Unit 19 Lost Arts
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craft
craftsman
craftspeople
工藝師; 工匠
(n.) a job or activity in which you make things with your
hands, and that you usually need skill to do=handicraft
工藝; 手藝
…traditional rural crafts
…arts and crafts
(v.) to make something using a special skill, especially
with your hands 精巧地製作
Each doll is crafted individually by specialists.
a hand-crafted silver cigar case
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producer
製造者; 生產者
(n.) makers 製造者; 生產者
disappearance
消失
(n.) becoming impossible to see or find; stop existing
handicrafts
手工藝品
(v.) produce 製造; 生產
(n.) production 生產
(n.) produce 農產品
Police are investigating the woman's disappearance.
…the disappearance of ancient forests
(n.) items made by hand 手工藝品
(n.) an activity such as sewing or making baskets, in
which you use your hands in a skilful way to make things
工藝; 手藝
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illuminated
色彩鮮明的
(a.) Brightly/colorfully made 色彩鮮明的
Illuminated manuscript or book: a book of a type produced
by hand in the Middle Ages, whose pages are decorated with
gold paint and other bright colours 中古世紀的彩繪手稿
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manuscript
古代的手稿
(n.) book or piece of writing before it is printed 原稿
in manuscript
I read his novel in manuscript.
Unfortunately, parts of the original manuscript have
been lost.
2 a book or document written by hand before printing
was invented: 古代的手稿
a fine collection of medieval manuscripts
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border
飾邊; 滾邊
(n.) a band along or around the edge of something such
as a picture or piece of material 飾邊; 滾邊
(v.) be bordered by something 環繞著…
…the mile of white sand beach bordered by palm trees
and tropical flowers
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illustration
插圖
(n.) a picture in a book, article etc, especially one that
helps you to understand it
The book contains 62 pages of illustrations
(v.) illustrate: to make the meaning of something clearer
by giving examples: 說明
Let me give an example to illustrate the point.
She illustrated her discussion with diagrams
(v.) to put pictures in a book, article etc:
Over a hundred diagrams, tables and pictures illustrate
the book.
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especially
特別地
(adv.) particularly
strip
條; 帶; 細長片
(n.) long pieces
A strip of paper
I was especially fond of chocolate biscuits.
Feedback is especially important in learning skills.
A depreciation of the dollar would make US exports
cheaper and especially so in Japan.
I never liked long walks, especially in winter.
Art books are expensive to produce, especially if they
contain colour illustrations.
A strip of sand between the cliffs and the sea
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Time-consuming
耗費時間的
(a.) Taking a long time to do
It’s just very time-consuming to get such a large quantity
of data.
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printing press
印刷機
(n.) printing machine: machine that print pages= press
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emphasize
強調
(v.) emphasise: to say a word or phrase louder or higher
than others to give it more importance
The hand-painted theater poster emphasized the main
actors and actresses, whose names were painted in large
letters.
Discuss pollution with your children, emphasizing how
nice a clean street, lawn or park looks.
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preserve
保存; 維護
(v.) to save something or someone from being harmed or
destroyed:
This has helped preserve many arts such as pottery and
jewelry making.
We must encourage the planting of new trees and
preserve our existing woodlands.
Erin tried to preserve a normal family life in difficult
circumstances.
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pottery
陶藝品
(n./uncountable) objects made out of baked clay
Native American pottery
A pottery class
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council
組織; 協會
(n.) a group of people that are chosen to make rules,
laws, or decisions, or to give advice; an organization
The Crafts Council of India helps craftspeople find new
selling opportunities.
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appreciate
欣賞
(v.) to understand how good or useful someone or
something is.
People still appreciate the personal touch of a handmade
good.
1. Meet up: to meet someone in order to do something together 見面
We often meet up after work and go for a drink.
I’ve got to go now, but I’ll meet up with you later.
Many of them meet up once a year at the Kamala show to share ideas and sell
their goods.
2. Die out: to disappear or stop existing completely 消失; 滅絕
Unfortunately, not all lost arts can be brought back. But when they die out,
museums give us a chance to appreciate the care and effort that went into them.
The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying out
3. Go into: time/money/effort to be spent or used to get, make, or do something
投入; 從事
Museums give us a chance to appreciate the care and effort that went into the
lost arts.
Years of research have gone into this book.
A great deal of time and effort has gone into ensuring that the event runs
smoothly.