四六级翻译 之 calligraphy.ppt

Chapter 4 Arts P50 4.1 Calligraphy and Painting 4.1.1 Calligraphy 书法 calligraphy 硬笔书法 pen calligraphy 表音成分 phonetic component 表形成分 symbolic component 汉字偏旁 components of Chinese characters 线条艺术 the art of lines 汉字书写（体） Chinese script 汉字从图画和符号演变而来，中国书法艺术自然而然衍生于这一特殊的书写体系（绝大多数汉字由表音和表形成分构成），因此中国书法也被称作线条艺术。 Chinese characters evolved from pictures and signs, and the Chinese art of calligraphy developed naturally from this special writing system (most Chinese characters consist of several phonetic and symbolic components), so Chinese calligraphy is also called the art of lines. 尽管中国书法以汉字为表达工具，但要欣赏中国书法之美，不一定非要懂得汉语。 Although Chinese calligraphy uses Chinese words as its vehicle of expression, one does not have to know the language to appreciate its beauty. 书法的目的在于保持自然之美，突显人类精神之美。 Calligraphy’s purpose is to retain the beauty of nature and illuminate man’s spiritual beauty. P51 受到青睐 to find favor in 汉学圈 the circle of Chinese language learning 汉学 Sinology 笔画 stroke 点、横、竖、撇、折、勾 dot stroke, horizontal stroke, vertical stroke, curved stroke, angular stroke, hooked stroke 部首，独立成字 radical, standalone character 篆书，隶书，草书，楷书，行书 the seal form, the official form, the cursive form, the regular form, the running form 像“字如其人”这样的中国古语与书法是直接相关的。 The Chinese saying like “The handwriting reveals the writer” is directly related to calligraphy. 人们认为，书写中运用的力度表露人的性情，而书写的文字则能彰显书法家对生活和艺术的理解。 It is believed that the force used in writing betrays one’s disposition and the written characters reveals the calligrapher’s understanding of life and arts. 另外，书法作为一门中国传统艺术，很早便为邻国所青睐。 On the other hand, being a Chinese traditional art, Chinese calligraphy also found favor in the neighboring countries from the early times. 汉字笔画有24多种，分为六大类：点、横、竖、撇、折、勾。 Strokes within Chinese characters can have more than 24 varieties of shapes that fall into six basic categories: dian (dot stroke), heng (horizontal stroke), shu (vertical stroke), pie (curved stroke), zhe (angular stroke) and gou (hooked stroke). 汉字字体通常分