人教版英语选修第三册 unit 1 Using Language 1

An Ink Wash Animation Film

水墨动画片

Today, I’d like to speak to you about the ink wash animated film *Feeling from Mountain and Water*.

今天，我想和大家聊聊水墨动画片《山水情》。

Let’s start by talking about the background of ink wash animation, an animation style that is unique to China.

我们先来谈谈水墨动画的背景，这是一种中国独有的动画风格。

This style combines Chinese traditional art with modern animation techniques.

这种风格将中国传统艺术与现代动画技术相结合。

In the late 1950s, inspired by the ink wash painter Qi Baishi, the Shanghai Animation Studio began to explore ways to turn Chinese traditional paintings into cartoon form.

20世纪50年代末，受水墨画家齐白石的启发，上海美术电影制片厂开始探索将中国传统绘画转化为动画形式的方法。

The first ink wash animation film, *Tadpoles Searching for Mother*, was produced in 1960, and it received international praise.

第一部水墨动画片《小蝌蚪找妈妈》于1960年制作完成，并获得了国际赞誉。

Following this, *The Cowboy’s Flute* was produced in 1963, receiving the golden prize at an international film festival.

随后，《牧笛》于1963年问世，并在一个国际电影节上荣获金奖。

Finally, in 1988, the ink wash animation masterpiece, *Feeling from Mountain and Water* was created.

最终，在1988年，水墨动画的杰作《山水情》诞生了。

Let’s turn now to the film itself.

现在我们来看看这部影片本身。

The film tells the simple story of an old musician and a young boy.

这部电影讲述了一位老琴师和一个小男孩之间质朴的故事。

In the film, an old musician falls ill while travelling and is helped by a young boy.

影片中，一位老琴师在旅途中病倒了，得到了一个小男孩的帮助。

To thank the boy, the musician teaches him how to play the *guqin*.

为了感谢这个男孩，琴师教他弹奏古琴。

With the change of the seasons, it is time for the musician to leave.

随着季节更替，琴师到了该离开的时候。

As the musician says goodbye, he gives the boy his *guqin*, and then disappears into the mist.

琴师在告别时，把自己的古琴送给了男孩，然后消失在雾霭之中。

Then, when the boy sits down to play the *guqin*, all of nature joins him in a visual symphony.

随后，当男孩坐下弹奏古琴时，整个大自然都与他一同奏响了一场视觉交响乐。

The film has no dialogue.

这部影片没有对白。

And, unlike typical cartoons, the film has no bright colours.

而且，与典型的动画片不同，这部影片没有鲜艳的色彩。

In short, it is like a fine ink wash painting which has been brought to life—a painting with movement.

简而言之，它就像一幅栩栩如生的水墨画——一幅会动的画。

The animation and the music make the film not only appealing to the eyes and ears but also rich in emotion.

动画与音乐使这部影片不仅悦目悦耳，而且情感丰富。

Therefore, this 18-minute film is regarded by many as a masterpiece of Chinese ink wash animation.

因此，这部18分钟的影片被许多人视为中国水墨动画的杰作。

After the late 1980s, the high cost of producing ink wash animation caused film studios to stop making them.

20世纪80年代末以后，制作水墨动画的高昂成本导致电影制片厂停止了这类影片的制作。

The techniques used to produce such films simply required too much work, as each frame of the film had to be hand painted.

制作这类影片所采用的技术工作量太大，因为每一帧画面都需要手工绘制。

However, in 2016, new artists have begun to make ink wash animated films using computers.

然而，在2016年，新一代艺术家开始利用电脑制作水墨动画片。

It is hoped that these new techniques will breathe new life into this art form.

人们希望这些新技术能为这一艺术形式注入新的活力。

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