新西兰英语 342 The World of Wearable Arts – WOW

　　The World of Wearable Arts performances begin today in Wellington. There are 10 performances in the next 10 days, all sold out.
The beginning of WOW – the World of Wearable Arts – is an interesting story. In 1987, Suzie Moncrieff, a Nelson artist and sculptor¹ had the idea of taking art off the wall and onto the body. She thought creative people could make beautiful art to wear, not for everyday clothes but for a show. She tried to get sponsorship³ from many local businesses without success, until finally one sponsor² gave her a cheque for $1,000 for prize money. The first show was a great success. Each year, it grew in popularity⁴ until finally it became too big for Nelson. The show went to Wellington in 2005 and now it attracts about 300 international and New Zealand entries. Out of those, between 150 and 180 are in the final show. Prizes will be awarded tomorrow evening.
Artists who make these costumes use unusual materials such as plastic bags, paper, wire, flowers, shells, fur and feathers. Costumes are made by hand. The show uses dance and music to show off these beautiful creations⁵. If you want to see the winners from other years, go to World of Wearable Art and click on winners.
If you visit Nelson, you should go to the World of Wearable Arts museum.
Questions
1. Suzie Moncrieff believes everyone can be creative. Do you agree?
2. Nelson is famous for its artists and sculptors⁶. It is also a small town. Do you think it would be possible to start something like this in a city like Auckland?

1 sculptor   

n.雕刻家，雕刻家

参考例句：

• A sculptor forms her material.雕塑家把材料塑造成雕塑品。
• The sculptor rounded the clay into a sphere.那位雕塑家把黏土做成了一个球状。

2 sponsor   

vt.发起，主办；资助；n.发起者，资助人

参考例句：

• Sponsor stated they have no idea where he is.赞助方表示他们不知道他在哪儿。
• The sponsor has permanent ad on the website commonly.赞助商一般在网站上有永久性广告。

3 sponsorship   

n.赞助；发起；倡议；保证人

参考例句：

• Sport is being debased by commercial sponsorship. 体育运动因受商业赞助而降低了声誉。
• Any sponsorship deal would be scuppered if Jones misses the Olympics. 如果琼斯不能参加奧运会，赞助商的所有赞助协议都会化成泡影。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 popularity   

n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。

5 creations   

创造( creation的名词复数 )； 创造物； （尤指所述由上帝）创造天地； 宇宙

参考例句：

• This artist's creations are worth collecting. 这个艺术家的作品值得收藏。
• The intellectual creations of individual nations become common property. 各民族的精神产品成了公共的财产。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言

6 sculptors   

雕刻家，雕塑家( sculptor的名词复数 )； [天]玉夫座

参考例句：

• He is one of Britain's best-known sculptors. 他是英国最有名的雕塑家之一。
• Painters and sculptors are indexed separately. 画家和雕刻家被分开，分别做了索引。