人教版英语选修6课文原文及课文译文
Unit 1 Art 第一单元艺术
Reading
A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING
Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Conquently, this text will describe only the most important ones. Starting from the sixth century AD.
The Middle Ages(5th to the 15th century AD)
During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to reprent religious themes. A conventional artistof this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created a feeling of respect and love for God. But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.
The Renaissance(15th to 16th century)
During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually replaced tho held in the Middle Ages. People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.At the same time painters returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art. They tried to paint people and nature as they really were. Rich people wanted to posss their own paintings, so they coule decorate their superb palaces and great hous. They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themlves, their hous and posssions as well as their activities and achievements.
One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective. This technique was
first ud by Masaccio in 1428. When people first saw his paintings, they were convinced that they were looking through a
hole in a wall at a real scene. If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, no one would have been able to paint such realistic pictures. By coincidence,oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colours ud in paintings look richer and deeper. Without the new paints and the new technique, we would not be able to e the many great masterpieces for which this period is fa
mous.
Impressionism(late 19h to early 20th century)
In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal,from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one. Many people moved from the countryside to the new cities. There were many new inventions and social changes also led to new painting styles. Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worke in Paris.
The Impressionists were the first painters to work outdoors. They were eager to show how light and shadow fell on objects at different times of day. However, becau natural light changes so quickly, the Impressionists had to paint quickly. Their paintings were not as detailed as tho of earlier painters. At first, many people disliked this style of painting and became very angry about it. They said that the painters were careless and their paintings were ridiculous.
Modern Art(29th century to today)
At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were controversial, but today they are accepeted as the beginning of what we call "modern art". This is becau the Impressionists encouraged artists to look at their environment
in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles,but without the Impressionists, many of the painting styles might not exsist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we e them with our eyes, but instead concentrates n certain qualities of the object, using colour, line and shape to reprent them. On
the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like photographs. The styles are so different. Who can predict what painting styles there will be in the future?
西方绘画艺术简史
西方艺术风格变化较大，而中国艺术风格变化较小。人们的生活方式和信仰影响了艺术。中国和欧洲不同，生
活方式在长时间里相似。西方艺术丰富多彩，仅凭一篇短短的课文难以描述全面。所以，本篇课文仅描述了从公元
5世纪开始的几种主要风格。
中世纪（公元5世纪到15世纪）
在中世纪，画家的主要任务是表现宗教主题。艺术家们并没有把兴趣放在呈现人和自然的真实面貌上，而是着
力于体现对上帝的爱戴和敬重。因此，这段时期的绘画充满着宗教的信条。到13世纪时，情况已经开始发生变化，
像乔托这样的画家以比较现实的风格来画宗教场景。
文艺复兴时期（15世纪到16世纪）
在文艺复兴时期，新的思想和价值观取代了中世纪的那一套，人们开始更关心人而不是宗教。画家们回到了罗
马、希腊的艺术理论上。他们尽力地画出人和自然的真实面貌。富人们想为自己的宫殿和豪宅收藏艺术品，他们高
价聘请著名艺术家来为自己画画，画自己的房屋和其他财物，画他们的活动，画他们的成就。
在这个阶段，最重要的发现之一是如何用透视法来画出事物的形象。在1428年，马萨乔成为第一个在绘画中
使用透视方法的人，当人们第一次看到他的画时，还以为是透过墙上的小孔，来观看真实的情景，并对此深信不疑。
如果没有透视法，人们就不可能画出如此逼真的画，在文艺复兴时期，油画也得到了发展，它使得色彩看上去更丰
富，更深沉。
印象派时期（19世纪后期到20世纪初期）
19世纪后期，欧洲发生了巨大的变化，从以农业为主的社会变成了以工业为主的社会。许多人从农村迁入城市。
有着大量的新发明，还有许多社会变革。这些变革也自然而然地导致了绘画风格上的变化。那些打破传统画法的人
有在巴黎生活和工作的印象派画家。
印象派画家是第一批室外写生的艺术家。他们想把一天中不同时间投射到物体上的光线和阴影画出来。由于自
然光的变化很快，所以，印象派画家必须很快地作画。因此，他们的画就不像以前那些画家的画那样细致了，起初，多数人都看不惯这种新式画法，甚至还非常生气。他们说这些画家作画时心不在焉，粗枝大叶，他们的作品更是荒
唐。
现代艺术（20世纪至今）
在印象派作品的创建初期，他们存在争议。但是，现在已经被人们接受，并且成为现在所说的“现代艺术”的始祖。如今，现代艺术已有几十多种，如果没有印象派艺术，也就没有那么多不同的风格，印象派画家帮助艺术家们
台钓调漂技巧用新的方法来观察环境和艺术。有些现代艺术是抽象的，也就是说，画家并不打算把我们的眼睛看到的东西如实地
画出来，而是集中体现某些物体的某些品质和特征，用色彩、线条和形状把它们呈现出来。另一方面，有些现代派
的艺术作品太逼真了，看上去就像一张照片。预言将来艺术的风格倒是很有意思的。
Using Language
Reading
The Best of Manhattan?s Galleries
The Frick Collection(5th Avenue and E.70th Street)
Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New
Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his hou, furniture and art collection to the American people. Frick had a preference for pre-twentieth century Western paintings, and the are well-reprented in this excellent collection. You can also explore Frick?s beautiful home and garden which are well worth a visit.
