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在纽约大都会“死磕”临摹,让元代壁画巨制回家

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Grammar Points

在……下under a certain conditionHSK 4

Used to show the condition, circumstance, or environment in which an action happens. It often means 'under...' or 'in the context of...'. In formal writing, it is very common in patterns like 在……条件下, 在……光源下, 在……原则下.

"在几乎“贴着原作”的条件下展开高精度测绘、校色与临摹"

"因为同一幅画,在不同光源下颜色会变"

由……组成be composed ofHSK 4

Used to describe the members or parts that make up a group, object, or system. The structure is often 'A由B组成', meaning 'A is made up of B'.

"此后的两年间,这个由中国艺术研究院工笔画院画家、硕博士研究生与历年壁画临摹核心骨干组成的团队先后四次去到纽约大都会艺术博物馆"

对……进行……carry out an action towardHSK 5

A very common formal written pattern. It means to perform some action on a target. '对' introduces the object, and '进行' is followed by the action noun, such as 研究、测量、分析、修复. It is especially common in news and academic language.

"对《药师佛佛会图 》开展多项复杂艺术信息的测量与汇总"

"工笔画院对新疆、甘肃等地的40多处石窟寺经典壁画进行观摩学习"

不只(是)……而(是)……not only... but rather...HSK 5

Used to correct or deepen an idea: something is not merely one thing, but something more important or more accurate. It is useful for emphasizing a broader meaning or stronger contrast.

"不只动手画,更要动脑研究,梳理壁画的前世今生,纠正前人的错漏"

"不只是一张画挂在墙上,而是尽可能还原壁画在广胜寺大殿里的原境"

虽然……但/却……although... yet...HSK 4

Used to express contrast: the first part gives a fact or concession, and the second part gives an unexpected or contrasting result. In the text, similar contrast is sometimes expressed with 虽然 alone plus a contrasting continuation.

"他们找到一张广胜寺下寺大殿的旧照,虽然模糊,但大致面貌能提供信息"

"“所谓泥地仗,就是像古代画师那样,在泥巴做的墙壁上画画。这听起来简单,做起来却困难重重。”"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

(used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one")

临摹lín mó
壁画bì huàHSK7

fresco

zàiHSK1

to exist; to be alive

HSK4

and

团队tuán duìHSK5

team

leHSK1

to understand clearly

药师佛yào shī fú
大都会dà dū huì
艺术yì shùHSK4

art

shìHSK1

to be (followed by substantives only)

jiāngHSK4
广胜寺guǎng shèng sì
博物馆bó wù guǎnHSK5

museum

佛会图fó huì tú
shàngHSK1

to climb; to get onto; to go up

修复xiū fùHSK6

to restore; to renovate

项目xiàng mùHSK5

item

张见zhāng jiàn
huàHSK2

(calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])

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