450)=450"> 本文选自雅思听力Section 4,难度较大 Summary:本文是关于澳大利亚原住民的石刻画的专题报告。当地石刻画的发展经历了Dynamic, Yam和Modern三个时期。每一时期的特点都很明显,且与当地居民的生活习惯、周围环境以及历史发展阶段有紧密关系。最后提到,现代科学家正在探索许多画作中的抽象形象是源于何种生物。 HINTS Yam Aborigines 全文听写,英式拼法 订阅节目更方便
In the Yam Period, there was a movement away from stick figures to a more naturalistic shape. However, they didn't go as far as the Modern Style, which is known as "x-ray" because it actually makes a feature of the internal skeleton as well as the organs of animals and humans. The Yam style of painting got its name from the fact that it featured much curvier figures that actually resemble the vegetable called a yam, which is similar to a sweet potato. The Modern paintings are interesting because they include paintings at the time of the first contact with European settlers. Aborigines managed to convey the idea of the settlers' clothing by simply painting the Europeans without any hands, indicating the habit of standing with their hands in their pockets. Size is another characteristic. The more recent images tend to be life size or even larger, but the Dynamic figures are painted in a miniature. Aboriginal rock art also records the environmental changes that occurred over thousands of years.