Guggenheim Muum(5th Avenue and 88th Street)
This muum owns 5,000 modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. The art works are not all displayed at the same time.The exhibition is always changing. It will apeal to tho who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.The Guggenheim Muum building is also world-famous. When you walk into the gallery, you fell as if you were inside a fragile ,white ashell. The b
est way to e the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There
are no stairs, just a circular path. The muum also has an excellent reaturant.
Metropolitan Muum of Art(5th Avenue and 82nd Street)
The reputation of this muum lies in the variety if its art collection. This covers more than 5,000 years of civilization
from many parts if the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, other African countries and South America.The muun diaplays more than just the visual delights of art.It introduces you to ancient ways of living. You can visit an Egyptian temple, a fragrant Ming garden, a typical room in an 18th century French hou and other special exhibitions. Muum of Modern Art(53rd Street, btween 5th and 6th Avenues)
It is amazing that so many great works of from the late 19th century to the 21st century are houd in the same muum. The collection of Western art includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and Matis. Afew笑的作文
words of warning:the admission price is not cheap an the meum is often very crowded.
Whitney Muum of American Art(945 Madison Avenue, near 75th Street)
The Whitney holds an excellent colection of comtemporary painting and sclpture. There are no permanent displays in
小米手机系统this muum and exhibitions change all the time. Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exhibition of new art by living artists. The muum also shows videos and films by comtemporary video artists.
曼哈顿艺术画廊荟萃
弗里克收藏馆
位于第五大道和麦迪逊大道之间
许多艺术爱好者都认为这个收藏馆是纽约最好的一家小型艺术陈列馆。亨利克莱・弗里克是纽约的一位富豪。他去世于1919年，他把他的家具、房子和艺术收藏品都捐献给了美国人民。在这个陈列馆里，你不仅看到20世纪以前的西方绘画的珍藏品，而且，你还能浏览弗里克的美丽的故居。在这个漂亮的公寓里，花园也是很值得一看的。
古根海姆博物馆
第5大道和第88街交汇处
这家博物馆拥有5，000幅现代油画、雕塑和素描。这些艺术品并不是同时展出的，展品总是在不断地更换。
所收藏的艺术品中大部分是印象派和后印象派的作品。古根海姆博物馆的大楼是世界闻名的。当你走进画廊的时候，你会觉得你进入了一个巨大的白色贝壳之中。看画展最好是从顶层看起，一直往下看到底层。展厅里没有楼梯，只
有一条环行的小道。博物馆里还有一家极好的餐馆。
（纽约）大都会艺术博物馆
第5大道与第82街交汇处
这家博物馆是美国收藏艺术品最多的一家，它的艺术品收藏涵盖了5，000多年来世界上众多国家的文明史，
其中包括美洲、欧洲、中国、埃及、非洲和南美洲。这家博物馆展出的不仅仅只是艺术，它还给你介绍了古代的生
活方式。你可以看到埃及的寺庙，明朝的御花园，18世纪法国豪宅中的住房，以及许多其他特殊展品。
现代艺术博物馆
第53街（位于第5和第6大道之间）
令人惊奇的是，在同一博物馆里竟能容纳下19世纪后期到21世纪的如此众多的名家巨作。西方艺术的收藏包
括有莫奈、凡・高、毕加索和马蒂斯等著名艺术家的作品。有几句话需要提醒你注意：博物馆票价不菲，常常拥挤。
惠特尼美国艺术博物馆
麦迪逊大道945号（靠近第75街）
惠特尼博物馆藏有极好的当代美国画和雕塑品。馆内没有永久性的展出，展品都是随时更换的。惠特尼博物馆
每两年有一次特殊的展览，展品是仍然在世的画家们的新作。这家博物馆还展出当代影视艺术家的录像和电影作品。
Unit 2 Poems 第二单元诗歌
Reading
A few simple forms of English poems
There are various reasons why people write poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will
give the reader a strong impression. Others try to convey certain emotions. Poets u many different forms of poetry to express themlves. In this text, however, we will look at a few of the simpler forms.
