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Unit 4 Meeting the Muse
Starting Out&
Understanding ideas
Starting Out
Who are the Muse
The general name of the nine ancient literary goddesses who are in charge of art and science in the Greek myths.
Muse is not only the representative of art, but also the representatives and gods of learning.
Do you know that the word Music comes from Muse in English
Watch the video and answer the questions
1　Which artist is the video about Which of his works are mentioned
2　What inspired the artist
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1　Which artist is the video about Which of his works are mentioned
2　What inspired the artist
The video is about Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
Mona Lisa and many drawings and notes of his ideas for his inventions including a parachute/ p r u t/(降落伞), a form of helicopter and a strange flying machine with flapping(摇摆运动的；挥动的) wings.
The natural world, such as birds and their mysterious(不可思议的，难以理解的) power of flight.
Wilhelm Richard Wagner
German composer, a romantic music master. He is an important master in the history of German opera, and a figure connecting the past and the future. He inherited Mozart‘s opera tradition and started the composing trend of post-romantic opera which was followed by Richard Strauss.
At the same time, because of the complexity of his political and religious thoughts (anti-Semitism反犹主义), he became the most controversial figure in the history of European music.
想象创造现实
--瓦格纳
Mo Yan
A famous Chinese writer and vice chairman of Chinese Writers Association中国作家协会副主席. His writing style is known as “bold and novel大胆而新奇的”, and he is good at blending folk stories, history and contemporary with illusion realism幻想现实主义.
A Red Sorghum/ s ɡ m/ Family《红高粱家族》 has caused a sensation轰动 in the literary world. He won the Mao Dun Literature Award for his work Frog and then won the Nobel Literature Award, becoming the first Chinese writer to win this award.
If we want to be struck by inspiration, we must go deep into uour lives.
Mo Yan
Auguste Rodin
French sculpture artist who is regarded as the greatest realistic sculpture artist现实主义雕塑艺术家 in 19th century and early 20th century. Rodin’s position in the history of European sculpture is just like that of poet Dante (但丁) in the history of European literature. Rodin and his two students, Mayol马约尔 and Boodell布德尔, are known as the “three pillars支柱" of European sculpture.
He was good at absorbing and had a deep understanding of the beautiful and vivid techniques of ancient Greek sculpture. His works built a bridge between modern and contemporary sculpture. Rodin was an epoch-making/ i p k me k /划时代的 figure in the history of western sculpture.
我没有发明什么，我不过是重新发现。
--罗丹
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Spanish painter, sculptor, founder of Cubist School立体主义学派, one of the main representatives of modern art in the 20th century, who is called "a rare genius/ d i ni s/ in the history of human art".
He is one of the few painters who could gain fame and fortune名利双收 before their death. He has left more than 20,000 works behind, including oil paintings, sketches素描 and sculptures. His private collection, including the works of himself and his friends, has been donated to the French government.
On April 8, 1973, Picasso died at the age of 92.
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
--Pablo Picasso
灵感是存在的，但是灵感在我们工作时才会出现。
--毕加索
Understanding
ideas
inspire
to make someone have a particular strong feeling or reaction ____________
to give someone an idea for a book, film, product, etc _________________
to encourage someone by making them feel confident and eager to do something ______
鼓舞
赋予灵感；激发（想法）
唤起，激起
Tick what you think are the most important sources of inspiration for artists.
□childhood □family and friends □books and films
□other artists □history □travel
□nature □social issues □private feelings
□culture and traditions □imagination
Every artist's wish is to create something that expresses an idea. But where do artists get their ideas from Who or what inspires them Here we find out more about the influences behind the successes of three very different artists.
每位艺术家都希望通过创作表达自己的理念。而这些理念从何而来 是谁，抑或是什么启发了他们 下面，我们进一步发掘了三位大不相同的艺术家成功背后的因素。
What Inspires you
1．Para.1　　 A．The inspiration of Floating Fish.
2．Para.2 B．The reason for Yang Liping's inspiration.
3．Para.3 C．Brief introduction of Tan Dun.
4．Para.4 D．Hofman's experience in Wuzhen.
5．Para.5 E．The inspiration for the Spirit of the Peacock dance.
6．Para.6 F．Hofman finds inspiration from Children's toys.
7．Para.7 G．Tan Dun use a combination to tell stories.
Read and match
答案：FADCGEB
Organization of the passage
Part 1
Para. 1-3
Florentijn Hofman
His inspiration comes from his children's toys
Part 2
Para. 4-5
Tan Dun
His inspiration comes from the combination of Chinese music and foreign music
Part 3
Para. 6-7
Yang Liping
Her inspiration comes from her experiences in Xishuangbanna.
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
1. Which statement is true about Florentijn Hofman
A. He is a visual artist from the Netherlands.
B. His most famous work is the Floating Fish in Wuzhen.
C. His inspiration for Rubber Duck was from some Chinese folk
tales.
