英语选修六课文翻译

Unit1----A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING

Art is infiuenced by the customs and faith of a people.Styles in Western art have chan ged many times.As there are so many different styles of Western art,itwould be impo ssible to describe all of them in such s short text.Consequently,this text will describe onlythe most ones, starting from the century AD.

艺术是受海关和百姓信念影响的。在西方的艺术风格已经改变了很多次。尽管有许多不同风格的西方艺术，所以它不能用简单的文字描述。因此，本文将描述从公元世纪开始最流行的艺术风格。

The middle Ages(5th to the 15th century AD)

中世纪(5到15世纪)

Druing the Middle Ages,the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes.A conventional artistof this period was not interesed in showing nature and people as t hey really were.A typical picture at this time wau full of relidious symbols,which creat ed a feeling of respect and love for God.but it was evident that ideas were changing i n the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious sce nes in a more realistic way.

在中世纪时期，画家们的主要目的是为了表达宗教主题传统的艺术家想。这一时期的传统艺术对展现自然和人的本来面目并不感兴趣。这是一幅典型的图画，充满了宗教的象征，创造了对上帝的尊重和爱。但很明显，在13世纪，当乔托·迪·邦多内（Giotto di Bondone）等画家开始以更现实的方式描绘宗教场景时，观念正在发生变化。

The Rensssance(15th to 16th century)

文艺复兴时期（15世纪到的16世纪）

During the renaissance,new ideaa and values gradually replaced those beld in the the

Middle Ages.People began toconcentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanlistis attitude to life.At the same time painters returned to classical Romen and Greek idea about art.Theytride paint people and nature really were.Richpeople want ed to possess their own paintings,so they could decorate their superb palaces and gr eat houses and possessions as well as their activities and achievenments.

在文艺复兴时期,新的想法和价值观逐渐取代了举办的中世纪人们开始集中。人们开始减少对宗教主题的关注，对生活采取更人性化的态度。与此同时，画家们又回到了古典罗门和希腊的艺术观念。他们描绘了人类和自然。富人想拥有他们自己的画，因此，他们可以装饰他们的华丽宫殿，伟大的房子和财产，以及他们的活动和成就。

One of the most important discoveries during this period was hoa to draw things in p erspcctive.This techique was first used by Masaccio in 1428.When people first his pai ntings.

这一时期最重要的发现之一是用透视法画东西。这项技术最早由马萨乔在1428年使用。当时人们第一次使用他的画。

they were convinced that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene.If the rules of perpective had not been discovered,no one would have been able to pai nt such realistic pictures.By coincidence,oil paints were liso developed at this time,w hich made the colors ueed in paintings look richer and deeper.Without for new paints ang the new technique,we would not be able to see the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous.

他们确信，他们是从墙上的一个洞里看一个真实的场景。如果透视法的规则没有被发现，就没有人能画出如此逼真的画。巧合的是，此时的油画正是liso发展起来的，这使得画中所使用的颜色看起来越来越丰富和深邃。没有新的绘画和新的技术，我们就看不到这一时期著名的许多伟大的杰作。

Impressinoism(late 19th to early 20th century)

印象派(晚19世纪末到20世纪初)