VOA慢速英语:Exploring the Art and History of Printmaking

短语讲解：

1. To make a print, an artist creates an original image with a form made of wood, metal or plastic.

make of用…做成
例句：The table is made of wood.
桌子是木制的。

2. As you might have guessed, woodcut prints are made out of wood. Then he or she cuts away pieces from the surface.

make out of用某物制造出
例句：The evening dress is made out of pure silk.
这件睡衣是用真丝做的。
cut away切, 剪; 去掉
例句：He cut away the material which he didn't need.
他切掉了不需要的那块材料。

3. It is then pressed on a piece of paper.

press on用力压
例句：The driver must have pressed on the accelerator.
司机一定是踩了加速器。

4. These prints were popular with the middle class people living in towns.

be popular with在…中有声望〔受好评〕
例句：These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.
外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

5. Next, the stone is covered with a chemical mixture.

be covered with盖着,覆着
例句：The field is covered with snow.
田野一片积雪。

6. This method is based on the stencil.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

7. With silkscreen printing, a stencil is attached to a fine piece of stretched silk or nylon cloth.

attach to (使)贴〔系, 粘〕在…上
例句：He attached labels to his luggage.
他把标签贴在行李上。

8. The paint goes through the open areas of the stencil cut out onto the paper.

go through穿过, 通过
例句：The river goes through the city.
这条河流穿过这个城市。

9. His level of expression is so profound that even with a few strokes, he can pick up the action and show it to you

pick up通过实践学会
例句：She soon picked up French when she went to live in France.
她到法国居住后很快就学会了法语。

10. He often makes his drawn images into a series of prints.

make into把…转变为, 使成为; 把…做成
例句：They made the story into a play.
他们把这个故事改编成了戏剧。

11. I dedicated it to the hunger movement so that we would recognize world hunger and try to do something about it.

dedicate to写(某作品)以献给…
例句：He dedicated his novel to his teacher.
他把他的小说献给了他的老师。