2019外研版高中英语选择性必修一Unit4 Starting out 预习新知

⑬sculpt v．雕刻

⑭sight n．景象

⑮t...in motion使……动起来

⑯territory n．领土，版图

⑰be known for因……出名

be known as作为……出名

⑱Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon《卧虎藏龙》，张艺谋导演的一部著名电 3 / 7

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⑲experience v．经历；体验

⑳influence n．影响

㉑combination n．联合；结合

㉒so as to＝in order to为了……；目的是……

㉓recogni v．认出，辨认；认为

㉔passion n．热情

have a 有……热情

㉕Peacock Princess孔雀公主

㉖Xishuang banna西双版纳位于云南的南端，与老挝、缅甸山水相连，与泰国、越南近邻，森林繁茂密集，植物盛多。因此，西双版纳被誉为“植物王国”。

[5] she spent in Xishuangbanna是定语从句，修饰先行词the time。

㉗various adj.各种各样的

㉘ethnic adj.种族(民族、部落)的

㉙admire v．欣赏；钦佩

㉚reprent v．代表，象征；描述，描绘

㉛bring out生产(新产品)；(尤指)出版，推出；使(某种通常不易显露的行为或情感)显现；激发

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What inspires you?

Every artist's wish is to create something that express an idea.[1] But where do

artists get their ideas from? Who or what inspires them? Here we find out more about

the influences① behind the success of three very different artists.

Florentijn Hofman，visual artist

Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch② artist，who large sculptures are on display③

all over the world.[2]One way for him to find inspiration is turning to④ his children's

objects have given him ideas for his animal sculptures，such as the famous

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Rubber Duck⑤.A more recent work of his is the huge Floating Fish，which was t

among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen⑥ West Scenic Zone.[3]

Hofman's inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chine folk tales⑦ pasd

down⑧ through the generations⑨.He was particularly⑩ interested in the old story

about a fish jumping through the “Dragon Gate”．[4] This story came to life⑪ for

Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw how people lived there.

“During the walk and my stay here in the town，I saw the fish being fed⑫ by

e also some fish sculpted⑬ on the wall.” The sights⑭ t Hofman's

idea for Floating Fish in motion⑮.

Tan Dun，compor

“There is no territory⑯ in the world of music.” The are the words of Chine

compor Tan Dun. He is most widely known for⑰ composing music for the film

Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon⑱ and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

To listen to Tan's music is to experience⑲ a mix of Chine musical traditions

and Western influences⑳.Since his first opera，Nine Songs，Tan Dun has been using a

combination㉑ of Chine music and sounds from all over the world to tell

Tan once said，Chine music should carry “universal expression” of the human spirit

so as to㉒ be recognid㉓ by the whole world.

Yang Liping，dancer

Yang Liping's passion㉔ is winning a national competition in 1986

with her Spirit of the Peacock dance，she has been known as the “Peacock Princess㉕”．The inspiration for her famous dances has come from the time she spent in

Xishuangbanna㉖，Yunnan Province.[5]

“I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna，” says Yang，“It gave me a

chance to go deeper into the lives of various㉗ ethnic㉘ Our ethnic groups，especially the Dai people，admire㉙ the think the peacock reprents㉚

the beauty of nature.I especially like the dance style of the Dai people and it gives

me lots of dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring

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out㉛ the Dai women's beauty.”

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是什么赋予你灵感？

每个艺术家的愿望都是创造出能表达一个想法的东西。但是艺术家的想法是从哪里来的呢？是谁或是什么赋予他们灵感的？下面我们来进一步了解三位不同艺术家成功背后所受到的影响。

弗洛伦泰因·霍夫曼，视觉艺术家

弗洛伦泰因·霍夫曼是一位荷兰艺术家，他的大型雕塑作品在世界各地展出。对他来说，找到灵感的一个方法是求助于他的孩子们的玩具。这些东西给了他动物雕塑的灵感，比如著名的《橡皮鸭》。他最近的作品是巨大的《浮鱼》，它位于乌镇西部风景区的美丽景观处。

霍夫曼创作《浮鱼》的灵感来源于世代相传的中国民间故事。他对一条鱼跳过“龙门”的古老故事特别感兴趣。当霍夫曼访问乌镇并看到那里的人们是如何生活的时候，这个故事对他来说变得更有趣了。

“在散步和我在镇上的旅店逗留期间，我看到人们在喂鱼。你还可以看到墙上雕刻的一些鱼。”这些景象使霍夫曼开始了《浮鱼》的构思。

谭盾，作曲家

“音乐没有疆域”，这是中国作曲家谭盾的话。他最广为人知的是为电影《卧虎藏龙》和2008年北京奥运会作曲。

听谭盾的音乐就是体验中国的音乐传统与西方有影响的元素的结合。谭盾自第一部歌剧《九歌》开始，就用中国音乐和世界各地的音乐风格来讲述故事。正如谭盾所说，中国音乐应该承载着人类精神的“普遍表达”，才能得到全世界的认可。

杨丽萍，舞蹈演员

杨丽萍酷爱跳舞。1986年以舞蹈《雀之灵》赢得全国大赛冠军后，她一直被称为“孔雀公主”。她著名舞蹈的灵感来自她在云南西双版纳度过的时光。

“我非常感谢在西双版纳的岁月，”杨丽萍说，“这让我有机会更加深入到各个民族的生活中去……我们的民族，特别是傣族，都很仰慕孔雀。他们认为孔雀代表自然之美。我特别喜欢傣族的舞蹈风格，它给了我很多灵感。我的舞蹈源于 6 / 7

他们的传统信仰，力求展现傣族妇女的美丽。”

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