CLASSROOM Grammar Elite
for Junior Secondary Students
Words by Theme

Theme: Precious things (p.170)

1. 
   Leonardo da Vinci (n.): an Italian painter in the Renaissance
   
   
   e.g.
   Leonardo da Vinci (李奧納多·達文西) produced many of exceptional (非凡的) paintings with exquisite (精湛的) compositions (構圖).


2. 
   Mona Lisa (n.): a painting by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci
   
   
   e.g.
   Mona Lisa (蒙娜麗莎) reflects (反映) people’s aesthetic (審美的) concept (概念) and their pursuit of beauty in the Renaissance (文藝復興時期).


3. 
   Edvard Munch (n.): a Norwegian painter who was a pioneer of modern expressionist painting
   
   
   e.g.
   Because Edvard Munch (愛德華·孟克) poured (傾注) so much personal emotion (情感) into his paintings, his works were often extremely expressive (具有表現力的).


4. 
   The Scream (n.): a painting by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch
   
   
   e.g.
   The contorted (扭曲的) lines in The Scream (吶喊) express the depression (壓抑), anxiety (焦慮) and loneliness (孤獨) of the character in the painting to an extreme (極致).


5. 
   Johannes Vermeer (n.): one of the three great Dutch painters of the 17th century
   
   
   e.g.
   Johannes Vermeer’s (約翰尼斯·維梅爾) paintings are basically (基本上) the everyday life of citizens, aiming to show people’s preference for cozy (舒適的) atmosphere (氛圍).


6. 
   Girl with a Pearl Earring (n.): a painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer
   
   
   e.g.
   The Girl with a Pearl Earring (戴珍珠耳環的少女) adopts a completely black background, which contrasts (對比) sharply with the gentle (溫和的) eyes of the character, giving people a sense of hope.


7. 
   Vincent van Gogh (n.): a Dutch impressionist painter
   
   
   e.g.
   Vincent van Gogh (文森·梵高) expressed his inner (內心的) feelings and sought psychological (心理上的) comfort (慰藉) through painting.


8. 
   The Starry Night (n.): a painting by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh
   
   
   e.g.
   In The Starry Night (星夜), Van Gogh used exaggerated (誇張的) colours and lines to present the stars as if they were moving to express a kind of restless (躁動的) emotion.


9. 
   Edward Hopper (n.): an American painter, one of the greatest artists of the 20th century
   
   
   e.g.
   Edward Hopper’s (愛德華·霍普) painting style (風格) has made an impact (影響) on various fields, including art, literature (文學) and film.


10. 
    Nighthawk (n.): a painting by American painter Edward Hopper
    
    
    e.g.
    Nighthawks (夜遊者) depicts (描繪) a scene in an American city. In the picture, long shadows (陰影) are used to show loneliness (孤獨).