中国书法博大精深。但你知道吗,英语其实也有书法!圣诞、新年快到了,如果你要写英语贺卡,不妨从今天的节目里吸取些灵感吧。
关键词:
Calligraphy:中国书法、英语书法
Calligraphy: 书法
Chinese calligraphy: 中国书法
English calligraphy: 英语书法
Calligrapher: 书法家
Handwriting:写字、手写
Penmanship: 手写的艺术
How does your handwriting look?
如何用英语形容字好看、难看?
写一手漂亮的字:
You've got beautiful handwriting!
字写得很丑:
Sloppy:字写得难看
Chicken scratch: 像鸡爪子抓出来的
字写得草:
Cursive: 字潦草、不容易看懂
*Cursive还有一个意思是连笔,包括清晰、不潦草的连笔;
*美国小学生也会练习写cursive.*
Practising writing: 外国人从小会练字吗?
Start in elementary school: 美国小学生会开始练字
Start with cursive: 从连笔练起
Handwriting does say something about the person: 字如其人
But handwriting in English isn't as important as it is in Chinese: 但是英语里写字的重要性不如中文
If teachers can read it, they'll let it pass: 老师看得懂,就可以,不会特别批评字难看
How to improve your handwriting?
怎么练漂亮的英语字?
最好的方法,就是买这种三条线的本子:
Three-lined notebooks: 三条线的本子
It helps you structure your handwriting: 会帮你规范书写
就像我们小时候练字的田字格
大写、小写怎么说?
Upper case/capital letters: 大写
Lower case: 小写
Different fonts: 各种字体
Copperplate: 铜板体最古典
Copperplate font: 铜板体
Classic and classical: 既经典又古典
Lots of loops: 很多圈圈
Starting point for calligraphy: 练英语书法的人会从铜板体入门
Gothic font: 哥特体最庄重
Gothic: 哥特
Gothic style: 哥特风格
Reminds me of vampires: 让人联想到吸血鬼
It's quite dark: 有点儿黑暗
Many old newspapers have their name in Gothic font: 很多历史悠久的报纸,名字都是哥特体
Italics make everything beautiful!
斜体,最简单美化手写的方法
Italics: 斜体
Slanted: 斜的
Standard: 标准、端正
Comic Sans: 最幼稚的字体
Comic sans: 漫画字体
People always make fun of this font: 这是最被嘲笑的字体
It's like a child's handwriting: 看起来很幼稚
*职场上,比如做英语PPT,最好别用这个字体*
Different types of pens: 各种笔,英语怎么说?
Fountain pen: 钢笔
Ball pen: 圆珠笔
Brush: 毛笔
Nib: 笔头
Calligraphy in action: 英语书法哪里用?
Most used on invitations, especially wedding invitations:最常用在请帖上,特别是结婚喜帖
Hire a calligrapher to handwrite the invitations: 新人会雇一位会书法的人帮他们手写
You can do it by yourself:也可以自己尝试
Write it in Italics and cursive: 写斜体、连写,看起来会很漂亮