D. When Hofman visited Wuzhen, he saw some people sculpting
fish on the wall.
A
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
2. What do you know about Tan Dun's music
A. His music is influenced more greatly by Western music .
B. His music is influenced more greatly by Chinese musical traditions.
C. His music for the 2008 Beijing Olympics is his first opera.
D. His music is a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western
influences.
D
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
3. What does the word “admire” mean in the sentence “Our ethnic
groups, especially the Dai people, admire the peacock”
A. appreciate
B. adore
C. understand
D. accept
B
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
4. Where would you most likely to find the passage
A. An art magizine
B. An artist biography
C. An online art forum
D. A poster for an art festival
A
1. A magazine is a large thin book with a paper cover that
contains news stories, articles, photographs, etc. and is
sold weekly or monthly.
2. A biography is a book concerning someone’s life, written
by someone else.
3. A forum is focused on many people’s discussion or debate on a certain issue.
4. A poster is a large printed notice, picture, or photograph,
used to advertise something or as a decoration.
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram
Artists
and their inspiration
Florentijn Hofman
Well-known works
Rubby Duck
_________________
Sources of inspiration:
His children's toys
_________________
_________________
Tan Dun
Well-known works
_____________________
_____________________
Sources of inspiration:
_____________________
Western influences
Yang Liping
Well-known works
_____________________
Sources of inspiration:
Her life in Xishuangbanna
______________________
_______________________
Floating Fish
Chinese folk tale
Wuzhen's sights
Crouching tigger, hidden dragon
2008 Beijing Olympics
Chinese musical traditions
Spirit of the Peacock
the Dai people's belief
the lives of ethnic groups
Language
points
P38
1. social issues 社会问题
2. private feelings 私人感情
Para. 1-3
3. visual artist 视觉艺术家
4. on display/show/exhibition 在展览
5. turn to 求助于；转向
6. Rubber Duck 《大黄鸭》
7. Floating Fish 《浮鱼》
8. Wuzhen West Scenic Zone
乌镇西栅风景区
9. folk tale 民间故事
10. pass down 流传；传承
11. Dragon Gate 龙门
12. come to life 生动地浮现;苏醒过来
13. set ... in motion 使……开始
Para. 4-5
14. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
《卧虎藏龙》
15. so as to 以便，以至于
16. be recognised by 得到……的认可
Para. 6-7
17. Spirit of the Peacock 《雀之灵》
18. Peacock Princess 孔雀公主
19. be/feel grateful (to sb.) for sth.
因某事向某人表示感激
20. go deeper into 深入
21. ethnic group 民族，族群
22. aim to do sth. 旨在做某事
23. bring out 使显现，使表现出
Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist, whose large sculptures are on display all over the world. One way for
弗洛伦泰因·霍夫曼是一位荷兰艺术家，他创作的大型雕塑在世界各地进行展出。
him to find inspiration is turning to his children's toys. These objects have given him ideas for his animal
他的孩子们的玩具是他的一个灵感来源。霍夫曼从这些玩具身上得到启发，从而创作出动物形状的雕塑，
sculptures, such as the famous Rubber Duck. A more recent work of his is the huge Floating Fish,
which was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone.
比如著名的“大黄鸭”。他最近的新作是一条巨大的“浮鱼”，位于风景宜人的乌镇西栅景区内。
Hofman's inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down through the generations.
霍夫曼表示，“浮鱼”的灵感源自世代相传的中国民间故事。
He was particularly interested in the old story about a fish jumping through the “Dragon Gate”. This story
他对“鲤鱼跃龙门”的古老故事尤其感兴趣。
came to life for Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw how people lived there.
当霍夫曼游览乌镇，看到当地居民的生活时，这个故事立马生动地浮现于他的脑海中。
非限定性定语从句，修饰先行词artist
be on display展览
turn to 求助于
非限定性定语从句，修饰先行词the huge Floating Fish
inspiration for 对...的灵感
pass down 传下来，继承
jumping 动词的现在分词作定语，可以替换成定语从句which jumps
come to life复苏，变活
时间状语从句
“During the walk and my stay here in the town, I saw the fish being fed by people. You see also
“我住在镇上期间，当我散步的时候，看到人们在喂鱼。
some fish sculpted on the wall.” These sights set Hofman's idea for Floating Fish in motion.
你也可以看到墙上还有鱼形的浮雕。”这些画面让霍夫曼渐渐浮现出创作“浮鱼"的念头。
see sb/sth doing 看到某人正在做某事
sculpted动词的过去分词作后置定语，可以替换成定语从句which are sculpted
"There is no territory in the world of music." These are the words of Chinese composer Tan Dun.
“音乐的世界没有边界。”中国作曲家谭盾如是说。
He is most widely known for composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008
这位著名的作曲家曾为电影《卧虎藏龙》配乐，并为2008年北京奥运会创作音乐。
Beijng Olympics.
