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美国文化脱口秀 第423期:如何写出漂亮的英语字

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   中国书法博大精深。但你知道吗,英语其实也有书法!圣诞、新年快到了,如果你要写英语贺卡,不妨从今天的节目里吸取些灵感吧。

  关键词:
  Calligraphy1:中国书法、英语书法
  Calligraphy: 书法
  Chinese calligraphy: 中国书法
  English calligraphy: 英语书法
  Calligrapher2: 书法家
  Handwriting:写字、手写
  Penmanship: 手写的艺术
  How does your handwriting look?
  如何用英语形容字好看、难看?
  写一手漂亮的字:
  You've got beautiful handwriting!
  字写得很丑:
  Sloppy3:字写得难看
  Chicken scratch: 像鸡爪子抓出来的
  字写得草:
  Cursive: 字潦草、不容易看懂
  *Cursive还有一个意思是连笔,包括清晰、不潦草的连笔;
  *美国小学生也会练习写cursive.*
  Practising writing: 外国人从小会练字吗?
  Start in elementary school: 美国小学生会开始练字
  Start with cursive: 从连笔练起
  Handwriting does say something about the person: 字如其人
  But handwriting in English isn't as important as it is in Chinese: 但是英语里写字的重要性不如中文
  If teachers can read it, they'll let it pass: 老师看得懂,就可以,不会特别批评字难看
  How to improve your handwriting?
  怎么练漂亮的英语字?
  最好的方法,就是买这种三条线的本子:
  Three-lined notebooks: 三条线的本子
  It helps you structure your handwriting: 会帮你规范书写
  就像我们小时候练字的田字格
  如何写出漂亮的英语字
  大写、小写怎么说?
  Upper case/capital letters: 大写
  Lower case: 小写
  Different fonts: 各种字体
  Copperplate: 铜板体最古典
  Copperplate font: 铜板体
  Classic and classical: 既经典又古典
  Lots of loops: 很多圈圈
  Starting point for calligraphy: 练英语书法的人会从铜板体入门
  Gothic font: 哥特体最庄重
  Gothic: 哥特
  Gothic style: 哥特风格
  Reminds me of vampires4: 让人联想到吸血鬼
  It's quite dark: 有点儿黑暗
  Many old newspapers have their name in Gothic font: 很多历史悠久的报纸,名字都是哥特体
  Italics make everything beautiful!
  斜体,最简单美化手写的方法
  Italics: 斜体
  Slanted5: 斜的
  Standard: 标准、端正
  Comic Sans: 最幼稚的字体
  Comic sans: 漫画字体
  People always make fun of this font: 这是最被嘲笑的字体
  It's like a child's handwriting: 看起来很幼稚
  *职场上,比如做英语PPT,最好别用这个字体*
  Different types of pens: 各种笔,英语怎么说?
  Fountain pen: 钢笔
  Ball pen: 圆珠笔
  Brush: 毛笔
  Nib6: 笔头
  Calligraphy in action: 英语书法哪里用?
  Most used on invitations, especially wedding invitations:最常用在请帖上,特别是结婚喜帖
  Hire a calligrapher to handwrite the invitations: 新人会雇一位会书法的人帮他们手写
  You can do it by yourself:也可以自己尝试
  Write it in Italics and cursive: 写斜体、连写,看起来会很漂亮

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1 calligraphy BsRzP     
n.书法
参考例句:
  • At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上,人们请他留字。
  • His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。
2 calligrapher pT6ys     
n.书法家
参考例句:
  • People would ask, then, how come a young calligrapher should choose to marry a cold-drink peddler? 以后人家会说——年轻的书法家,怎么找一个卖冷饮的? 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
  • Wang Xizhi was a great calligrapher in ancient Chiina. 王羲之是中国古代一位伟大的书法家。
3 sloppy 1E3zO     
adj.邋遢的,不整洁的
参考例句:
  • If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎,我话说在头里,可要给你打不及格了。
  • Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。
4 vampires 156828660ac146a537e281c7af443361     
n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 );吸血蝠;高利贷者;(舞台上的)活板门
参考例句:
  • The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
  • If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼,那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢? 来自电影对白
5 slanted 628a904d3b8214f5fc02822d64c58492     
有偏见的; 倾斜的
参考例句:
  • The sun slanted through the window. 太阳斜照进窗户。
  • She had slanted brown eyes. 她有一双棕色的丹凤眼。
6 nib jGjxG     
n.钢笔尖;尖头
参考例句:
  • The sharp nib scratched through the paper.钢笔尖把纸戳穿了。
  • I want to buy a pen with a gold nib.我要金笔。

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