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Poetic imagery
一起用英文聊聊中国专属的诗情画意
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宋人有诗云：“家山自是山无数，认得春风定可人。”2022年2月21，
“家山——方骏艺术展”在中国美术馆开幕。该展是中国美术馆学术邀请系
列展，展出方骏中国画作品200余幅，全面回顾他的艺术人生，并以“倚江
南”“信天游”“西洋景”“写生情”四个篇章，全面展示这位中国画家的
艺术世界。中国美术馆馆长吴为山指出，方骏山水画风格的形成，很大程度
上得益于宋词。那么从他的作品中我们能一窥怎样的山水风情呢？快走进今
天China Daily的文章去看看吧！
课前讨论
① “accentuate”是什么意思？
② 什么是“卧游”？
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文章讲解
Atmospher ic poetry of the Song Dynasty (960-1271), considered a peak of
Chinese literature, nur tured Fang Jun, the late ink artist and a former professor
at Nanjing University of the Arts.
重 点 单 词 atmospher ic 重 点 单 词 nur ture [ n t (r)]
[ tm s fer k] adj. 1) 大气的；大气 v . 养 育 ； 养 护 ； 培 养 【 例 】
层的 【例】atmospheric pollution children nurtured by loving parents 慈
大气污染 2) 令人激动的；使人动 爱的父母养育的孩子
感情的【例】atmospheric music 有 拓展延伸：nourish [ n r ] v. 抚养；滋养；
养育 【例】All the children were well 感染力的音乐
nourished and in good physical condition. 所
重 点 单 词 late [le t] adj. 已故的 有这些孩子都营养良好，身体健康。
【例】her late husband 她已故的丈
夫
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宋代（公元960-1271年）充满意境的宋词，被认为是中国文学史的一个高峰。它滋养了方
骏，是这位已故水墨画画家、前南京艺术学院教授的灵感源泉。
Fang, who specialized in classical Chinese landscape painting, created an output
visualizing the feelings expressed in Song poetry, which is marked by elegance,
splendor and a vivid imagery.
重 点 单 词 specialize [ spe la z] v. 重 点 单 词 visualize [ v u la z] v.
专门研究（或从事）；专攻 【例1】 使形象化；想象；构思；设想
He specialized in criminal law. 他专 【例1】Try to visualize him as an
攻刑法。【例2】The shop old man. 尽量设想他是一位老人。
specializes in hand-made chocolates. 【例2】She couldn't visualize
这家商店专营手工制作的巧克力。 climbing the mountain. 她想象不出
如何攀登这座大山。
重 点 单 词 splendor [ splend (r)] n. 壮丽；雄伟；豪华；华丽 【例1】The
palace has been restored to its former splendor. 宫殿经过修葺，重现出昔日的
富丽堂皇。【例2】the splendors of Rome (= its fine buildings, etc.) 罗马的壮
丽景色
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擅长中国古典山水画的方骏，用画作将以高雅、壮丽和生动意象而闻名的宋词所表达的感
情外化。
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Jiangnan, or the lower r eaches of the Yangtze River, where Fang grew up, lived
and worked throughout his life, was another subject of creativity for him. The
region, known for its scenery and prosperity, was where Song poetry and ink art
thr ived.
重 点 单 词 r each [ri t ] n. 河段； 重 点 单 词 thr ive [θra v] v. 兴旺发达；
直 水 道 【 例 】 t h e u p p e r / l o w e r 繁荣；蓬勃发展；旺盛；茁壮成长
reaches of the Nile 尼罗河上游/下游 【例】 New businesses thrive in this
拓展延伸：branch [brɑ nt ] n. 支流；支 area. 新商家在这一地区蓬勃兴起。
路；支线 【例】a branch of the Rhine 拓展延伸：thriving θra v ] adj. 繁华的，兴
莱茵河的支流 旺的 【例】a thriving industry 兴盛的行业
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位于长江下游的江南地区，是方骏成长、生活和工作的地方，也是他创作的另一个主题。
江南地区以美景和繁荣闻名天下，是宋词和水墨山水画的兴盛之地。
Fang followed in the footsteps of historic painters, consistently hailing the ever -
changing beauty of Jiangnan in his work. Like the artists of ancient China, he
accentua ted a poetic sense to present varying views of nature, partially
idealized, which still comfor ts viewers.
