AmericanGothic

1、American Gothic,美国哥特人,Gothic architecture,Pointed Arch,Flying Buttress,Beam-column,Painted glass,Cross-shaped plan,1930年8月，伍德在Iowa南部的一个小镇拍摄了一幅哥特式风格的房子。,请他62岁的牙医和他30岁的妹妹作为画中人物的模特,花两个月的时间完成了这幅作品，及时赶上了芝加哥艺术学院的展览，获得了铜奖。,课文讲解,American Gothic (Para. 911) who（created American Gothic）and what（is it）：it is a

2、 painting created by Grant wood. how（was it created）:he got the inspiration from the Gothic window of an old farmhouse and he used his dentist, a sour-looking man and his sister Nan for the characters in his painting. how（do people feel about American Gothic）:Nan remarked that the painting saved fro

3、m a very boring life., Grant Wood instantly rose to fame in 1930with his painting American Gothic, an often-copied interpretation of the solemn pride of American farmers. 1930年，格兰特伍德因其画作美国哥特人一举成名。此画体现了美国农民庄严的自豪，常常被人复制。 Fame:好名声，强调较高的知名度。Fame是不可数名词，前面不用定冠词。 Reputation:好名声，也指坏名声，强调在人们心目中的形象,声誉。 She we

4、nt to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.她为追求名利去了好莱坞。 I m aware of Marks reputation for being later. 我知道马克迟到是出了名的。 build up/make a reputation; come to/achieve/win fame Damage /ruin ones reputation, The painting shows a serious-looking man and a woman standing in front of a farmhouse.画面展示了一位神色严肃

5、的男子和一位女子站立在农舍之前。 He was strongly influenced by medieval artists and inspired by the Gothic window of an old farmhouse, but the faces in his composition were what captured the worlds attention .伍德深受中世纪艺术家的影响，他的灵感来自于一所古老农舍的哥特式窗户，但最令世界注目的是画中人物的脸。（表语从句） 正常的句型：What captured the worlds attention were the

6、faces in his composition. be strongly influenced by 被-强烈影响 captured ones attention 抓住某人的注意力, Wood liked to paint faces （ he knew well ）. 伍德喜欢画他熟悉的脸。 For the grave farmer he used his dentist, a sour-looking man. 画中神色严肃的农夫，他选择了他那表情木讷的牙医，, For the woman standing alongside him, the artist chose his sist

7、er, Nan.至于站在他身边的农妇，他选择了自己的姐姐南。 stand alongside: （站）在旁边 So strong was my love for the girl that whenever I stood alongside her I felt nervous。我非常喜欢这个女孩，以至于只要和她站在一起我就感到紧张。, He stretched the models necks a bit, but there was no doubt who posed for the portrait.他把模特的脖子稍稍画长了一些，但无疑能看出谁是画像的原型。 There is no

8、doubt 毫无疑问 There is some doubt about（对某事）还有一些疑问 There is some doubt about the best way to do it.这件事怎么做才是最佳办法有点吃不准。 There is no doubt that .毫无疑问 There is no doubt at all that we did the right thing.毫无疑问我们做得对。 pose for （ 为拍照或画像）摆姿势, Nan later remarked that the fame（ she gained form American Gothic ）saved her from a