初级美语 L137：Van Gogh 解析

一、Reading

It cannot be denied that Van gogh was a great artist. However, he was considered an outcast by other artists of his time. Many of his most famous paintings were painted at a time when he was isolated by society. Today these paintings are admired as masterpieces, and are sold for large sums of money. Clearly, it was Van Gogh's destiny to be a paInter.

二、解析

■ It cannot be denied that Van gogh was a great artist.

• 形主：it
• 系：cannot be
• 表：denied
• 主：that Van gogh was a great artist.（名从）
  • 引：that
  • 主：Van gogh
  • 系：was
  • 定：great
  • 表：a artist.

■ However, he was considered an outcast by other artists of his time.

= 主动用法：However, other artists of his time considered him an outcast.

• 语态：一般过去时被动语态
• 状：However
• 主：he
• 谓：was considered
• 主补：an outcast
• 宾：by other artists of his time.
  • 介：by
  • 宾：other artists
  • 定：of his time.
    • 介：of
    • 宾：his time.

■ Many of his most famous paintings were painted at a time when he was isolated by society.

• 时态：一般过去时被动语态
• 主：Many（作代词用“许多”）
• 定：of his most famous paintings（修饰前 Many）
  • 介：of
  • 宾：his most famous paintings
• 系：were painted
• 时状：at a time when he was isolated by society.
  • 介：at
  • 宾：a time
  • 定从：when he was isolated by society.
    • 时态：一般过去时被动语态
    • 引：when
    • 主：he
    • 谓：was isolated
    • 宾：by society.

■ Today these paintings are admired as masterpieces, and are sold for large sums of money.

• 时态：一般现在时被动语态
• 主：Today these paintings
• 谓：are admired
• 状：as masterpieces
• 连：and
• 谓：are sold
• 状：for large sums of money.
  • 介：for（当作...）
  • 定：large sums of
  • 宾：money.

■ Clearly, it was Van Gogh's destiny to be a paInter.

• 状：Clearly
• 形主：it
• 系：was
• 表：Van Gogh's destiny
• 主：to be a paInter.
  • 虚：to
  • 谓：be
  • 宾：a paInter.

三、语法

1. 介绍动词 deny 的用法。
2. 介绍 consider 的用法。
3. 介绍介词 for 表示价格的用法。

以上语法详见教材讲解。