重 点 单 词 ever -changing 重 点 单 词 accentuate [ k sent ue t]
['ev r t e nd ] adj. 千变万化的； v. 着重；强调；使突出 【例】His
常变的 shaven head accentuates his large round
拓展延伸：1) ever-shifting [ ev ft ] face. 他的光头使他的大圆脸更加突
adj. 一直在转变的 2) evergreen
出了。
[ ev ɡri n] n. 常青树；常绿树
重 点 单 词 idealize [a di la z] v. 将……视为理想；将……理想化 【例】
an idealized view of married life 对于婚姻生活的理想化的看法
拓展延伸：idealistic / a di l st k/ adj. 理想主义的；空想的 【例】She's still young and
idealistic. 她还年轻并且耽于空想。
重 点 单 词 comfor t [ k mf t] v. 安慰；抚慰；宽慰 【例】It comforted her
to feel his arms around her. 感受到他的拥抱使她得到安慰。
拓展延伸：soothe /su / v. 安慰；抚慰；劝慰 【例】The music soothed her for a while.
音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。
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方骏追随历代画家的足迹，在他的作品中不断赞颂江南水乡变化万千之美。与中国古代
画家一样，他强调宋词的意境，来呈现大自然多变的、有些理想化的美景，也能抚慰赏
画人的心灵。
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An exhibition, titled Mountains in the Hometown, is now showing more than 200
landscape paintings from Fang's oeuvre. Being held at the National Art Museum
of China through Wednesday, the show has an immersive feel to it.
重 点 单 词 oeuvre [ vr ] n. （作 重 点 单 词 immersive [ m s v] adj.
家、艺术家等的）全部作品 【例】 （计算机系统或图像）沉浸式虚拟现
Picasso's oeuvre 毕加索的全部作品 实的；拟真的
重 点 单 词 feel [fi l] n. （场所、情况等给人的）印象，感受；气氛【例】
It's a big city but it has the feel of a small town. 这是座大城市，却给人一个小
城镇的印象。
拓展延伸：get the feel of sth/of doing sth 开始熟悉，开始熟悉做（某事）【例】I haven't
got the feel of the brakes in this car yet. 我还没有掌握这辆车的刹车性能。
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一场名为“家山”的展览正在展出方骏的200多幅中国山水画作。该展览在中国美术馆开
展，持续展出至周三（2021年3月2日），可以给人一种身临其境的感觉。
Wu Weishan, director of the museum, who, like Fang, is a native of Jiangsu
province, says that, in the paintings, people are able to build a connection with
nature in the way of woyou ("traveling while lying down"), a term first used by
ancient intellectuals to describe the experience brought by displaying landscape
paintings in people's homes.
重 点 单 词 intellectual [ nt lekt u l] n. 知识分子；脑力劳动者 【例】
She's very intellectual. 她很聪慧。
长 难 句 分 析 Wu Weishan (主语), director of the museum (同位语), who,
like Fang (插入语), is a native of Jiangsu province (who引导的定语从句，修
饰主语), says (谓语) that, in the paintings, people are able to build a connection
with nature in the way of woyou ("traveling while lying down") (宾语从句，作
says的宾语), a term (woyou的同位语) first used by ancient intellectuals (过去
分词短语后置定语，修饰term) to describe the experience (不定式作目的状
语) brought by displaying landscape paintings in people's homes (过去分词短
语后置定语，修饰experience).
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中国美术馆馆长吴为山和方骏一样都是江苏人，他说，在方骏的画作中，人们可以通过
“卧游”（躺着旅游）的方式与自然建立联系。古代文人雅士用“卧游”这个词来形容
人们在家中摆放山水画所带来的体验。
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Also, through this intimacy with the scenery, partly realistic and partly imagined,
one's mind is driven to the depths of history to conduct a dialogue with the
master landscape painters who lived centuries ago, such as Dong Yuan, Zhao
Mengfu and Dong Qichang, whose philosophical takes on the relationship
between people and the universe are reinterpreted in Fang's delicate paintings
and calligraphy strokes.
