情景会话口袋书人际篇254:绘画(4)(在线收听

   13. His gift as a painter flowered quite early.

  他的绘画天赋很早就发挥出来。
  还能这样说:
  He showed his gift for painting very early.
  He played out his innate skill in painting very early.
  应用解析:
  the flower of sth. 精华,精粹,鼎盛时期;
  into flower 处于开花期
  14. The distortion of form is a feature of his painting.
  曲线型是他绘画的一个特点。
  还能这样说:
  His painting has a feature of using distortion.
  One of the characteristics of his painting is distortion.
  应用解析:
  feature on sb. 电视、报纸等中关于某人特写或专题节目;
  feature in sth. 在某事中起重要作用或扮演主要角色
  15. I like abstract art, but I prefer impressionistic art.
  我喜欢抽象画,不过我更喜欢印象派的画。
  还能这样说:
  I like impressionistic art better than abstract art.
  Compared with abstract art, I like impressionistic art more.
  应用解析:
  in the abstract 抽象的,在理论上;
  abstract sth. from sth. 从某物中提取、抽取或分离出某物
  16. He has acquired a large collection of fauvism paintings.
  他收集了大量野兽派绘画。
  还能这样说:
  He has collected a great many fauvism paintings.
  He has gathered a lot of fauvism paintings.
  应用解析:
  an acquired taste 逐渐培养的爱好
  17. Abstract paintings can never appeal to him.
  抽象派绘画从来都引不起他的兴趣。
  还能这样说:
  He isn't interested in abstract paintings.
  Abstract paintings never can attract his attention.
  应用解析:
  appeal to sb. for sth. 恳求,呼吁;
  appeal to sb. against sth. 上诉;
  appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力
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