an abstract painting/artist/noun abstract thought/reasoning 抽象思维/推理
Modern art is often rather abstract.
Beauty is an abstract concept.
You explain things in a way that is too abstract __fo_r__ me. n. (c) in the abstract 抽象地
A. made of
B. made in
C. made from D. made by
vt. [æb’strækt] 作摘要，节录；提取
abstract the important points from the report
abstract one’s speech/book/article
→abstractly adv. in the abstract
• be typical of… 是…特有的/典型的 This painting is typical of his early work.
• It is typical of sb to do sth. =It is characteristic of sb to do sth.
→typically adv.
Can we talk about success abstractly?
sculpture n. (c, u) 雕像，塑像 study sculpture make a sculpture sculpt v. 雕刻 sculptor n. (c) 雕刻家
statue n. (c) the Statue of Liberty
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱTalking about bringing up children in the abstract just isn’t enough.
(c)摘要 make an abstract of…
The abstract that he _______the inspiring speech was very clear.
• self-evident adj. 不证自明的 The importance of learning English is selfevident.
• evidently adv. obviously/apparently Evidently, he has decided to leave. The two men evidently knew each other.
in reality = in fact become a reality = come true The reality is that… • realism n. (u) / realist n. (c)
realistic 现实主义的 abstract 抽象的
• Art is very __a_b_s_tr_a_c_t__ while life is very__r_e_a_li_s_ti_c__.
• convention n. (c, u)惯例；常规；习俗 The handshake is a social convention. by convention / by tradition / by custom
• unconventional adj.
• typical adj. 典型的，有代表性的；一向如此的 a typical example ---The train is late again! ---Typical!
Unit 1 Art
Words & Expressions
• realistic adj. 现实的，现实主义的，逼真的 a realistic plan/goal/target/writer be realistic about… / Be realistic.
• realistically adv. • real adj. / really adv. • realize vt. realize one’s hope/goal/ambition • reality n. (u) --- fantasy
aimlessly adv. wander around aimlessly aimlessness n. (u)
• conventional adj. 常规的；传统的；因循守旧的 conventional manners/methods/opinions conventional weapons/wars a conventional artist be conventional in… 在…上因循守旧的 He is rather conventional in his tastes/views.
• vi. vt. 瞄准，对准 aim (sth) at… He aimed (the gun) at the enemy officer. aim sth at … → be aimed at… 针对；旨在 The program is aimed at teenagers. The measures are aimed at preventing violent crime.
• faith n. (u)信任，信心，信念；对上帝的信仰 have faith in… / have blind faith in… lose faith in… keep/break (one’s) faith with… 忠/不忠于(信仰或原则)；对(某人)信守/违背诺言 religious faith = religious beliefs Faith can move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。 (c)宗教信仰 people from all faiths
②采用，采纳
adopt an idea /a new technique/a plan adopt an approach/strategy/policy adopt a new teaching method adopt one’s suggestion All the governments should adopt a hard attitude toward/to terrorists.
• When setting goals, we’d better be _________ about them, or we’ll not make full use of them.
A. crazy
B. particular
C. curious
D. realistic
• abstract adj. 抽象的; 深奥的 --- concrete adj. 具体的 n. (u)混凝土
• The rain was heavy and ____ the land was flooded.
A. constantly B. continuously
C. consequently D. consistently
汉译英
• 这家美术馆的雕塑非常抽象，所以我不 能理解。 (sculpture, art gallery, abstract, consequently)
• It is evident (to sb) that… He has a large collection of CDs. It is evident to everyone that he loves music. ≈It is obvious/clear/apparent (to sb) that…
• adopted adj. 被收养的 an adopted child his adopted son/daughter
• adoptive adj. 收养孩子的 an adoptive mother/father adoptive parents
• be loyal/friendly/kind/good/generous/grateful/ cruel/mean to…
• be strict/honest/patient/angry/satisfied with…
• faithfully adv. 忠实地；如实地 Our Party’s aim is to faithfully serve the people. Yours faithfully, =Yours sincerely, =Yours truly,
• consequent adj. (formal)随之发生的 The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all.
• consequence n. (c)后果 as a consequence of sth = as a result of…
• vi. 志在，目的在 aim at (doing) sth aim to do sth
• We aim at quality rather than quantity. • My brother aims to be a novelist. • She aims high. 志存高远，胸怀大志 →aimless adj. lead an aimless life
• faithfulness n. (u)忠实，忠诚 • faithless adj. • faithlessly adv. • faithlessness n. (u)
• consequently adv. (句子副词) 所以，结果 = as a result / therefore / thus
• evidence n. (u)证据 a piece of evidence There is no/some evidence that…
• adopt vt. ①收养，领养某人 adopt a child / an orphan Paul’s mother had him _a_d_o_p_t_ed_ because she couldn’t look after him well.