【正文】 classes and fine arts classes too, until she was convinced by the head of an advertising agency that her work was really good, that she could be an artist. But of course, it‘s not as easy as that, and so Frantzen had to paint other people‘s portraits at places like art fairs just to make money to buy paint for her more series of art work. No matter what, she never stopped painting. And now, Frantzen is doing extremely well. And her work is being shown all over the country. So I think most of us would be discouraged if we had to face challenges and difficulties like that. But what‘s important is that you keep at it that you don‘t give up. That‘s what is really important to remember. [k?n39。t depict scenes or models exactly as they looked. Um…Impressionist painters tended to apply paint really thickly, and in big brushstrokes, so the texture of the canvas was rough. Professor Good. What else? What were the subjects? Student Well, a lot of impressionist artists painted everyday scenes, like people on the streets and in cafes, lots of nature scenes, especially landscapes. Professor Good. So when you go to the exhibit, I really want you to take a close look at a certain painting. It‘s a farm scene. And you will see it right as you enter the gallery. The reason I think this painting is so important is that it stresses the impressionist aspect of Frantzen‘s style. It‘s an outdoor scene, an everyday scene. It‘s kind of bleak, which you can really see those broad brushstrokes and the blurry lines. The colors aren39。ve looked at this term. But anyway, Frantzen‘s style is what she herself calls Realistic Impressionism. So you39。t be too bad. And you probably notice that there‘s an abstract or summary at the top of the first page of 托福聽力文本 詞匯注解（ TPO1TPO26） 張志軍 北京 3 the article you copied. When you go into the databases and electronic sources, you have the option to display the abstracts on the puter screen, skimming those to decide whether or not you want to read the whole article should cut down some time. Student Right, abstracts! They‘ll definitely make the project more durable. I guess I should try out the electronic search while I‘m still here then, you know, just in case. Librarian Sure, er… that puter‘s free over there, and I‘ll be here till five this afternoon. Student Thanks, I feel a lot better about this assignment now. 托福聽力文本 詞匯注解（ TPO1TPO26） 張志軍 北京 4 Lecture one Narrator Listen to part of a lecture in a contemporary art class. Professor Ok, I‘m going to begin this lecture by giving you your next assignment. Remember I said that at some point during this semester I wanted you to attend an exhibit at the Fairy Street Gallery and then write about it? Well, the exhibit that I want you to attend is ing up. It‘s already started in fact, but it‘ll be at the gallery for the next month, which should give you plenty of time to plete this assignment. The name of the artist exhibiting there is Rose Frantzen. Frantzen39。 托福聽力文本 詞匯注解（ TPO1TPO26） 張志軍 北京 1 Contents TPO 1..........................................................................................................................2 TPO 2.........................................................................................................................14 TPO 3.........................................................................................................................26 TPO 4.........................................................................................................................38 TPO 5.........................................................................................................................50 TPO 6.........................................................................................................................64 TPO 7.........................................................................................................................78 TPO 8.........................................................................................................................90 TPO 9........................................................................................................................102 TPO 10......................................................................................................................114 TPO 11......................................................................................................................126 TPO 12......................................................................................................................140 TPO 13......................................................................................................................152 TPO 14......................................................................................................................164 TPO 15......................................................................................................................176 TPO 16......................................................................................................................188 TPO 17......................................................................................................................200 TPO 18......................................................................................................................212 TPO 19......................................................................................................................224 TPO 20......................................................................................................................236 TPO 21..........................................................