报刊英语关键词-选自《时代周刊》.doc

报刊英语关键词 对《时代周刊》爱不释手的人数以百万计。不管在哪，它都是新闻类周刊的首选之一。你在读《时代周刊》吗？如果你的母语不是英语，你也许会遇到很多闻所未闻的英语词。 现在教你一个简单、轻松而又系统地学习《时代周刊》新词汇的办法。你手上的这本《报刊英语关键词》汇集了90年代出版的《时代周刊》的大量常用词汇。为查找方便，这些词汇按学科分成25个部分。当你阅读医学文章时遇到费解词语时，只须翻看本书的医学部分，有关此词的释义和浅显易懂的例句定会帮你拨开疑云。 不仅如此，《报刊英语关键词》是你阅读任何英语杂志的得力助手。原因很简单：此书列举的摘自《时代周刊》的词条，作为英语新闻的基本词汇，同样频繁地出现在数百种其他流行英语报刊中。 祝你好运！ 肖恩·霍利 ========================================== 艺术 · Art 1.abstract art : 抽象派艺术 A nonrepresentational style that emphasizes formal values over the representation of subject matter.强调形式至上，忽视内容的一种非写实主义绘画风格Kandinsky produced abstract art characterized by imagery that had a musical quality.??康定斯创作的抽象派作品有一种音乐美。2.abstract expressionism : 抽象表现派；抽象表现主义 A nonrepresentational style that emphasizes emotion, strong color, and giving primacy to the act of painting. 把绘画本身作为目的，以表达情感和浓抹重涂为特点的非写实主义风格。 Abstract expressionism was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s. 20世纪四五十年代是抽象表现艺术发展的顶峰时期。 3.action painting : 动作画派A term used to describe aggressive methods of applying paint. 指使画布产生强烈动作效果的绘画风格。 Action painting often looks childish to the non-artist because of the??techniques used to apply paint, such as throwing it on the canvas. 在外行看来，动作派的作品通常是幼稚的，这主要是因为画家采用的作画方法，比如将颜料泼洒在画布上。4.airbrush : 喷枪；气笔 A nozzled tube used to apply paint in a spray form. 一种将颜料喷成雾状的喷嘴管。The famous sexy robots in Japan are produced using an airbrush. 那些性感的日本机器人就是用喷枪绘制成的。5.art deco ：装饰派艺术 A style dominant in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by repetitive, ornamental, and highly finished curvilinear and geometric designs, esp. in synthetic materials such as plastics. 盛行于20世纪二、三十年代的装饰艺术和建筑艺术风格，以重复的、装饰精美的曲线和几何图案为特点国，多采用塑料等合成材料。 Mary attended high school in a building that was famous for art deco style of architecture. Mary就读的中学以其装饰派建筑而闻名。 6.art nouveau ：新艺术 A decorative style in which fluid, biomorphic lines and swirling motifs were emphasized. 以曲折有致的天然生物形态为特色的装饰性风格。 Beardsley prints produced in the late 19th century are a good example of the style