与美国小学生一起学英文第1册 第30期:文森特-梵-高

 　　Vincent Van Gogh 文森特·梵·高

　　Vincent Van Gogh is a famous artist. 文森特·梵·高是著名的艺术家。

　　His paintings became the most popular and most expensive pieces in the world. 他的画作是世界上最受欢迎且最昂贵的艺术品。

　　Van Gogh was an art dealer¹ when he was young. 梵·高年轻的时候是艺术品经销商。

　　Later on, he completed more than 2,000 paintings, drawings and sketches². 后来，他完成了两千多件油画、水彩画和素描画。

　　There were strong power, imagination and emotion in his works. 他的作品中充满着力量、想象力和情感。

　　But he died when he was only 38. 但他仅活到38岁就辞世了。

1 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

2 sketches   

n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概

参考例句：

• The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
• You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》