Art Around Us
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Painters The most familiar kind of artist is a painter.
油漆机 最熟悉的艺术家是画家.
Some painters paint objects or famous people.
有的画家画出物品或名人.
Most painters use a brush.
大部分画家都使用刷子.
Some painters splash, spray, or drip paint.
有些画家会喷出、喷出或喷出油漆
Others paint with odd liquids, such as mud.
有的用奇异液体作画,如泥.
Alfred Quiroz painted this picture of himself.
阿尔弗雷德·克罗斯画了这幅自己的照片.
It is a self-portrait.
这是一个自相残杀。
Introduction Art is all around us, in many different forms.
导言 艺术在我们周围, 以许多不同的形式。
Different types of artists make different art.
不同类型的艺术家制造出不同的艺术.
Some use paint, paper, glass, or clay.
一些人使用油漆,纸张,玻璃或粘土.
Others use stone, computers, or even plants.
其他人使用石头,计算机,甚至植物.
An artist can make almost anything into art.
一个艺术家几乎可以把任何东西变成艺术.
Painters paint on every type of surface.
画家在每一类地表上画画.
Some paint on dishes, windows, or furniture.
盘子、窗户或家具上有些油漆
Many painters create murals.
许多画家创作了壁画.
Murals are large paintings painted onto a wall or the side of a building.
穆拉尔斯是被画在墙上或建筑物一旁的大型画作.
Mural on a wall Sculptors Some sculptors use sharp tools to carve shapes into wood, stone, ice, or wax.
有的雕塑家使用尖锐的工具来将形状雕刻为木,石,冰,或蜡.
Others make soft sculptures.
有的会做软雕塑.
They weave fabrics, yarns, or strips of leather.
它们编织出织物,纱线或皮革条.
Some sculptors cast shapes and statues in metal.
一些雕塑家用金属铸造出形状和雕像.
To cast a metal sculpture, first sculptors carve a clay model of the shape.
为了铸造出金属雕塑,先由雕塑家雕刻出外形的粘土模型.
Then they cover the clay shape with wet plaster, which dries and hardens—like the cast on a broken arm—into a mold.
然后用湿的石膏覆盖粘土的形状,湿的石膏干燥而坚硬,就像断臂上的铸模一样。
Then they pour hot, liquid metal into the hard plaster mold.
然后将热液金属倒入硬石膏模具中.
The liquid metal cools and hardens.
液态金属冷却和硬化.
Then sculptors remove the plaster mold from the sculpture.
后被雕塑家从雕塑中取出石膏模具.
They can now polish their artwork.
他们现在可以抛出他们的艺术品。
Metal casting in bronze Potters Potters make art with soft, wet clay.
金属铸造在青铜波特斯 波特斯用柔软而湿润的粘土制作出艺术.
Their art is pottery.
他们的艺术是陶器.
Potters put a lump of wet clay on a pottery wheel that spins very fast.
波特斯将一整块湿粘土放入旋转非常快的陶器轮上.
Potters use their hands to pinch, push, and pull the lump of clay into the shape they want.
波特用手来捏住,推住,并拉出一团粘土来做他们想要的形状.
The clay shape is baked in a very hot oven called a kiln.
粘土外形被烤入一个非常热的炉子中被称作"窑".
The heat bakes all the water out of the clay.
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When it’s dry, the baked clay is called ceramic.
当它干燥时,被烘焙的粘土被称为陶瓷.
Artists use a special paint called a glaze to give the ceramic a shiny, colorful surface.
艺术家们使用一种叫"花花"的特殊颜料来给陶瓷一个闪亮而多彩的表面.
Baking clay pottery Glassblowers Glass is gooey when it melts, like heavy syrup.
烧制粘土陶器 玻璃在融化时会很痛快,就像重糖浆一样.
Glassblowers scoop up a blob of hot glass with a long, hollow metal tube, called a blowpipe.
玻璃吹风机用一个长而空心的金属管 挖出一团热玻璃 叫做吹管
They blow air through the tube to make a glass bubble.
