

3、tistofthisperiodwasnotinterestedinshowingnaturepeopleastheyreallywere.AtypicalpictureatthistimewasfullofreligioussymbolswhichcreatedafeelingofrespectlovefGod.Butitwasevidentthatideaswerechanginginthe13thcenturywhenpainte

4、rslikeGiottodiBondonebegantopaintreligiousscenesinamerealisticway.TheRenaissance(15thto16thcentury)DuringtheRenaissancenewideasvaluesgraduallyreplacedthoseheldinthedleAges.Peoplebegantoconcentratelessonreligiousthemesado

5、ptamehumanisticattitudetolife.AtthesametimepaintersreturnedtoclassicalRomanGreekideasaboutart.Theytriedtopaintpeoplenatureastheyreallywere.Richpeoplewantedtopossesstheirownpaintingssotheycouledecatetheirsuperbpalacesgrea

6、thouses.Theypaidfamousartiststopaintpicturesofthemselvestheirhousespossessionsaswellastheiractivitiesachievements.Oneofthemostimptantdiscoveriesduringthisperiodwashowtodrawthingsinperspective.ThistechniquewasfirstusedbyM

7、asaccioin1428.Whenpeoplefirstsawhispaintingstheywereconvincedthattheywerelookingthroughaholeinawallatarealscene.Iftherulesofperspectivehadnotbeendiscoverednoonewouldhavebeenabletopaintsuchrealisticpictures.Bycoincidenceo

8、ilpaintswerealsodevelopedatthistimewhichmadethecoloursusedinpaintingslookricherdeeper.Withoutthenewpaintsthenewtechniquewewouldnotbeabletoseethemanygreatmasterpiecesfwhichthisperiodisfamous.Impressionism(late19htoearly20

9、thcentury)Inthelate19thcenturyEuropechangedagreatdealfromamostlyagriculturalsocietytoamostlyindustrialone.Manypeoplemovedfromthecountrysidetothenewcities.Thereweremanynewinventionssocialchangesalsoledtonewpaintingstyles.

10、AmongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingweretheImpressionistswholivedwkeinParis.TheImpressionistswerethefirstpainterstowkoutdos.Theywereeagertoshowhowlightshadowfellonobjectsatdifferenttimesofday.How

11、everbecausenaturallightchangessoquicklytheImpressionistshadtopaintquickly.Theirpaintingswerenotasdetailedasthoseofearlierpainters.Atfirstmanypeopledislikedthisstyleofpaintingbecameveryangryaboutit.Theysaidthatthepainters

12、werecarelesstheirpaintingswereridiculous.家們用新的方法來觀察環(huán)境和藝術(shù)。有些現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)是抽象的，也就是說，畫家并不打算把我們的眼睛看到的東西如實地畫出來，而是集中體現(xiàn)某些物體的某些品質(zhì)和特征，用色彩、線條和形狀把它們呈現(xiàn)出來。另一方面，有些現(xiàn)代派的藝術(shù)作品太逼真了，看上去就像一張照片。預言將來藝術(shù)的風格倒是很有意思的。UsingLanguageReadingTheBestofManhattan’

13、sGalleriesTheFrickCollection(5thAvenueE.70thStreet)ManyartloverswouldrathervisitthissmallartgallerythananyotherinNewYk.HenryClayFrickarichNewYkerdiedin1919leavinghishousefurnitureartcollectiontotheAmericanpeople.Frickhad

14、apreferencefpretwentiethcenturyWesternpaintingsthesearewellrepresentedinthisexcellentcollection.YoucanalsoexpleFrick’sbeautifulhomegardenwhicharewellwthavisit.GuggenheimMuseum(5thAvenue88thStreet)Thismuseumowns5000modern

15、paintingssculpturesdrawings.Theseartwksarenotalldisplayedatthesametime.Theexhibitionisalwayschanging.ItwillapealtothosewholoveImpressionistPostImpressionistpaintings.TheGuggenheimMuseumbuildingisalsowldfamous.Whenyouwalk

16、intothegalleryyoufellasifyouwereinsideafragilewhiteseashell.Thebestwaytoseethepaintingsistostartfromthetopflowalkdowntothebottom.Therearenostairsjustacircularpath.Themuseumalsohasanexcellentreaturant.MetropolitanMuseumof

17、Art(5thAvenue82ndStreet)Thereputationofthismuseumliesinthevarietyifitsartcollection.Thiscoversmethan5000yearsofcivilizationfrommanypartsifthewldincludingAmericaEuropeChinaEgyptotherAfricancountriesSouthAmerica.Themuseund

18、iaplaysmethanjustthevisualdelightsofart.Itintroducesyoutoancientwaysofliving.YoucanvisitanEgyptiantempleafragrantMinggardenatypicalroominan18thcenturyFrenchhouseotherspecialexhibitions.MuseumofModernArt(53rdStreetbtween5

19、th6thAvenues)Itisamazingthatsomanygreatwksoffromthelate19thcenturytothe21stcenturyarehousedinthesamemuseum.ThecollectionofWesternartincludespaintingsbysuchfamousartistsasMoVanGoghPicassoMatisse.Afewwdsofwarning:theadmiss

20、ionpriceisnotcheapanthemeseumisoftenverycrowded.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt(945MadisonAvenuenear75thStreet)TheWhitneyholdsanexcellentcolectionofcomtemparypaintingsclpture.Therearenopermanentdisplaysinthismuseumexhibitions