1、/中国风Chinese Elements/中国风Chinese Elements4Crazy English Enter Three-tenths of an Inch into the Timber入 木 三 分张 波“入木三分”出自唐代张怀瓘书断王羲之:“王羲之书祝版,工人削之,笔入木三分。”形容书法刚劲有力,后亦用以比喻见解、讨论深刻。Wang Xizhi is one of the most famous 1)calligraphers during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.When he was very young,he practiced his art
2、every day and had a good handwriting.Later he 2)absorbed the strong points of other schools of calligraphy,and developed his own 3)unique style of writing.Because of his achievements,he has been honored as the Sage of Calligraphy.It is said that a 4)carpenter once found that the ink of the character
3、s Wang Xizhi had written had gone almost three-tenths of an inch into the timber because of his forceful stroke.The idiom“Enter three-tenths of an inch into the timber”is got from the story.Track 2(初中天地)51)calligrapher n.书法家2)absorb v.吸收3)unique adj.唯一的;独一无二的4)carpenter n.木匠王羲之是东晋著名书法家。他日夜苦练书法,从小写得一
4、手好字。后来他博取百家之长,逐渐形成自己的风格。因为他在书法上的成就,人们尊称他为“书圣”。据说有一次王羲之把字写在木板上,雕刻师傅发现他笔力雄劲,字迹竟然浸入木板有三分深。成语“入木三分”就来源于此。Fill in the blanks:Later he the strong points of other schools of calligraphy,and developed his own style of writing.Know MoreIn addition to his talent,Wang Xizhis own efforts are also necessary for
5、his excellent handwriting.It is said that Wang Xizhi,in order to practice calligraphy,was thinking about the structure and use of calligraphy in his heart when walking,eating and even resting.He always used his fingers as a pen to draw on his clothes.Over a long period of time,many cuts were made on
6、 his clothes.Another example is that Wang Xizhi once practiced calligraphy by the pond and washed his brushes and inkstones in the pond after writing.In the end,the water in the entire pond turned black.能写出入木三分的笔迹,除了天赋之外,王羲之自身的努力是必不可少的。据说王羲之为了练字,走路、吃饭甚至休息时,心里都在思考着关于书法的结构和运笔。他一直用手指头当作笔在衣服上画着,时间一久,衣服上都划出来了好多道口子。还有一个例子是王羲之曾经在池塘边练字,写完之后就在池塘中清洗笔砚。最后,整个池塘里的水都变成了黑色。参考答案:absorbed;unique