练习材料:
L18-1:Electric currents in modern art
Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called 'modern' pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years.
In spite of this, some people -- including myself -- were surprise by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous!' The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture.
ˈmɒdən ˈskʌlpʧə ˈreəli səˈpraɪzɪz ʌs ˈɛni mɔː. ði aɪˈdɪə ðæt ˈmɒdən ɑːt kæn ˈəʊnli biː siːn ɪn mju(ː)ˈzɪəmz ɪz mɪsˈteɪkən. ˈiːvən ˈpiːpl huː teɪk nəʊ ˈɪntrɪst ɪn ɑːt ˈkænɒt hæv feɪld tuː ˈnəʊtɪs ɪgˈzɑːmplz ɒv ˈmɒdən ˈskʌlpʧər ɒn dɪsˈpleɪ ɪn ˈpʌblɪk ˈpleɪsɪz. streɪnʤ fɔːmz stænd ɪn ˈgɑːdnz, ænd ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ˈbɪldɪŋz ænd ʃɒps. wiː hæv gɒt kwaɪt juːzd tuː ðɛm. sʌm ˈsəʊˈkɔːld ˈmɒdən ˈpiːsɪz hæv biːn ɒn dɪsˈpleɪ fɔː ˈnɪəli ˈeɪti jɪəz.
ɪn spaɪt ɒv ðɪs, sʌm ˈpiːpl -- ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ maɪˈsɛlf -- wɜː səˈpraɪz baɪ ə ˈriːsnt ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən ɒv ˈmɒdən ˈskʌlpʧə. ðə fɜːst θɪŋ aɪ sɔː wɛn aɪ ˈɛntəd ði ɑːt ˈgæləri wɒz ə ˈnəʊtɪs wɪʧ sɛd: duː nɒt tʌʧ ði ɪgˈzɪbɪts. sʌm ɒv ðɛm ɑː ˈdeɪnʤrəs!' ði ˈɒbʤɪkts ɒn dɪsˈpleɪ wɜː ˈpiːsɪz ɒv ˈmuːvɪŋ ˈskʌlpʧə.
任务配置:
L0+L4
知识笔记:
新词:sculpture 雕刻;rarely 极罕见地;mistaken 弄错的,误会;form 形成,表格,方式;gallery 画廊;
词组:any more 再,又;
练习感悟:
昨天刚回到深圳,现在整个人都充满了干劲儿,坐在属于我的地方——我爱这儿!!!
一切都已经注定好了,这座城会承载我几乎大部分的喜怒哀乐,哪怕我曾在这儿有最不堪回首、最崩溃的漫长岁月与千钧瞬间,我都深深爱着她。
因为,有种感动,早就融入到了骨血里头。
我所有的努力,都是为了她。