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閱讀導(dǎo)讀備課資料IThelouvre導(dǎo)讀：盧浮宮位于法國(guó)巴黎市中心的塞納河北岸，位居世界四大博物館之首，以收藏豐富的古典繪畫(huà)和雕刻而聞名于世。在導(dǎo)游的帶領(lǐng)下，讓我們一起去領(lǐng)略這古老而又輝煌的藝術(shù)！1.IntroductiontothetreasuresoftheLouvreThiscomprehensivetourisanintroductiontothediversityandrichnessoftheLouvre.Together，youandyourarthistorianguidewillexplorethekeyhighlightsoftheLouvre’sancientNearEast，GreekandRoman，andRenaissanceItaliancollections.You’llalsolearnaboutthefascinatingarchitecturalhistoryoftheLouvre’spre-museumlifeasaroyalpalace.Thisisanidealwaytomakehatcannormallybeanoverwhelmingexperienceintoameaningfulone.You’llseethemostcelebratedofalltheLouvre’streasures—theKhorsabadPalace，theVenusdeMiloNikeofSamothrace，Leonardo’sMonaLisa，Michelangelo’sSlaves—butyourguidewillalsotakethetimetoseeothercarefullyselectedworks，vividlyconveyingtheirdetailsandhistoricalcontext.Thisisoneofourmostpopulartours，reservedbybothfirst-timevisitorsandthoselookingtorevisittheLouvreinamorememorableway.Yourguidewillpre-purchasetimedLouvretickets，soyouwillavoidtheticketline.Pleasebepreparedtopassthroughsecurityscreening，however，whichisrequiredforallvisitors，evenatthepriorityentranceweuse.Youmaycancelyourtourandreceive80%ofyourpaymentupto10daysbeforethestartofyourtour。2.Thelouvre’s“hidden”masterpiecesDiscoversomeoftheLouvre’smostbeautifulpaintings，hanginginquietgalleriesbeyondthewell-trodtouristroutes.Togetherwe’llexaminemasterpiecesthatmanymiss，includingworksbyvanEyck，Rembrandt，Rubens，andVermeer.Whileothervisitorsarefightingthecrowdswe’llcalmlyexplorethe"hidden"gemsintheDutchFlemish，andGermangalleries，togiveyouabetterunderstandingofNorthernEuropeanartfromthe15thto18thcenturies.Ourfocused，painting-by-paintingapproachwillallowyoutolookcloselyateachofthesestunningworks，todiscusswhattheymeanttotheiroriginalviewers.Howdowereadthedetailedsymbolsofthesevisualstories？Whatcantheytellusaboutthisfascinatingperiodinhistory？TheLouvre’sunparalleledcollectionofNorthernEuropeanpaintingsisavisualfeast，tobeenjoyedwhetherthisisyour1stor21stvisittoParis.注解：1.comprehensiveadj.詳盡的；全面的2.overwhelmingadj.巨大的；壓倒性的；無(wú)法抗拒的3.priorityn.享有優(yōu)先權(quán)；優(yōu)先處理的事4.stunningadj.極漂亮的；令人驚奇的II導(dǎo)讀：達(dá)·芬奇16世紀(jì)創(chuàng)作的不朽名畫(huà)《蒙娜麗莎》中的女子一直充滿著神秘的色彩。前不久，法國(guó)一位藝術(shù)家提出了新的見(jiàn)解。現(xiàn)在讓我們一起來(lái)看看是怎么回事吧！MonaLisa，themysteriouswomaninLeonardodaVinci’s16thcenturymasterpiece，hadjustgivenbirthtohersecondsonwhenshesatforthepainting，aFrenchartexpertsaidonTuesday.ThediscoverywasmadebyateamofCanadianscientistswhousedspecialtechnologytopeerthroughthepaintlayersonthework，whichnowsitsintheLouvremuseuminParis.OneoftheresearcherssaidthatonverycloseexaminationofthepaintingitbecameclearthattheMonaLisa’sdresswascoveredinathintransparentgauzeveil“Thistypeofdresswastypicalofthekindworninearly16thcenturyItalybywomenwhowerepregnantorwhohadjustgivenbirth.Thisissomethingthathadneverbeenseenuptonowbecausethepaintingwasalwaysjudgedtobedarkanddifficulttoexamine”hetoldanewsconference.Healsosaidthat，contrarytopopularbelief，thesubjecthadnotletherhairhangfreelybutinfactworeabonnetfromwhichonlyafewcurlsmanagedtoescape.