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further study/ 进修 / (jìnxiū)

A: As an artist, where will you choose to go to further your studies?

作为一个艺术家,你会选择去哪里进修呢？

(zuòwéi yīɡè yìshùjiā, nǐhuì xuǎnzé qùnǎlǐ jìnxiūne?)

B: I'm a modern oil painter so I will choose to go to the US. 

我是一个当代油画艺术家,我会选择去美国。

(wǒshì yīɡè dānɡdài yóuhuà yìshùjiā, wǒhuì xuǎnzé qù měiɡuó.)

A: Why? Do you feel that the art backgrounds of different countries will be different? 

为什么呢？你觉得不同国家的艺术背景会有不同吗？

(wéi shénmene? nǐ juéde bùtónɡ ɡuójiāde yìshùbèijǐnɡ huìyǒu bùtónɡma?)

B: Yup. Like some European countries such as England and Germany, they have cultural backgrounds for dramas and industrial design, but when it comes to contemporary painting, the US has its own unique creativity. 

是的,像一些欧洲国家,例如英国和德国,它们有关于戏剧和工业设计的文化背景,但是如果谈论到当代绘画艺术,美国有着独特的开创性。

(shìde, xiànɡ yīxiē ōuzhōuɡuójiā, lìrú yīnɡɡuó hé déɡuó, tāmen yǒuɡuānyú xìjùhéɡōnɡyèshèjìde wénhuàbèijǐnɡ, dànshì rúɡuǒ tánlùndào dānɡdàihuìhuà yìshù, měiɡuó yǒuzhe dútède kāichuànɡxìnɡ.)

A: Really? What course do you want to further your studies in?  

是吗,你想去美国进修什么课程呢？

(shìma, nǐxiǎnɡqù měiɡuó jìnxiū shénme kèchénɡne?)

B: I want to study the theory of abstract painting. This art school was an important movement in art after World War II.  

我想要去学习抽象绘画的理论研究。这个艺术流派是美国二战后艺术的重要思潮。

(wǒ xiǎnɡyàoqù xuéxí chōuxiànɡhuìhuàde lǐlùnyánjiū. zhèɡè yìshùliúpài shì měiɡuóèrzhànhòu yìshùde zhònɡyàosīcháo.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times