TOEFL READING 1994/05(4)
A onetime illustrator, Winslow Homer painted in a careful, clear
,accurately detailed , and convincing manner. Homer worked on "Breezing Up
" at intervals over a period of three years. It was the result of intense
study , and it grew out of two earlier studies of the scene , a watercolor and a
small oil painting . Sun-bronzed boys in their weather-beaten clothes were
a common sight in New England in Homer's time , as were fishermen like the one
in the red jacket , shown crouching as be holds the mainsheet. In the rising
wind , the boys have positioned themselves to counterbalance the tilt of the
boat as it speeds along in a choppy sea. The label stretched full length by the
mast seems oblivious to the spray of the bow waves; the boy beside him ,
silhouetted against the sky , holds onto the coaming. The light that highlights
the figures of the sailors also illuminates the scales of the fish in the bottom
of the boat. The picture gives us a sense of the pleasure and independence of
sailing.
重点单词：
illustrator : n. 插画家,图解者,说明者
clear : a. 清楚的,明确的,澄清的;ad. 清晰地;vt. 澄清,清除障碍;n.
间隙;vi. 放晴,变清澈
accurately : ad. 正确地,精确地
detailed : a. 详细的,逐条的
convincing : a. 使人信服的,有力的,令人心悦诚服的
manner : n. 样子,礼貌,风格
breeze : n. 微风,煤屑,轻而易举的事;vi. 吹微风,逃走
interval : n. 间隔,距离,间歇,间隙;n. 时间间隔
period : n. 时期,节,句点,周期;a. 过去某段时期的;int. 没有了
intense : a. 非常的,强烈的,紧张的,热情的
watercolor : 水彩画
bronze : n. 青铜,铜像;a. 青铜色的
weather-beaten : a. 饱经风霜的,风雨侵蚀的
sight : n. 景观,视力,眼界,阅读,意见,见解;vt. 看见,瞄准;vi.
瞄准,观看;a. 即席的,见票即付的
jacket : n. 夹克,外套,护套;vt. 给...穿夹克,给...装护套
crouch : n. 蹲伏,蜷缩;vi. 蹲下,蜷着,缩着;vt. 低头
mainsheet : n. 主桅帆操纵索
counterbalance : vt. 使平均,使平衡,使弥补;n. 平衡量,平衡力,势均力敌
tilt : n. 倾斜,轮锤,帆布篷,帐篷;vt. 使倾斜,使倾侧,用帆布篷覆盖;vi.
倾斜,翘起,冲刺,攻击;n. 倾斜
choppy : a. 急动的,突变的
label : n. 标签,签条,商标,标志;vt. 贴标签于,指...为,分类,标注;n.
DOS命令:加上或修改磁盘的标签
stretch : n. 伸展,张开,连绵,一段路,一段时间;a. 可伸缩的,弹性的;vt.
伸展,张开,曲解,使过度伸展;vi. 伸展,延伸
mast : n. 桅,桅杆,杆;vt. 装桅杆于
seem : vi. 象是,似乎
oblivious : a. 易忘的,遗忘的,忘却的,健忘的
spray : n. 水沫,浪花,水花,喷雾器,小树枝,喷雾;vt. 喷雾,扫射,喷射;vi.
喷,溅散
bow : n. 弓,眼睛框;vt. vi. 用弓拉琴,弯成弓形;n. 鞠躬,屈服;vt.
vi. 鞠躬,弯腰
silhouette : n. 黑色半身侧面影,影子,轮廓,剪影;vt. 描绘...成侧面影,使照出影子来,使仅仅显出轮廓
coaming : n. 舱口栏板,边材
highlight : n. 加亮区,精彩场面;vt. 加亮,使显著,以强光照射,突出
sailor : n. 水手,船员,海员
illuminate : vt. 照明,阐明,说明,使灿烂,用灯装饰;vi. 照亮
scale : n. 刻度,衡量,比例,数值范围,比例尺,天平,秤盘,秤,积垢,鳞片,鳞,等级,规模,水垢;vt.依比例决定,攀登,测量,过秤,绘制,刮鳞,使生垢,使生鳞;vi.
剥落,生水垢,重,攀登,衡量
sense : n. 侦测,感应,感觉,观念,知觉,理智,感官,情理,意识;vt.
感觉,觉察,了解
pleasure : n. 快乐,愉快,希望;vt. vi. (使)高兴
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