To listen to Tan's music is to experiene a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Westrn influences. Since his first opera, Nine Songs, Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the
欣赏谭盾的音乐，就是在感受中国音乐传统和西方影响的交融。
从他的第一部歌剧《九歌》开始，谭盾一直在用中国音乐和来自世界各地的乐音讲述故事。
world to tell stories. As Tan once said, Chinese music should cary "universal expression" of the human spirit
他曾说过，中国音乐要承载人文精神的“共同理念”，
so as to be recognised by the whole world.
才能被世界认可。
the words of...的话
be widely known for...因为...而广为人知
现在完成进行时：have/has been doing...表示从过去某时开始的动作一直延续到说话时还在继续进行
as引导的方式状语从句，正如谭曾经说过，...
so as to do=in order to do 为了...,为了受到全世界的认可
Yang Liping's passion is dancing. After winning a national competition in 1986 with her Spirit of the Peacock dance, she has been known as tbe "Peacock Princess”. The inspiration for her famous dances has come from the time she spent in Xishuangbanna,Yannan Province.
杨丽萍热爱舞蹈。1986 年，她凭借《雀之灵》在全国舞蹈大赛上折桂。
此后，她成为家喻户晓的“孔雀公主”，
她的许多著名舞蹈作品的灵感都来源于她在云南西双版纳度过的一段时光。
"I felt very grateful for the years in Xishuanghanna," says Yang. “ It gave me a chance to go deeper into the
杨丽萍说:“我很感激在西双版纳的那些年，
它让我有机会深入到各个民族的生活里面，
lives of various ethnic groups... Our ethnic groups, especially the Dai people, admire the peacock. They think
我们的少数民族，尤其是傣族人民，特别喜爱孔雀。
the peacock represents the beauty of nature. I especially like the dance style of the Dai people and it gives me
lots of inspiration. My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the Dai women's beauty:"
他们认为孔雀展现了自然之美。我特别喜欢傣族人的舞蹈风格，
这给了我很多灵感。我的舞蹈源自他们的传统信仰，同时也致力于展现傣族女性的美。”
that/which引导的定语从句，that/which在定语从句中作宾语，可以省略
be grateful to sb for sth...为了某事向某人心怀感激
少数民族
aim to do...旨在...
bring about
引起，发生，产生
Post-reading
Match the artists in column A with their information in column B.
A B
Writers Information
Florentijn Hofman a. composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Tan Dun b. creating the huge Floating Fish that came from Chinese folk tales
Yang Liping c. winning a national competition in 1986 with the Spirit of the Peacock dance
Florentijn Hofman: Tan Dun: Yang Liping: d. turning to children's toys for inspiration
e. having life experiences in Xishuangbanna
f. believing that there is no territory in the world of music
b, d
a, f
c, e
Post-reading: Think and share
What does the three artists’ inspiration have in common
2. What do you think is the “universal expression” of the human spirit
3. What might inspire you to create an artwork
4. What difficulties have you encountered in understanding this passage
Share them with the class and ask for their advice.
Post-reading: Think and share
1. What does the three artists’ inspiration have in common
For the three artists, their inspiration all comes from their lives and experiences.
Post-reading: Think and share
2. What do you think is the “universal expression” of the human spirit
By saying “universal expression”, Tan Dun means Chinese music should carry not only the Chinese human spirit but also that of the whole world. In that way, Chinese music can have international recognition.
Post-reading: Think and share
3. What might inspire you to create an artwork
4. What difficulties have you encountered in understanding this passage
Various answers are possible.
Share them with the class and ask for their advice.
Ⅱ 语法填空（根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文）
Every artist’s wish is 1　　　 　 (create) something that expresses an idea. But where do artists get their ideas from
The 2　　 　　 (inspire) of Florentijn Hofman comes from his children’s toys. His work Floating Fish came from a Chinese folk tale, which he was especially interested in. This story came to life for him when he
3　　　　(visit) Wuzhen. During his stay in the town, he saw the fish 4　　　　　　 　　(feed) by people and some fish sculpted on the wall. These sights made the idea for Floating Fish into reality.
The Chinese 5　　 　　(compose), Tan Dun, is well known for composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
to create
inspiration
visited
being fed
composer
Ⅱ 语法填空（根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文）
Tan’s music is 6　　　　 mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western influences. He once said that Chinese music should carry “universal expression” of the human spirit so as 7　 　　　(recognise) by the whole world.
Yang Liping is a great dancer, known 8　　　　 the “Peacock Princess”. She was inspired by the experience of living in Xishuangbanna, 9　　　　 gave her an opportunity to know more about the lives of various ethnic groups. Her dance comes from the traditional belief of the Dai people and 10　　　　(aim) to show the Dai women’s beauty.
a
to be recognised
as
which
aims
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