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VOA日常语法2023--Talking about Art, Part 2

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Talking about Art, Part 2

After releasing1 our recent report, Talking about Art, we received many wonderful messages from VOA Learning2 English fans around the world.

In today's report, we will share some of those messages. We'll provide feedback3 and suggestions, as well. So, let's hear what you had to say about art and explore some interesting grammar points too.

Dzimitry's message

Let's start with part of a message from Dzimitry.

My favorite piece of art is Over the Town by Mark Chagall. There are 3 most important things for the artist on it: he, his wife and their hometown Vitebsk. Actually, Vitebsk is one of the most wonderful towns in my country Belarus. ... While looking at the art, I clearly understand the feelings of the great artist and fly home in my imagination. This is why I love Over the Town.

Dzimitry provides a good description of the painting, "Over the Town." We have some suggestions to make it even better!

We will start with the second sentence.

You could remove the word "there" as the subject and use a specific noun4 in its place – for example, "the artwork."

You could also replace the noun "thing" with a more specific noun, like "element." Let's check out the new sentence:

The artwork has three important elements: the artist, his wife, and their hometown Vitebsk.

Or, you could use a different structure, as in:

The three most important elements of the artwork are the artist, his wife, and their hometown Vitebsk.

Dzimitry did an excellent job of organizing sentences. The second sentence ends with the noun "Vitebsk," and then the following sentence gives more details about Vitebsk and Dzimitry's connection to it.

Dzimitry mentioned that he is from Vitebsk and misses his hometown greatly. He says he cannot visit it. We hope that you can do so soon, Dzimitry!

Mariko's message

Now here is part of a message from Mariko.

...I'm Mariko.

I enjoy listening to EVERYDAY GRAMMAR often.

Talking about my favorite art, I'm interested in Claude Monet's Poplars in the Sun.

Its color is brightful but natural because it's illuminated6 by sun light. I love the green, yellow color of poplars and gentle blue in the sky.

We think Mariko's description of the artwork is excellent.

That said, we have a few ideas on ways to make the piece even better.

The first relates to transitions8.

Mariko wrote some words of greeting and then changed the subject to the topic of art:

...Talking about my favorite art, I'm interested in Claude Monet's Poplars in the Sun.

We suggest changing the introduction – "talking about my favorite art." Introductory phrases – especially those that begin with –ing words – can be tricky9. It is sometimes a good idea to avoid them.

In this case, a sentence fragment10 – a sentence without a complete subject and predicate – might work as a transition7. For example, you might write some greetings and then change subjects by writing:

A word about my favorite piece of art.

You could go on to add more details. For example:

A word about my favorite piece of art. I love Claude Monet's Poplars in the Sun.

Or:

A word about my favorite piece of art: it is Monet's Poplars in the Sun.

We also suggest removing "brightful" and using the word "bright" instead. You might use the noun "painting" in place of "its," as in:

The painting is bright but natural because it is illuminated by sunlight.

Or you might say,

The painting is bright but natural. It is illuminated by sunlight.

In the final sentence, you might add some determiners such as "the" in a couple places, as in:

I love the green and yellow color of the poplars and the gentle blue in the sky.

There are, of course, different ways to structure such a description. We have only offered a few suggestions.

Closing thoughts

We took some valuable learning materials from today's report. We learned11 that sometimes including one special noun can help you more clearly express yourself. We also learned about introductory phrases and how to be careful about using determiners such as "the."

Many thanks again for all of your messages. We hoped that you enjoyed writing about art as much as we enjoyed reading your notes. Keep up the good work!

Words in This Story

feedback – n. helpful information or criticism12 that is given to someone to say what can be done to improve a performance, product, etc.

illuminate5 – v. to supply (something) with light : to shine light on (something)

poplar – n. a tall, thin tree that has rough bark, soft wood, and very small groups of flowers

introduction – n. an expression or act that presents something new


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1 releasing 90d2fbbf6b91a58d15ac9bc4eaad611a     
v.释放( release的现在分词 );放开;发布;发行
参考例句:
  • Releasing his arm, she laid her hand upon his shoulder. 她放掉他的胳膊,却把手放到了他的肩上。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
  • The drag operation is still terminated by releasing the mouse button. 释放鼠标按键时,拖动操作将立即终止。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
2 learning wpSzFe     
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
参考例句:
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
3 feedback Wk7xk     
n.回授,反馈,反应
参考例句:
  • I was getting great feedback from my boss.老板对我的评价很高。
  • You need feedback to monitor progress.你需要利用反馈信息来监控进展。
4 noun JHux3     
n.名词
参考例句:
  • What kind of noun is this?这是哪类名词?
  • This word is a collective noun.这个词是个集体名词。
5 illuminate zcSz4     
vt.照亮,照明;用灯光装饰;说明,阐释
参考例句:
  • Dreams kindle a flame to illuminate our dark roads.梦想点燃火炬照亮我们黑暗的道路。
  • They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。
6 illuminated 98b351e9bc282af85e83e767e5ec76b8     
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
参考例句:
  • Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
  • the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市
7 transition 7nOwT     
n.转变,变迁,过渡
参考例句:
  • Adolescence is the period of transition between childhood and adulthood.青春期是童年与成年之间的过渡时期。
  • They all support a peaceful transition.他们全部都支持和平过渡。
8 transitions 34fe3c1def90f54754c23fb8df6dbeb0     
过渡,转变,变迁( transition的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Before explaining a workflow, I'll explain a few simple pieces of terminology: states and transitions. 在解释什么是工作流之前,我先来解释几条简单的术语:状态(states)和过渡(transitions)。
  • Both ionization and excitation lead to eletronic transitions that may be the emission of light. 电离和激发都将导致可能伴随有光发射的电子跃迁。
9 tricky 9fCzyd     
adj.狡猾的,奸诈的;(工作等)棘手的,微妙的
参考例句:
  • I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手,你能帮我吗?
  • He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题,只做了个笼统的表述。
10 fragment Ci4xH     
n.碎片,碎块,断片;v.(使)成碎片
参考例句:
  • I overheard a fragment of their conversation.我无意中听到他们谈话的片段。
  • She dropped the cup on the floor and it broke into fragment.她把杯子扔到了地上,杯子摔成了碎片。
11 learned m1oxn     
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
12 criticism 3OSzK     
n.批评,批判,指责;评论,评论文章
参考例句:
  • Some youth today do not allow any criticism at all.现在有些年轻人根本指责不得。
  • It is wrong to turn a deaf ear to other's criticism.对别人的批评充耳不闻是错误的。

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