它们通过管子吹出空气来制造出玻璃泡.
While the glass is hot, they can rotate or swirl the bubble.
在玻璃发热的同时,可以旋转或旋转出气泡.
They can make it as wide, long, thin, or tall as they want to.
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A glassblower shapes a ball of glass.
一个玻璃吹风机塑造出一球玻璃.
Fiber Artists Thread, yarns, and fabric pieces are used to make fiber art.
纤维艺术家的线条,纱线和织物被用来制作纤维艺术.
Weavers loop different yarns on a machine called a loom.
Weavers在一台叫做"隐形"的机器上循环不同的线条.
They weave threads to make different designs.
他们编织线条来制作不同的设计.
Weavers create rugs, blankets, mats, wall hangings, and fabrics for clothing.
织物会制造地毯,毯子,垫子,挂墙等织物来作衣物.
Weaving loom While the glass is soft, it’s easy to work with and to shape.
织接缝 玻璃是软的,
Artists might add colorful streaks and swirls or a handle or knobs.
艺术家可能增加多彩的花纹和花纹,或手柄或手柄。
Glassblowers work very quickly but must be very careful.
吹口哨的人工作很快,但必须非常小心。
When glass cools, it breaks easily.
玻璃冷却后很容易破碎.
A glass sculpture Hot glass is soft and can be shaped in many ways.
一个玻璃雕塑 热玻璃是柔软的,可以有很多的形状.
Quilters make art from pieces of cut fabric.
Quilters用被切碎的织物来制作艺术.
They sew the pieces together to make quilts.
他们把棋子缝在一起做被子
Years ago, new fabric was expensive.
几年前,新的布料很昂贵。
People saved money by using fabric scraps to make their bed covers.
人们通过用织物废料来做被子来节省资金.
They made beautiful designs by stitching together the pieces in creative ways.
他们用创造性的方式将棋子缝合在一起,从而做出美丽的设计.
Patterned quilts and dolls are popular forms of fiber art.
图案被子和娃娃是通俗的纤维艺术形式.
An artist made this funny face using a wooden cutting board, a circuit board, telephone bells, a telephone keypad, industrial springs, and wire.
一位艺术家用木板、电路板、电话铃声、电话键盘、工业泉水和电线制作这张滑稽相貌。
Unusual Art Some artists make found object art out of junk, car parts, old toys, wire, and other scrap materials.
一些艺术家用垃圾、汽车零件、旧玩具、电线和其他废品来制作物品。
Other artists take an everyday object, like a water fountain, and put it in a museum display.
其他艺术家取出日常物品,如水喷泉等,放入博物馆展出.
These artists want us to look more closely at the designs of the things we see every day.
这些艺术家希望我们更仔细地审视 我们每天看到的事物的设计。
Installations are entire rooms or buildings that have been made into works of art.
安装是整间被制成艺术品的房间或建筑.
The artist fills the room with objects, colors, shapes, sounds, and lights to create a special feeling.
艺术家将物品,颜色,形状,声音,和灯光填满房间,以产生出一种特殊的感受.
Installation artists want you to walk around inside.
装配艺术家希望你在里面走走
They want you to look at and touch parts of their room-sized work of art.
他们希望你看看 和触摸部分 他们的房间大小 艺术作品。
An installation uses a whole room to make art.
安装使用整个房间来制作艺术.
Many artists like to use natural objects to make art.
许多艺术家喜欢用天然物品来制作艺术.
Some create huge shapes on beaches using rocks and sand.
一些人利用岩石和沙子在海滩上创造出巨大的形状.
Others collect beautifully shaped driftwood to build sculptures.
有的收集了造型优美的漂流木来建造雕塑.
Some artists use branches, rocks, and plants to make imaginative shapes in a garden or park.
一些艺术家利用树枝,岩石,和植物在花园或公园中制造出有想象力的形状.
Many sand castles are true works of art.
许多沙地城堡都是真正的艺术品.
Art is everywhere.
艺术无所不在.
Explore your town.
探索你的城镇。
Find different types of art.
