2016年高考(新课标卷II)英语听力真题 长对话(3)

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Hello, everyone. Welcome to our program.

大家好，欢迎收看我们的节目。

Today, we are fortunate to have a special guest with us.

今天，我们非常有幸请到一位特殊的嘉宾。

Some of you may have heard of him before. He's an artist.

有些人可能之前有听说过他。他是一位艺术家。

His works¹ have received many prizes and have been shown in over one hundred exhibitions across the country — Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, to name just a few.

他的作品收获了很多奖项，而且在全国各地进行了一百多场展览，比如洛杉矶，纽约，费城。

His name is Chris Cucksy. So Chris, tell us a bit about yourself.

他的名字是Chris Cucksy。所以Chris，简单介绍下你自己吧。

Well, I was born in Springfield, Missouri, and grew up in Kansas.

嗯，我出生在密苏里州的斯普林菲尔德，然后我在堪萨斯州长大。

I didn't come from a family with wealth or position, but I did manage to get a master's degree in fine arts.

我不是来自于一个很有钱或很有权势的家庭，但是我成功地取得了美术硕士学位。

When did you first start to make art?

你最初是从什么时候开始进行艺术创作的呢？

And what was the turning point in your life that made you an artist?

促使你成为一名艺术家的人生转折点又是什么呢？

I always liked drawing as early as I can remember, so right from then, I knew what I was going to be: an artist.

从我记事开始，我就很喜欢画画，所以从那时起我就知道我将来要成为一名艺术家。

What is it that always inspires you to create?

是什么一直给了你创作的灵感呢？

Nature is the biggest inspiration². I'm always inspired by things of beauty and harmony³.

大自然永远是最好的灵感来源。美丽和和谐总能给我很多灵感。

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