Some of the first poetry a young child learns in English is nurry rhymes. The rhymes like the one on the right (A)
are still a common type of children's poetry. The language is concrete but imaginative, and they delig
ht small children becau they rhyme, have strong rhythm and a lot of repetition. The poems may not make n and even em contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite. By playing with the words in nurry rhymes, children learn about language.
（A）
Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Papa's going to buy you a mockingbird.
If that mockingbird won't sing,
Papa's going to buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring turns to brass,
Papa's going to buy you a looking-glass.
If that looking-glass gets broke,
Papa's going to buy you a billy-goat.
If that billy-goat runs away,
Papa's going to buy you another today.
One of the simplest kinds of poems are tho like B and C that list things.List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phras which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem.Some rhyme (like B) while others do not (like C).
（B）
I saw a fish- pond all on fire
关于消防安全的知识I saw a fish-pond all on fire,
I saw a hou bow to a squire,
I saw a person twelve-feet high,
I saw a cottage in the sky,
I saw a balloon made of lead,
I saw a coffin drop down dead,
I saw two sparrows run a race,
I saw two hors making lace,
I saw a girl just like a cat,
I saw a kitten wear a hat,
I saw a man who saw the too,
And said though strange they all were true.
（C）
Our first football match
We would have won ...
if Jack had scored that goal,
if we'd had just a few more minutes,
if we had trained harder,
if Ben had pasd the ball to Joe,
if we'd had thousands of fans screaming,
if I hadn't taken my eye off the ball,
if we hadn't stayed up so late the night before,
if we hadn't taken it easy,
if we hadn't run out of energy.
We would have won ...
if we'd been better!
Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem made up of five li
nes.With the, students can convey a strong picture in just a few words. Look at the examples (D and E) on the top of the next page.
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Brother
Beautiful, athletic
Teasing, shouting, laughing
Friend and enemy too
Mine
（E）
Summer
Sleepy, salty
Drying, drooping, dreading
Week in, week out
Endless
Haiku is a Japane form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables.It is not a traditional form of English poetry, but is very popular with English writers.It is easy to write and, like the cinquain , can give a clear picture and create a special feeling using the minimum of words.The two haiku poems (F and G) above are translations from the Japane.
（F）
A fallen blossom
Is coming back to the branch.
Look, a butterfly!
( by Moritake)
（G）
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Snow having melted,
The whole village is brimful
Of happy children.
(by Issa)
Did you know that English speakers also enjoy other forms of Asian poetry - Tang poems from China in particular?A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English.This Tang poem (H) is a translation from the Chine.
（H）
Where she awaits her husband
(by Wang Jian)
On and on the river flows.
Never looking back,Transformed into stone.
Day by day upon the mountain top,wind and rain revolve.
Should the traveller return,this stone would utter speech.
英语诗歌的几种简单形式
人们写诗有着各种各样的理由。有些诗是为了叙事，或者说是描述某件事，并给读者以强烈的印象。而有些诗
则是为了传达某种感情。诗人用许多不同格式的诗来表达自己的情感。本文只谈了几种格式比较简单的诗。
最早用英文写的诗是童谣。孩子们很小就学习童谣。像下边的这首童谣（A）至今仍然是常见的。这些童谣能使俏皮孩子们快乐，因为它们节奏感强并且押韵，而且重复多遍。这样就容易学，也容易背。通过童谣中的文字游
戏，教孩子们学习语言。
（A）
小宝宝，别吵吵，
爸爸给你买个小哩鸟。
小哩鸟，不会唱，
爸爸给你买个钻石戒。
钻石戒，变成铜
爸爸给你买个小镜子。
小镜子，打破了，
爸爸给你买个小山羊。
小山羊，跑掉了。
爸爸今天再去买一只。
像（B）和（C）这样列举事物的清单诗是诗歌中最简单的一种，学生可以自己动手写。清单诗可以重复一些短
语和韵脚（如B），但有一些也不是这样（如C）。
（B）
我看到鱼塘在燃烧
我看到鱼塘在燃烧，
我看到房子向地主哈腰，
我看到人高一丈八，
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我看到茅屋在天郊，如何写策划案
我看到气球用铝做。
我看到棺材把死人抛。
