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倫勃朗的作品在校園浴室發(fā)現(xiàn)

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新聞背景

倫勃朗(Rembrandt 1606～1669)1606年7月15日生于萊頓，1669年10月4日卒于阿姆斯特丹。其畫作體裁廣泛，擅長肖像畫、風景畫、風俗畫、宗教畫、歷史畫等。倫勃朗在繪畫史——荷蘭乃至全歐的繪畫史上所占的地位，與意大利文藝復興諸巨匠不相上下。他所代表的是北歐的民族特性，其中《木匠家庭》、《以馬忤斯的晚餐》是盧浮宮中收藏的兩幅代表作品。倫勃朗晚年生活困難，家產(chǎn)被拍賣，油畫作品買主不多，只有宗教題材的蝕刻版畫還有人訂制。據(jù)20世紀60年代統(tǒng)計，他一生留存的作品有油畫600幅，蝕刻版畫350幅，素描1500幅，70年代以后還陸續(xù)有新的發(fā)現(xiàn)。

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A small antique etching discovered by the president of Catholic University in Washington,D.C., has created quite a cultural stir. “I don’t think, in my 12 years as president, that anythinghas attracted so much attention so quickly as this piece of art,” ??says the Very Reverend David M.

O’Connell.)(Hidden in a bathroom cabinet)The small black-and-white print shows an elderly bearded man wearing a hat. It measuresless than 12 by 13 centimeters, so it’s not entirely surprising that it was overlooked until Father O’

Connell discovered it in a bathroom cabinet in the building that serves as both his residence andoffi ce.

Step by Step(Not rare, but hardly worthless)“Its value, monetarily, is not worth that much,” Father O’Connell says. “Ithink we had it assessed at about #4000 because there are so many like this, butonly one here.” Father O’Connell says he assumes the etching ended up in thecabinet when the bathroom was painted before his arrival. It’s now the centerpieceof an exhibit in the university library, and both the reverend and archivist LeslieKnoblauch wonder what other treasures may yet be discovered on CatholicUniversity’s campus.

antique a.

古代的stir n.

轟動overlook v.

忽視，忽略residence n.

住處assess v.

估價assume v.

猜想，認為centerpiece n.

中心裝飾品reverend n.

教士，牧師詞匯加油站Listening Comprehension聽力理解1 A small antique etching discovered by in Washington, D.C.,has created quite a cultural stir. “I don’t think, in my 12 years as president, thatanything has attracted so quickly as this piece of art.”

2 Which statement about the antique etching is true? ( )A. It was hidden in a bathroom cabinet.

B .It shows an elderly bearded man wearing a hat.

C. It measures less than 12 by 13 centimeters.

D. All the above.

3 In the following statements, which one does Father O’Connell believe? ( )A. Its value, monetarily, is not worth that much.

B. It is not rare, but hardly worthless.

C. it assessed at about $4000 because there are so many like this, but only onehere.

D. All the above.

1. the president of Catholic University; so much attention2. D 3. D KeyPart 11 A small antique etching discovered by the president of Catholic University in Washington,D.C. has created quite a cultural stir. 其中A small antique etching discovered by the presidentof Catholic University in Washington, D.C.做主語，discovered by the president of CatholicUniversity in Washington, D.C 是定語從句，修飾a small antique etching。

2 I don’t think, in my 12 years as president, that anythinghas attracted so much attention so quickly as this pieceof art，其中that引導的是賓語從句，in my 12 years aspresident是作為插入語的成分。

3 I think we had it assessed at about #4000 because thereare so many like this, but only one here. 句中ave it done形式的意思是讓某事被做。