13. His gift as a painter flowered quite early.
他的繪畫天賦很早就發(fā)揮出來。
還能這樣說：
He showed his gift for painting very early.
He played out his innate skill in painting very early.
應(yīng)用解析：
the flower of sth. 精華，精粹，鼎盛時(shí)期；
into flower 處于開花期
14. The distortion of form is a feature of his painting.
曲線型是他繪畫的一個(gè)特點(diǎn)。
還能這樣說：
His painting has a feature of using distortion.
One of the characteristics of his painting is distortion.
應(yīng)用解析：
feature on sb. 電視、報(bào)紙等中關(guān)于某人特寫或?qū)ｎ}節(jié)目；
feature in sth. 在某事中起重要作用或扮演主要角色
15. I like abstract art, but I prefer impressionistic art.
我喜歡抽象畫，不過我更喜歡印象派的畫。
還能這樣說：
I like impressionistic art better than abstract art.
Compared with abstract art, I like impressionistic art more.
應(yīng)用解析：
in the abstract 抽象的，在理論上；
abstract sth. from sth. 從某物中提取、抽取或分離出某物
16. He has acquired a large collection of fauvism paintings.
他收集了大量野獸派繪畫。
還能這樣說：
He has collected a great many fauvism paintings.
He has gathered a lot of fauvism paintings.
應(yīng)用解析：
an acquired taste 逐漸培養(yǎng)的愛好
17. Abstract paintings can never appeal to him.
抽象派繪畫從來都引不起他的興趣。
還能這樣說：
He isn't interested in abstract paintings.
Abstract paintings never can attract his attention.
應(yīng)用解析：
appeal to sb. for sth. 懇求，呼吁；
appeal to sb. against sth. 上訴；
appeal to sb. 對(duì)某人有吸引力