寻找不同类型的艺术.
Visit museums, galleries, and art fairs where artists show their work.
参观艺术家展示作品的博物馆,美术馆和艺术展会.
and sizes.
和尺寸。
Where Art Is Found The oldest art was painted in caves or scratched into rocks.
发现艺术的地方 最古老的艺术被画入洞穴或被刮入岩石.
These very simple images tell stories about what life was like long ago.
这些非常简单的图像讲述了很久以前的生活。
Scientists digging in ancient ruins find pottery, wall murals, carvings, and tile mosaic floors, and other works by early artists.
在古代废墟中挖掘的科学家们发现了陶器,壁画,雕刻,和瓷砖镶嵌地板等早期艺术家所创作的作品.
Look for art.
寻找艺术。
It’s all around you.
环绕着你。
Find outdoor sculptures in a park and murals you can see while on a walk or a bike ride.
在公园里找到户外雕塑,并在散步或骑自行车时可以看到壁画.
(top) A mural of a lighthouse creates an interesting illusion.
灯塔的壁画产生了有趣的幻觉.
(bottom) Elephant sculptures add fun to a park.
(从下到下) 大象雕塑为公园增添了乐趣.
You can make your own art, too.
你可以做你自己的艺术,太。
Use colored chalks to draw on sidewalks.
使用彩色粉笔来绘制人行道.
Use clay to sculpt shapes.
用粘土来作雕花形状.
Make a snow sculpture or a sand castle.
做个雪雕或沙地城堡.
Glue pieces of shells, stones, and wood to a frame for a favorite photograph.
将贝壳、石头和木头粘到相框上 拍出最喜欢的照片
Glossary blowpipe (n.)
词汇管 (n.)
long, hollow, metal tube used to blow air bubbles into melted glass (p.
长而空心的金属管用来将气泡吹入被熔化的玻璃(p.
12) cast (v.)
12) 铸(五.
to pour hot metal into a mold (p.
将热金属倒入模具(p.
8) ceramic (n.)
8) 陶瓷 (n.
baked, dried clay that keeps its shape (p.
烤干粘土能保持外形(p.
11) found art made from everyday object art (n.)
11) 发现由日常物品艺术(n.
objects (p.
对象(p.
16) glaze (n.)
16）釉料（名词）
a special paint that seals or decorates ceramics (p.
一种能封印或装饰陶瓷的特殊涂料(p.
11) installations (n.)
11) 设施(不详)
entire rooms or buildings made into art (p.
整个房间或建筑制作成艺术(p.
18) kiln (n.)
18) 窑(n.
a hot oven where clay bakes into ceramic (p.
将粘土烤入陶瓷的热烤炉(p.
11) loom (n.)
11) 隐形(n.
a machine that loops yarn into strips of fabric (p.
将纱线循环成条状织物的机器(p.
14) mosaic (n.)
14) 马赛克 (n.
a picture made from tiny colored bits such as paper, tile, or beads (p.
由细小的彩色比特(如纸张、瓷砖或珠子等)所制成的相片(p.
19) murals (n.)
19) 壁画 (n.
big paintings on walls or buildings (p.
墙上或建筑物上所绘的大画 (p.
7) pottery a spinning wheel that forms wheel (n.)
7) 陶器 一个能形成轮子的旋转轮 (n.
clay into round shapes (p.
粘土成圆形(p.
10) soft sculptures (n.)
10) 软雕塑 (n.
sculptures made with fabric or other soft materials (p.
用织物或其他软材料制作的雕塑(p.
8) Art doesn’t have to be serious or hard to do.
8) 艺术不必认真,
Art can tell a story, or it can help you say how you feel.
艺术可以讲述一个故事,也可以帮助你表达你的感受.
Or, it can just be interesting, funny, or beautiful.
或者,它可能只是有趣,有趣,或美丽。
Art makes our lives more fun.
艺术让我们的生活更加有趣。
Look, and you will find art all around you.
你看,你会发现 艺术在你周围。
It’s everywhere!
到处都是!