【正文】 people disliked this style of painting and became very angry about ,許多人都不喜歡這種畫法,甚至還怒不可遏。They said that the painters were careless and their paintings were 、粗枝大葉,而他們的作品更是荒謬可笑。Modern Art(20th century to today)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)(20世紀(jì)至今)At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were controversial, but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call “modern art”.在印象派作品的創(chuàng)建初期,它們是存在著爭議的,但是如今己被人們接受而成為現(xiàn)在我們所說的“現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)”的始祖了。This is because the Impressionists encouraged artists to look at their environment in new 。There are scores of modern art styles, but without the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not ,現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)風(fēng)格有好幾十種,然而如果沒有印象派,那么這許多不同的風(fēng)格就不可能存在。On the one hand, some modern art is abstract。that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, using colour, line and shape to represent ,有些現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)是抽象的,也就是說,畫家并不打算把我們眼睛看到的東西如實地畫出來,而是集中展現(xiàn)物體的某些品質(zhì)特性,用色彩、線條和形狀把它們呈現(xiàn)出來。On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like ,有些現(xiàn)代派的藝術(shù)作品卻是那么寫實,看上去就像是照片。These styles are so 。Who can predict what painting styles there will be in the future?誰能預(yù)言將來會有什么樣的繪畫藝術(shù)風(fēng)格? 1 THE BEST OF MANHATTAN’S ART GALLERIES曼哈頓藝術(shù)畫廊薈萃 The Frick Collection(5th Avenue and Street)弗里克收藏館(第5大道和第70街大道之間)Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New ,比起其他藝術(shù)館許多藝術(shù)愛好者都更樂意參觀這家小型藝術(shù)陳列館。Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the American 克萊弗里克是紐約的一位富豪,于1919年去世,把他的房子、家具和藝術(shù)收藏品全部留給了美國人民。Frick had a preference for pretwentieth century Western paintings, and these are wellrepresented in this excellent ,而在這個陳列館的珍藏品里這些繪畫得以很好展出。You can also explore Frick39。s beautiful home and garden which are well worth a ,它們是很值得一看的。Guggenheim Museum(5th Avenue and 88th Street)古根海姆博物館(第5大道和第88街交匯處)This museum owns 5,000 superb modern paintings, sculptures and 、雕塑和素描。These art works are not all displayed at the same exhibition is always ,展品總是在不斷地更換。It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and PostImpressionist 。The Guggenheim Museum building is also 。When you walk into gallery, you feel as if you were inside a fragile, white ,你會覺得你進(jìn)入了一個易碎的白色貝殼之中。The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the ,一直往下看到底層。There are no stairs just a circular museum also has an excellent ,只有一條環(huán)形的小道。博物館里還有一家極好的餐館。Metropolitan Museum of Art(5th Avenue and 82nd Street)大都會藝術(shù)博物館(第5大道與第82街交匯處)The reputation of this museum lies in the variety of its art 。This covers more than 5,000 years of civilization from many parts of the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, other African countries and South ,其中包括美洲、歐洲、中國、埃及、其他非洲國家和南美洲。The museum displays more than just the visual delights of introduces you to ancient ways of ,它還向你介紹了古代的生活方式。You can visit an Egyptian temple, a fragrant Ming garden, a typical room in an 18th century French house and many other special ,馥郁的明朝花園,18世紀(jì)法國住宅中的典型房間,以及許多其他特殊展品。Museum of Modern Art(53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)博物館(第53街,位于第5和第6大道之間)It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st century are housed in the same ,在同一家博物館里竟能容納下19世紀(jì)后期到21世紀(jì)的如此眾多的名家巨作。The collection of Western art includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and 、凡高、畢加索和馬蒂斯等著名藝術(shù)家的作品。A few words of warning: the admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very :博物館票價不菲,而且常常十分擁擠。Whitney Museum of American Art(945 Madison Avenue, near 75th Street)惠特尼美國藝術(shù)博物館(麥迪遜大道945號,靠近第75街)The Whitney holds an excellent collection of contemporary American painting and 。There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibitions change all the ,展品都是隨時更換的。Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exhibition of new art by living ,展品是仍然在世的藝術(shù)家們的新作。The museum also shows videos and films by contemporary video 。 2 A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMS 簡體英文詩There are various reasons why people write 。Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong ，或者說是描述某件事并給讀者以強(qiáng)烈的印象。Others try to convey certain 。Poets use many different forms of poetry to express 。In this text, however, we will look at a few of the simpler 。Some of the first poetry a young child learns in English is nursery 。These rhymes like the one on the right(A)are still a mon type of children39。s （A）至今仍然是常見的。The language is concrete but imaginative, and they delight small children because they rhyme, have strong rhythm and a lot of ，這使得小孩子們快樂，因為它們押韻，節(jié)奏感強(qiáng)，并較多重復(fù)。The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and ，甚至有的看來自相矛盾，但是它們?nèi)菀讓W(xué)，也容易背誦。By playing with the words in nursery rhymes, children learn about ，孩子們學(xué)習(xí)了語言。（A）Hush, little baby, don39。t say a word,小寶寶，別說話，Papa39。s going to buy you a 。If that mockingbird won39。t sing,小嘲鳥，不會唱，Papa39。s going to buy you a diamond 。If that diamond ring turns to brass,鉆石戒，變成銅，Papa39。s going to buy you a 。If that lookingglass gets broke,小鏡子，打破了，Papa39。s going to buy you a 。If that billygoat runs away,小山羊，跑掉了。Papa39。s going to buy you another 。One of the simplest kinds of poems are those like B and C that list （B）和（C）這樣的列舉事物的清單詩是詩歌中最簡單的一種。List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the ，可以重復(fù)一些短語，較為靈活。形成固定句型和詩的節(jié)奏。Some rhyme(like B)while others do not(like C).有些清單詩有韻腳（如B）,但有一些沒有（如C）。（B）I saw a fishpond all on fire我看到魚塘在燃燒 I saw a fishpond all on fire,我看到魚塘在燃燒，I saw a house bow to a squire,我看到房子向地主哈腰，I saw a person twelvefeet high,我看到人高一丈八，I saw a cottage in the sky,我看到茅屋在天郊。I saw a balloon made of lead,我看到氣球用鉛做，I saw a coffin drop down dead,我看到棺材把死人拋。I saw two sparrows run a race,我看到兩只麻雀在賽跑，I saw two horses making lace,我看到兩匹馬兒繡花包。I saw a girl just like a cat,我看到姑娘像只貓，I saw a kitten wear a hat,我看到小貓帶花帽。I saw a man who saw these too,我看到有人在一旁瞄，And said though strange they all were ，但也把實情報。（C）Our first football match我們的第一場球賽 W