与美国小学生一起学英文第7册 第28期:雕像

 　　Sculpture 雕像

　　Where can people easily see a sculpture in their life? 生活中，人们在哪儿容易看到雕像？

　　They usually see a huge sculpture in front of a large buildings these days. 如今，他们一般能在大型建筑物前看到巨大的雕像。

　　Therefore, sculpture is one of the most common forms of public art. 因此，雕像是最常见的一种公共艺术形式。

　　People make sculptures by carving¹ stone, glass or metal. 人们雕刻石头、玻璃或金属来制作雕像。

　　Sometimes, they make sculptures out of soil. 有时，他们还用泥土来塑造雕像。

　　Sometimes, people build sculptures by piling up various materials. 有时，人们通过堆积各种材料来塑造雕像。

　　Some artists make sculptures by piling up trash! 有些艺术家竟通过堆积垃圾来塑造雕像！

　　What do you call people who make sculptures? 怎么称呼制作雕塑的人？

　　They are sculptors². 他们是雕塑家。

1 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。

2 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。