Dialogue
艺术成就
Artistic Achievements
yìshù chéngjiù
Dialogue 1
A
您好，请问您对中国传统绘画艺术了解多少？
nínhǎo，qǐngwèn nín duì zhōngguó chuántǒng huìhuà yìshù liǎojiě duōshao？
Hello, how much do you know about traditional Chinese painting?
B
略知一二，我对水墨画比较感兴趣。
lüè zhī yī'èrw，wǒ duì shuǐmòhuà bǐjiào gǎn xìngqù。
A little, I'm particularly interested in ink painting.
A
太好了！水墨画是中国艺术的瑰宝，您知道它的特点吗？
tài hǎole！shuǐmòhuà shì zhōngguó yìshù de guībǎo，nín zhīdào tā de tèdiǎn ma？
Wonderful! Ink painting is a treasure of Chinese art. Do you know its characteristics?
B
我知道它注重写意，用墨的浓淡变化来表达意境。
wǒ zhīdào tā zhòngshì xiěyì，yòng mò de nóng dàn biànhuà lái biǎodá yìjìng。
I know it emphasizes expressive brushwork and uses the varying shades of ink to express mood and atmosphere.
A
没错！您说得很好。除此之外，水墨画还讲究留白，这在西方绘画中很少见。
mòcuò！nín shuō de hěn hǎo。zhīwài，shuǐmòhuà hái jiǎngjiū liúbái，zhè zài xīfāng huìhuà zhōng hěn shǎo jiàn。
Correct! You've got it. In addition, negative space plays a significant role in ink painting, which is rarely seen in Western painting.
B
留白？这能体现出什么含义呢？
liúbái？zhè néng tǐxiàn chū shénme hànyì ne？
Negative space? What does that mean?
A
留白可以让人产生无限的想象空间，也体现了中国传统文化中‘虚实相生’的哲学思想。
liúbái kěyǐ ràng rén chǎnshēng wúxiàn de xǐangxiàng kōngjiān，yě tǐxiàn le zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà zhōng ‘xūshí xiāngshēng’ de zhéxué sīxiǎng。
Negative space allows for unlimited imagination and reflects the philosophical idea of ‘the interplay of void and fullness’ in traditional Chinese culture.
B
真是深奥而有趣！有机会一定要去博物馆好好欣赏一下。
zhēnshi shēn'ào ér yǒuqù！yǒu jīhuì yīdìng yào qù bówùguǎn hǎohǎo xīn shǎng yīxià。
That's really profound and interesting! I must visit a museum to appreciate it properly.