八点半,林画家开始一天的创作。
At eight thirty, Painter Lin begins his day's work.
他先整理画布和颜料。
He first organizes his canvas and paints.
今天他想画一幅关于早晨的风景。
Today, he wants to paint a picture of the morning scenery.
他拿起画笔,在画布上轻轻地画。
He picks up his brush and paints gently on the canvas.
窗外传来鸟的叫声,他觉得很平静。
Birds sing outside the window, and he feels peaceful.
十点多,一位朋友来了,带了咖啡。
After ten, a friend comes over with coffee.
他们聊艺术,也聊生活的小事。
They talk about art and small things in life.
朋友说:“你的画越来越有感觉了。”
The friend says, "Your paintings have more and more feeling."
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 八点半 | bā diǎn bàn | eight-thirty; half past eight |
| 林 | Lín | surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi |
| 画家 | huà jiā | painter; artist |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start |
| 一天 | yī tiān | One day |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 创作 | chuàng zuò | to create (literature, art, etc.); creation |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 先 | xiān | first; before |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to arrange; to tidy up; to organize |
| 画布 | huà bù | canvas (artist's painting surface) |
| 和 | hé | and; with |
| 颜料 | yán liào | paint; dye; pigment |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 幅 | fú | width; a roll; classifier for paintings or textiles |
| 关于 | guān yú | concerning; about |
| 早晨 | zǎo chén | early morning |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery; landscape |
| 拿起 | ná qǐ | to pick up |
| 画笔 | huà bǐ | painting brush |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 上 | shàng | up; on |
| 轻轻地 | qīng qīng de | gently; softly; lightly (manner adverb) |
| 窗外 | chuāng wài | outside the window |
| 传来 | chuán lái | to be heard; to come (of sound or news) |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 叫声 | jiào shēng | yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think; to feel |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 平静 | píng jìng | calm; undisturbed; serene |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock; point; dot |
| 多 | duō | many; much |
| 一位 | yī wèi | One person (polite measure word) |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 来了 | lái le | has come; arrived |
| 带 | dài | to bring; to carry; to wear |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | (loanword) coffee |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 聊 | liáo | to chat; to talk |
| 艺术 | yì shù | art |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life; livelihood |
| 小事 | xiǎo shì | trifle; trivial matter; measure word: 点/點 (diǎn) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 你的 | nǐ de | your |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is, there are |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |