【英语时差8,16】托马斯 丘奇

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Thomas Church--托马斯 丘奇Beaux Arts--美术学院Harvard--哈佛Berkley--伯克利geometric--几何simultaneously¹--同时influential²--有影响Thomas Church Twentieth Century garden designers in both England and America were educated in the Beaux Arts tradition that emphasized large formal landscapes. Thomas Church (1902-78) studied this traditional style at both Harvard and Berkley, and began to practice landscape architecture in California in 1930, where there was a developing trend that gardens should be an extension of the living space of the home. Church used stone and concrete to define the boundaries of his outdoor rooms. He worked primarily in small gardens and so tried to create the illusion of a greater space: he directed the eye to distant mountains, created varied³ levels with redwood decking and incorporated the kidney shaped swimming pool. Architecturally striking plants and colorful flowers were confined to geometric beds or containers. In 1955 he published “Gardens for People” which popularized his ideas that a garden should have no beginning and no end and should be conceptualized to be seen simultaneously from a number of viewpoints. Line and form were combined and patterns made a rhythm. His style was a response to the landscape, climate and lifestyle of California, but he was an influential pioneer of modernism in landscape design internationally.

1 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

2 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

3 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。