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精品文档 Bringing Dinosaurs to Life 赵闯——一个“复活”恐龙的艺术家。 MANY young children admire powerful things. So did Zhao Chuang. One day when he was in primary school, he read a book about dinosaurs. A T. rex ( 霸王龙 ) picture caught his fancy. Zhao lived in a small town. There weren ’t many books to read. Almost all dinosaur books Zhao could find were in English. So the boy had a dream. “I wanted to draw more dinosaur books in — Chinese, ” he said. And he has done just that. Now, at the age of 34, Zhao is a famous “dinosaur artist. ” His works combine science and art. Through these works, children can easily learn more about dinosaurs. Every day, Zhao spends hours studying dinosaurs. Sometimes, the artist travels to places where fossils have been found. He wants to understand din osaurs ’ living environment better. In 2006, one of Zhao ’s works appeared on the cover of the famous Nature magazine. Since then, his works have been sought after around the globe. Zhao has also held lots of exhibitions at home and abroad. admire v. 欣赏，羡慕 artist n. 艺术家 combine v. 使 …… 结合起来 fossil n. 化石 seek after 寻求，追求 exhibition n. 展览，展出 → exhibit v. 展览，展出 n. 展览品 at home and abroad 在国内外 confident adj. 有自信心的 catch/take one ’s fancy，吸引某人 e.g. Did you see anything that caught your fancy? put one ’s heart into sth. ，全身心地倾注于 …… 中(花很多精力做某事 ) e.g. She puts her heart into her work. . 精品文档 A Beach That Looks Good to Eat 新年假期，西班牙“爆米花”海滩成“网红打卡地”。 FUERTEVENTURA ( 富埃特文图拉岛