【英语5级听力】参观美术博物馆-Visiting the Art Museum

Josh wanted to do something fun today. He decided¹ to go to the art museum with his sister. Today was a special day. The museum was free. It was usually 20 dollars to enter per person. They packed lunch sandwiches to eat later. They drove there. It took about half an hour.

 

The first thing they looked at was Renaissance² art. This was art from the 14th to 17th century. It was Josh's favorite. After that they went to look at modern art. His sister loved modern art. She loved how refreshing³ and abstract it was. They admired all the artwork. They took pictures of some of them.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

3 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。