celebrated adj.著名的
She's a celebrated Chinese painter. She has earned quite a reputation abroad.
她是一位著名的中國(guó)畫家。她在國(guó)外頗有名氣。

orphan n.孤兒
Orphaned as a child and then sold into a brothel, she went through many ups and downs.
她從小就是孤兒，后來被賣到妓院，經(jīng)歷了很多起起落落。

critic n.評(píng)論家
critique n.批評(píng)，批評(píng)
The critics say her works combine both oriental and Western painting styles.
評(píng)論家說她的作品結(jié)合了東西方的繪畫風(fēng)格。
A critique is a written examination and judgment of a person's work.
評(píng)論是指的對(duì)某人的作品的書面評(píng)價(jià)。

painting n.畫畫，涂色
drawing n.繪畫
sketch n.素描，草圖
Painting needs paint and a brush. It is described in terms of colors and designs.
Painting 需要顏料和畫筆，是通過顏色和設(shè)計(jì)來描述的。
The most important tools of drawing are pencils or crayons. It's based on lines and shades.
Drawing 最重要的繪畫工具是鉛筆，或蠟筆。它以線條和陰影為基礎(chǔ)。
A sketch is a drawing that is done quickly without a lot of details.
Sketch 是沒有太多細(xì)節(jié)的快速繪圖。

calligraphy n.書法
It is said that she has contributed much to modern art with her depiction of the world with hints of Chinese calligraphy and painting.
據(jù)說她對(duì)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)的貢獻(xiàn)很大，她用中國(guó)書法和繪畫的來描繪世界。

portrait n.肖像畫
She is renowned for her self-portraits.
她以自畫像而聞名。
Painting nude portraits was still a taboo in China back then.
在當(dāng)時(shí)的中國(guó)，畫人體素描仍然是一種禁忌。

vulgar and cheap 傷風(fēng)敗俗的
Those paintings were viewed as vulgar and cheap in the conservative Chinese society.
在保守的中國(guó)社會(huì)，這些畫被認(rèn)為是傷風(fēng)敗俗的。
If you describe something as vulgar, you think it is in bad taste or of poor artistic quality.
如果你用 vulgar 來形容某件事，你認(rèn)為它的品味很差或者藝術(shù)質(zhì)量很差。

judge a person by his/her birth 以出身評(píng)斷他人
It is the pity of an era to judge a person's personality by her birth.
以出身來斷定一個(gè)人的人格，可以說是一個(gè)時(shí)代的悲哀。