新编大学英语-四版2025-视听说Unit 7.docx

Unit7Homeandbeyond

Warmingup

ListeningspeakingConversation

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F:Hithere!Iheardthatyou’replanningtoredecorateyourhouse.Whatstyleareyouthinkingof?Itmustbequiteadecision.

M:Yeah,it’sbeenonmymindlately.I’mabittornbetweenminimalismandmaximalism.

F:Whatexactlyareminimalismandmaximalism?

M:Well,minimalismwasanartmovementthatstartedinthe1960s.Itsbasicprinciplesarederivedfromtheconceptof“lessismore,”thatis,reducingthingsbacktotheirmostbasic.

F:Oh,Isee.So,whatdoesminimalismlooklikeinhomedesign?

M:Inhomedesign,minimalismisallaboutcleanlines,simpleshapes,andmutedcolors.Itusuallyfeaturesanopenfloorplanwithfurniturethatismulti-functionalandcanbeeasilymovedaround.Thistypeofdesigngivestheillusionofmorespace.

F:Interesting.Andwhataboutmaximalism?

M:Maximalismstartedinthe1970s.Itembracesthecoreidealthat“moreismore.”

F:Howdoesthattranslateintohomedesign?

M:Well,whenitcomestohomedesign,maximalismuseslotsofdifferentpatternsandbrightcolors.Itfeaturesheavyfurnitureandlotsofaccessories.Itfeelsvibrantandenergeticbutcansometimeslookabitbusyandcluttered.

F:So,minimalismandmaximalismareonoppositeendsofthedesignspectrum,right?

M:Yeah.Ican’tdecidewhichonesuitsmebetter.Minimalismseemssoorganized,butI’mworrieditmightmakemyhomelooktooempty,youknow?

F:Igetthat.It’slikefindingtherightbalance.Minimalismmightbeperfectforsomeonewhowantsthatillusionofcleanlinessandorder,butitmightnotfeellivedin.Ontheotherhand,

maximalismisgreatifyoulovebeingsurroundedbycolorsandthingsthatmakeyouhappy,butit

canbeabitoverwhelming.

M:Exactly!Iwantmyspacetoreflectme,butIcan’tfigureoutwhichstylealignsmorewithwhatIwant.

F:Maybethere’samiddleground,likeincorporatingsomeminimalistelementswithpopsof