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after leaving school

on leaving school

he complied with his father’s wish

he did what his father wanted him to do

aware of

discover/become increasingly interested

aim

want to do

convince the public of the merits of it?

make it more popular?

the reviews were extremely negetive

be criticized by

calls for

be urge to do

a shortage of

not readily available

focus on

turn to?

offer him a commission

be employed to do

dipicit

produce

his works became available to collectors?

collectors started to buy

boost income

increased income

initial inspiration

basic idea

water storages?

severe water scarcity

distilled water

purified water

show

display

caution

warning

??comply

v. 遵從，服從；（商品）符合特定標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

??comply with?

順從；應(yīng)允；遵守

??Moore hoped to become a sculptor ,but instead he complied with his father’s wish that he train as a schoolteacher.

??originality

n. 獨(dú)創(chuàng)性，創(chuàng)意；獨(dú)創(chuàng)能力，創(chuàng)造力

It had a power and originality that on other stone sculpture possessed.

??merit

n. 優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)，價(jià)值；優(yōu)點(diǎn)，長處；事實(shí)真相，是非曲直；善行，善事

v. 值得，應(yīng)受；應(yīng)受賞（或罰）

The aim of the group was to convince the English public of the merits of the emerging international movement in modern art and architecture.

??His work was enthusiastically welcomed by fellow sculptors.

??notorious

adj. 聲名狼藉的，臭名昭著的

??The reviews in the press were extremely negative and turned Moore into a notorious figure.

??inclination

n. 傾向，意愿；趨向，趨勢；斜坡，斜度

??Throughout the whole 1930s ,he did not show any inclination to please the English public.

??incline

v. （使）傾向于；點(diǎn)頭；（使）傾斜；贊同（某人，某事）

n. 斜坡，傾斜

??distort

v. 扭曲，使失真；歪曲，曲解

??He was inspired to distort the human body in a radical way.

??radical

adj. 根本的，徹底的；激進(jìn)的，極端的；全新的，不同凡響的；（增減）急劇的，大幅度的

??resemblance

n. 相似，相像；相似點(diǎn)，相似之處；相似物

??little resemblance to human form

??signify

v. 意味著，象征

??The resulting work signifies a dramatic change in his style ,away from the experimentation of the 1930s towards a more natural and humanistic subject matter.

??experimentation

n. 實(shí)驗(yàn)；嘗試

??humanistic

adj. 人文主義的；人道主義的

??menace

n. 威脅，危險(xiǎn)的人或物；煩人的人（或事物），引起麻煩的人（或事物）；危險(xiǎn)氣氛，威脅；<英，法律>（以）威脅（或恐嚇）的手段（索要錢財(cái)）

v. <正式>威脅，威嚇

??acclaim

v. 贊揚(yáng)，稱贊，為……喝彩

n. 贊揚(yáng)，稱譽(yù)，高度評價(jià)

??Moore was the first modern English sculptor to achieve international critical acclaim and he is still regarded as one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century.

??expire

v. 到期，失效；死亡；呼氣，吐氣；（任期）屆滿

??resignation

n. 辭職； 辭職信，辭呈；順從，聽任；（棋）認(rèn)輸

??There were calls for his resignation from the royal college ,and the following year ,when his contrast expired ,he left to start a sculpture department.

??desalination

n. （海水的）脫鹽，淡化

??maintenance

n. 維護(hù)，保養(yǎng)；保持，維持；（依法應(yīng)負(fù)擔(dān)的）生活費(fèi)，撫養(yǎng)費(fèi)

??diesel

n. 柴油；內(nèi)燃機(jī)，柴油車

??They are very maintenance intensive ,and they don’t have the money to buy the diesel to run the desalination plants.

??outright

adj. 完全的，徹底的；公開的，直率的；絕對的，全面的

adv. 公開地，直率地；完全地，徹底地；立刻，立即；一次付清地

??They can’t afford the device outright.

??venture

n. 風(fēng)險(xiǎn)項(xiàng)目，冒險(xiǎn)事業(yè)；冒險(xiǎn)旅行，冒險(xiǎn)行動(dòng)

v. 敢于去（未知或危險(xiǎn)等地方）；冒險(xiǎn)；小心地說，謹(jǐn)慎地做；敢說，大膽表示

??humanitarian

adj. 人道主義的，博愛的；基督凡人論的

n. 人道主義者，博愛者；慈善家；基督凡人論者