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Hello, boys and girls, welcome to X&M's class. Today we will learn a short history of western painting with some beautiful pictures and memorize some keywords

Different artists have different faith, as a result, they have their own drawing style.

Faith----信心，信任，宗教信仰 Paraphrase: 1. belief in somebody or something, especially without logical proof 2. belief in and devotion to God Model sentence: Faith is all that matters. Conjugate: faithfully faithfulness faithless

The Middle Ages (5 th to the 15 th century AD) Painters was aiming at representing religious themes, so, the typical pictures at this time was full of religious symbols including God, Goddess and so on.

aim----目标，目的 Paraphrase: 1. a plan to do or achive something 2. an act or manner of aiming Model sentence: Its aim is to protect public interest. Conjugate: aimlessly

typical----典型的，有代表性的 Paraphrase: 1. Having all or most of the characteristics shared by others of the same kind and therefore suitable as an example of it Model sentence: The question is small but typical. Conjugate: typically typicality

The Middle Ages (5 th to the 15 th century AD) A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were but it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13 th century.

conventional----一般，常规，普遍的 Paraphrase: 1. conforming to socially accepted customs of behavior or style Model sentence: He bagan to take a great interest in conventional medicine. Conjugate: conventionally

evident----明显的，显而易见的 Paraphrase: 1. easy or clear to see or understand Model sentence: But it is now evident that this was just a mistake. Conjugate: evidently evidence

The Renaissance (15 th to 16 th century) People began to adopt a more humanistic attitude to life. By coincidence, oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colours used in paintings look richer and deeper.

adopt----采用 Paraphrase: 1. to take up something such as a plan, idea, cause, or pratice and use or follow it. Model sentence: Only adopt correct ways, can you succeed. Conjugate: adoptive adoption adoptable

by coincidence----碰巧 Paraphrase: 1. by chance Model sentence: That's quite a coincidence!

The Renaissance (15 th to 16 th century) Rich people wanted to possess their own paintings, so they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses.

possess----拥有 Paraphrase: 1. to have or own something Model sentence: How much money does he possess. Conjugate: possessive possession possessor

super----超级的，极好的 Paraphrase: 1. very good Model sentence: We had a super time. Conjugate: superb

Impressionism (late 19 th to early 20 th century) Europe changed a great deal, so a new style of the paintings appeared which was called Impressionism.

a great deal adv. (1)to a very great degree or extent 很，非常 e. g. we learn a great deal from them. He ran a great deal faster than I. (2)frequently or in great quantities 大量, 很多 I don’t really have a great deal of time to read a lot. * a great deal of time uncountable noun

The impressionists were prone to show light and shadow fell on objects at different times of day. However, many people thought these paintings were ridiculous at that time.

shadow n. [c] the dark shape that sb. /sth. ’s form makes on a surface 阴影，影子 e. g. He didn’t want to cast a shadow on their happiness. The children were having fun, chasing each other’s shadows.

ridiculous adj. Very silly or unreasonable 愚蠢的；荒谬; 荒唐的 e. g. I look ridiculous in this hat. Don’t be ridiculous! You can’t pay $100 for a T-shirt. ridiculously adv. ridiculousness n.

Modern Art (20 th century to today) Although the impressionist paintings were controversial, but today we regard it as the beginning of modern art. With the development of the society, some painters attempted to use color, line and shape to represent object. On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like photographs. Can you predict what painting styles will be in the future?

controversial adj. Causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement 引起争议的，有争 议的 e. g. It’s a highly controversial topic. attempt v. to make an effort or try to do sth. , especially sth. Difficult 努力，尝试，试 图 e. g. (1) attempt to I will attempt to answer all your questions. (2) attempt + noun phase

on the one hand… on the other (hand)… Used to introduce different point of view, ideas, etc. , especially when they are opposites 一方面、、、另一方面、、、 e. g. On the one hand they’d like to have kids, but on the other hand, they don’t want to give up their freedom.

predict v. to say that sth. will happen in the future 预言；预告；预报 e. g. It’s impossible to predict what will happen. She predicted that the election result would be close. 她预言选举结果将很接近。

on the other hand faith predict aim evident adopt possess superb possession by coincidence technique a great deal shadow controversial ridiculous

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