新概念英语四册课堂笔记 Lesson38:The Sculptor Speaks
conceive
envisage
picture v.
I can picture sth. in my mind.我头脑中构思…
centre of gravity 重心
reminiscence n. 回忆，联想
remind 回忆
The fade coloured picture reminds me of my happy childhood.
这幅发黄的照片使我回忆起了童年。
reminiscent a.
The picture is reminiscent of my happy childhood.
The picture is a reminiscence of my happy childhood.
reminder 勾起回忆的物品
literary a. 文学的
literature 文学literary works 文学作品literary field 文学界
literary criticism 文学批评，文学评论literate 有知识的，识字的人
illiterate 不识字的，文盲
anti-illiteracy movement 扫盲运动
anti-drags movement 禁毒运动
literary translation 直译=word to word translationfree translation 意译=paraphrase
plum n. 李子
pear n. 梨子 peach 桃子，大美人
peachblossom 桃花peach flower fan/ peachblossom fan 桃花扇
tadpole n. 蝌蚪I'm a Tadpole.我是密西西比(Mississippi)人。
frog 青蛙
The tadpole is the larva of the frog.蝌蚪是青蛙的幼体。
mushroom n. 蘑菇
to spring up like mushrooms 如雨后春笋般
Individual enterprises are springing up like mushrooms.
carrot n. 胡萝卜
the stick and the carrot policy 软硬兼施政策
parrot n. v. 鹦鹉
He always parrots.他老是鹦鹉学舌。
bud n. 花蕾
The flower is in bud.这朵花含苞欲放。
nip sth. in the bud 防患于未然
lark n. 云雀=skylark ladybird n. 瓢虫=ladybug litterbug 乱扔垃圾的人
bulrush n. 芦苇 She/He is a bulrush.她/他是墙头草。
combination n. 结合体
My article combines the simplicity and the elegance.我的文章既简洁又美观。
sculptor n. 雕刻家
This article is about how to enjoy/appreciate beauty in terms of sculpture.怎样欣赏美的雕塑
appreciation of sculpture 欣赏，理解雕塑
depend upon=depend on
口语多用 depend on，书面语多用 depend upon
respond to 对…有一种反映能力
involve 与…有关
is concerned with
distinguish=differ
practical necessity 实际需求
strive to 追求
solid 固定的=physical 实在的
inside his head 在他脑子中间
whatever its size=no matter what size it is 不论其什么样的形状
enclose 包着
all round 整个周围
penetrability 穿透力
identify with 与…等同
He identifies himself with masses.他和群众打成一片。
mass 质量
realize=regard 看作…
volume 体积
displace 排出，排放，放置
Archimedes 浮力定律，阿基米德
principle of buoyancy 浮力定律
apart from=different
so with=seem as
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
