📖 Abstract Art 抽象艺术

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Abstract art used to be controversial.

抽象艺术过去常常备受争议。

abstract 抽象的 controversial 有争议的

On one hand, the artists stopped painting delicate figures but attempted to adopt special techniques to give people different visual impacts.

一方面，画家们不再画细腻的人物，而是尝试采用特殊的技法，给人们带来不同的视觉冲击。

delicate 精细的、精致的 attempt 尝试 adopt 采用 technique 技巧、技法

On the other hand, their works, including sculptures carved out of marble or fragile clay, were all with a specific aim of showing feelings.

另一方面，他们的作品——包括用大理石或易碎的黏土雕刻而成的雕塑——都带有表达情感这一明确目的。

sculpture 雕塑 carve 雕刻 marble 大理石 fragile 易碎的

Some conventional scholars who were allergic to abstract art said it was evidently ridiculous and neither art nor geometry.

一些对抽象艺术"过敏"的传统学者说，这显然很荒谬，既不是艺术，也不是几何学。

conventional 传统的、保守的 scholar 学者 be allergic to 对……过敏 ridiculous 荒谬的

Their Traditional Art Committee predicted its soon disappearing.

他们的"传统艺术委员会"预言它很快会消失。

committee 委员会 predict 预言、预测 disappear 消失

But nowadays, abstract art has become part of the permanent possessions of contemporary civilization.

但如今，抽象艺术已成为当代文明永久财富的一部分。

permanent 永久的 possession 财产 contemporary 当代的 civilization 文明

Galleries along the Madison Avenue give scores of superb exhibitions on typical abstract works, appealing to many who have a preference for abstract art.

麦迪逊大道沿线的各家美术馆为典型的抽象作品举办了大量精彩的展览，吸引了许多偏爱抽象艺术的人。

gallery 美术馆、画廊 superb 极好的 exhibition 展览 appeal to 吸引

The Shadow of Egypt, a cafe in this district, has become the home to those aggressive abstract artists.

这一区的咖啡馆"埃及之影"，已经成了那些大胆进取的抽象艺术家们聚集的地方。

district 地区、街区 aggressive 有进取心的、大胆的

Consequently, it is not a coincidence for you to meet one of these artists of great reputation in the flesh.

因此，你能亲眼遇到其中一位声名显赫的艺术家，绝不是巧合。

consequently 因此、所以 coincidence 巧合 reputation 名声 in the flesh 本人、亲自

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They are asked for signatures and given bunches of fragrant flowers plus they are given a great deal of praise by their faithful fans.

人们请他们签名，送给他们一束束芬芳的鲜花，此外他们还受到忠实粉丝们的大量称赞。

signature 签名 bunch 束、串 fragrant 芳香的 faithful 忠实的