重 点 单 词 philosophical 重 点 单 词 stroke [str k] n. 一笔；
[ f l s f k( )l] adj. 1) 哲学的【例】 一画；笔画 【例】At the stroke of a
philosophic debate 哲学辩论 2) 达 pen they removed thousands of people
观的；处乱不惊的 【例】He was from the welfare system. 他们大笔一
philosophical about losing and said 挥，就把成千上万的人排除在福利
that he'd be back next year to try 制度之外。
again. 他对失败处之泰然，声称
来年将再来一试身手。
长 难 句 分 析 Also (副词), through this intimacy with the scenery (方式状语),
partly realistic and partly imagined (形容词短语作定语，修饰scenery), one's
mind (主语) is driven (谓语被动语态) to the depths of history (介宾短语作主语
补足语) to conduct a dialogue with the master landscape painters (不定式作目的
状语) who lived centuries ago (定语从句，修饰painters), such as Dong Yuan,
Zhao Mengfu and Dong Qichang (举例), whose (引导定语从句，修饰列举的三
位画家) philosophical takes (从句主语) on the relationship between people and
the universe (介宾短语作后置定语，修饰takes) are reinterpreted (谓语被动语
态) in Fang's delicate paintings and calligraphy strokes (地点状语).
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而且，通过这种一半真实一半想象的方式与美景近距离接触，人的思维会被推向历史的
深处，与几百年前的董源、赵孟頫、董其昌等山水画大师进行对话。他们对天人关系的
哲思在方骏细腻的绘画和书法笔触下得以重新诠释。
Apart from Jiangnan landscapes, the exhibition shows Fang's depictions of
northern Shaanxi province, shortened to Shanbei. The expansive view of Shanbei
and its rich folk cultures under his soft, free lines become distinctively serene,
gentle and far -reaching, like xintianyou, a local folk music style.
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重 点 单 词 folk [f k] n. 1) （某 重 点 单 词 far -reaching [ fɑ ri t ]
国、某地区或某生活方式的）普 adj. 影响深远的；广泛的 【例】far-
通百姓 【例】country folk 乡下人 reaching consequences/implications 影响
2 ) 亲 属 ； 家 属 ； （ 尤 指 ） 爹 妈 深远的后果/意味深长
【例】How are your folks 你爸妈
好吗？
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除了江南山水，展览还展示了方骏对陕西省北部（简称陕北）的描绘。在他柔美洒脱的
线条下，辽阔的陕北风光及其丰富的民俗文化变得格外宁静、温柔、深远，一如当地的
民歌形式——信天游。
Fang's paintings are the best testimony to his years of research on classical
Chinese painting and folk arts. The colors he mainly used in his works are
delicate, calming and often mentioned in Song poems.
重 点 单 词 testimony [ test m ni] 重 点 单 词 delicate [ del k t] adj .
n. 证据；证明【例】This increase 柔和的，细腻的 【例】delicate pstel
in exports bears testimony to the shades 柔和的蜡笔色彩
successes of industry. 出口增长证
明了产业的成功。
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方骏的画作是他多年研究中国山水画和民间艺术的最好证明。他在作品中主要使用的色
彩是细腻和沉稳的，也是宋词中经常出现的色彩。
"Light yellow and emerald green represent thriving lives in spring; dark green
and blue r einfor ce a coolness of summer and the depths of far mountains;
yellow and red dye the fields and leaves in the fall to deliver an extravagant
feeling; silver white and pale green are for snow-covered woods to render the
world in solemnity and desolation," Fang once said.
重 点 单 词 r einforce [ ri n f s] v.加强；充实；使更强烈 【例】Success in
the talks will reinforce his reputation as an international statesman. 谈判成功将
会增强他作为国际政治家的声望。
重 点 单 词 coolness [ ku ln s] n. 凉；凉爽；凉快；冷静；冷漠 【例】I
admire her coolness under pressure. 我佩服她在压力下能保持冷静。
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方骏曾言道：“鹅黄、鸭绿是新柳和春水的颜色，也是生机和明媚：深碧、黛蓝是夏阴
和远山的颜色，也是幽邃和深沉；金黄、丹朱是秋野和红叶的颜色，也是丰厚和华丽；
银白、苍青是雪原和寒林的颜色，也是冷逸和庄严。”
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