“PeoplealwayswrotethatMonaLisahadallowedherhairtohangfreelyoverhershoulders.ThisgreatlysurprisedhistoriansbecauselettingyourhairhangfreelyduringtheRenaissancewastypicalofyounggirlsandwomenofpoorvirtue，”hesaid.TheteamhadhopedtodiscovermoredetailsaboutLeonardo’spaintingtechniques，whichtheartistusedtocreateahazyeffect.ButscientistJohnTaylorsaidtheteamhadbeenfrustratedbythelackofbrushstrokedetailonthepainting.注解：1.peerv.仔細(xì)看；端詳2.ransparentadj.透明的3.veiln.薄紗4.bonnetn.舊式女帽5.hazyadj.朦朧的Ⅲ導(dǎo)讀：韓干，唐朝畫(huà)家。相傳年少時(shí)曾為酒肆雇工，經(jīng)王維資助，學(xué)畫(huà)十余年而藝成。擅繪肖像、人物、鬼神、花竹，尤善畫(huà)馬。ChenJiangHong’sTheMagicHorseofHanGanreceivedtheBestChildren’sPictureBookAwardattheFrankfurtBookFair.ThestorydepictsamasterChinesepainterHanGan（706—783AD）whospecialisedinportraitsofhorsesinChina’sTangDynasty（618—907AD）.Intelligentandfocused，Hancouldn’thelpbutsketchahorseafterseeingbeautifulhorsesinacustomer’sbackyardwhereheservedasawaiterwhohaddeliveredfoodanddrinks.Han’shandsomelydrawnhorseandhisconcentrationarousedthecuriosityofoneoftheguests，whohappenedtobeagreatpoetatthattime，WangWei.Helateroffersthelittleboyplentyofdrawingpaper，writingbrushes，inkandpigments.Fromthenon，Handevotedallhistimeandenergytoobservinghorsesanddrawingasvividofpicturesashecould.Ashisfamespreadthroughoutthecountry，agrandgeneralaskedHantodrawahorse，whichcomestolifeleavesthepainting，andaccompanieshimontomanybattlefields.Chen’sstorypressesontowardaclassicconclusion，inwhichthemagichorseescapesfromthegeneralsbrutalityandgoesbacktoHanGan’spainting—ifyouaretooevil，justiceturnsouttobeinjustice.Chenisasmuchamasterofelaborate-stylepaintingashisheroisofhorsedrawingsfromtheTangdynasty.Chen’sdetailedstrokesandcomplicateddyeingskillsrunparallelwithHansmasterpiecehorsedrawing.AndthroughChen’suseofcolour，thestory’sadmirationfortheChinesepainterisrevealed，fromthelime-yellowbackgroundtoredsaddles，underscoringChen’seffortstoreturntoHan’soriginalelaborate-stylepaintings.注解：1.depictv.描繪2.sketchv.畫(huà)素描3.pigmentn.顏料4.accompanyv.陪伴，陪同5.brutalityn.殘暴行徑6.underscorev.強(qiáng)調(diào)，著重說(shuō)明Ⅳ導(dǎo)讀：徐悲鴻被尊稱為中國(guó)現(xiàn)代美術(shù)教育的奠基者。他擅長(zhǎng)素描、油畫(huà)、中國(guó)畫(huà)，代表作有《愚公移山圖》《八駿圖》等。讓我們一起走進(jìn)徐悲鴻博物館一探究竟吧。XuBeihong（1895—1953）wasanoutstandingChineseartistandeducatorofthefinearts.Hisworkscoverawiderangeofstylesandmediums，thoughheisbestknownforhishorsepaintings.TheXuBeihongMuseumdisplaysMr.Xu’sstudioasitwasoriginallyarranged.Amongthewallhangingsarethemaster’scopyoftheWesternEuropeanoilpainting“BountifulHarvest”，traditionalChinesepaintingsbyRenBonianandQiBaishi，andaphotoofMr.XuwiththeIndianpoetandphilosopherTagore.Alsoondisplayarethemaster’sseals，ancientartifacts，andgiftsgivenbyforeignfriends.Intheexhibitionhallarecolourinkpaintings，oilpaintings，andsketchesfromeachperiodofMr.Xu’scareer.Hisexplosive,daring“GallopingHorse”symbolizes