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课件网) 主题语境：人与社会———艺术 【原文呈现】 Masterpieces① The Starry② Night was painted in June 1889 when Vincent van Gogh was staying at a home for the mentally③ ill.Van Gogh painted [1]what he saw from his window—the night sky with clouds, stars and a moon.However, he didn't just paint the clouds.He also painted the massive④ circles of white and yellow [2]racing across the sky.The stars and the moon hang bright in the night sky.Beneath⑤ this amazing sky, we see a sleeping village and a dark, lonely tree. [1] what 引导宾语从句， 且what 在从句中作saw的宾语。 [2] 动词-ing形式短语作定语。 【词汇积累】 ①masterpiece/'mɑ st pi s/ n.杰作；代表作 ②starry/'stɑ ri/ adj.布满星星的 ③mentally/'ment li/ adv.精神上；心理上 ④massive/'m s v/ adj.巨大的 the massive circles 巨大的圆圈 ⑤beneath/b 'ni θ/ prep.& adv.在……(正)下方 ⑥affect/ 'fekt/ vt.影响 affect his sense of sight影响他的视力 ⑦spot/sp t/ n.(圆)点；斑点；污渍 ⑧in his lifetime在他的一生中 ⑨failure/'fe lj / n.失败的事；失败 The Scream⑩ was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893.[5]What makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear —the figure's mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream .The figure covers his or her ears and looks directly at the viewer .This figure is set on a bridge above a dark, stormy sea, and against a burning orange-red sky. [5] What 引导主语从句， 且What在从句中作主语；that引导表语从句， 在从句中不作成分。 In his diary, Munch talked about [6]what inspired him.“[7]I was walking down the road with two friends when the sun set；suddenly the sky turned as red as blood...I stood there shaking.Then I heard the scream of nature .” [6] what引导宾语从句。 [7] was/were doing...when...意为“正在做……， 这时……”， 其中when作并列连词；shaking是动词-ing形式作伴随状语。 ⑩scream/skri m/ n.尖叫，尖叫声 vi.& vt.高声喊出 striking/'stra k / adj.惊人的；显著的 figure n.人像， 人形；数字 an expression of fear恐惧的表情 let out a powerful scream 发出强烈的尖叫声 viewer/'vju / n.观看者 burning/'b n / adj.燃烧着的 the scream of nature大自然的尖叫声 be connected to 与……有联系 cause/k z/ vt.导致， 引起；使发生 n.原因；事业 empire/'empa / n.帝国；大企业 a series of 一系列 scene/si n/ n.景色 mysterious/m 'st ri s/ adj.神秘的；难以解释的 Magritte was a painter [11]inspired by his thoughts and ideas.His paintings were visual experiments as he tried to play with reality.His view was [12]that art should shock the viewers and challenge their sense of reality. [11] 过去分词短语作后置定语。 [12] that引导表语从句。 The Empire of Light has produced different reactions in viewers.Some feel that the paintings look dark and troubling.Others, however, find them calming.As for Magritte himself, he thought that the change between day and night in the paintings was surprising.“I call this power: poetry，” he said. visual/'v u l/ adj.视觉的， 视力的 reaction/ri' k n/ n. 反应 as for 关于， 就……而言 【 ... ...
