选修六Unit1 课文翻译及要点.docxVIP

— PAGE \* Arabic 1 — 选修六Unit1 课文翻译及要点 选修六Unit1 A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING  西方绘画艺术简史  Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. 艺术是受着人民生活习俗和信仰的影响的。Styles in Western art  have changed many times. 西方的艺术风格经历了多次变革。As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text.由于西方的艺术风格多种多样，在短短的一篇课  文里不可能进行全面的描述。Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones, starting from the sixth century AD.  因此,本文只谈及从公元6世纪以来最主要的几种艺术风格。  The Middle Ages (5th  to the 15th century