Amazing Taizhou Embroidery 神奇的臺(tái)州刺繡

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臺(tái)州刺繡是中國優(yōu)秀的民族傳統(tǒng)工藝，在中國刺繡工藝上獨(dú)樹一幟。與中國四大名繡相比，臺(tái)州刺繡以獨(dú)有的“雕平繡”而稱譽(yù)海外，其繡品不但立體感強(qiáng)，且鏤空部分更是玲瓏剔透、獨(dú)具風(fēng)格。

Tai Xiu is a folk embroidery that integrated Chinese and Western cultures in the early 20th century. In 1906， some Frenchmen went to Haimen （now Taizhou） where they passed on Western embroidery techniques， such as carving and drawnwork， to the local people. Eventually， these techniques were mixed into traditional Chinese embroidery and a unique product appeared. But TAISILK， a boutique company，? is more than a replication （復(fù)制品） of old?time handicraft.

“I think Im greedy，” said Lin Xia， an inheritor of Tai Xiu and a founder of TAISILK. “I want to commercialize the production of Tai Xiu， and stick to its artistic nature.” She believes theres a way to balance art and business. Such as， the company has been experimenting with innovative techniques to enrich the cultural content of Tai Xiu since 1998. Also， through the boutique industry， the traditional cultural heritage has become accessible to the general public.

Still， Lin wasnt satisfied with that. She wanted to distinguish Tai Xiu from other Chinese embroidery. “Theres a homogenization trend among todays embroidery products， a lack of individuality，” Lin said. Shes been trying to put modern and abstract thoughts into the pattern designs and “jump out of the bounds of traditional embroidery”.

Lins work “Web World” won the gold award of “Bai Hua” Grand Award for Chinese Arts and Crafts， one of the highest awards in the field in China. In this piece of art， Lin moved away from the conventional patterns of flowers， birds， fish and insects. Her insights into life and art were demonstrated through dense bone pinholes and the cobweb （蜘蛛網(wǎng)） embroidery technique.

Over the past two decades， Lin and her team have brought Tai Xiu to a bigger world. Nowadays， TAISILK has more than 150 brick?and?mortar stores across the country and is available on e?commerce platforms.

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1. What did the Frenchmen do to Tai Xiu in the early 1900s？

A. They introduced it to the West.

B. They contributed new skills to it.

C. They tried to copy it in every way.

D. They began to produce it by machine.

2. Which word can best describe Lin Xias attitude to Tai Xiu according to paragraph 2？

A. Worried. B. Puzzled.

C. Doubtful. D. Ambitious.

3. Whats the problem with embroidery products at present according to Lin Xia？

A. They mostly carry no cultural meanings.

B. They are more or less the same in nature.

C. They are not affordable for the general public.

D. They are not accessible to the general public.

4. What can you see in Lins award?winning artwork “Web World”？

A. Modern painting skills.

B. Very abstract fish designs.

C. Traditional flower patterns.

D. Special embroidery techniques.

[Language][Study]

Ⅰ. Theme?centered chunks

integrate v. 融合;合并

pass on...to 傳給

greedy adj. 貪吃的;渴望的;貪婪的

commercialize v. 商業(yè)化

stick to 堅(jiān)持;維持

boutique n. 精品店

distinguish...from 把……同……區(qū)分開來

brick?and?mortar stores 實(shí)體店

Ⅱ. Text?centered sentence patterns

1. where引導(dǎo)的定語從句

In 1906， some Frenchmen went to Haimen （now Taizhou） where they passed on Western embroidery techniques， such as carving and drawnwork， to the local people. 1906年，一些法國人到海門（今臺(tái)州），將雕繡、抽紗等西方刺繡技術(shù)傳授給當(dāng)?shù)厝恕?/p>

2. 當(dāng)since表示“自從”時(shí)，不管它是用作介詞、連詞或副詞，它通常都要與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用

Such as， the company has been experimenting with innovative techniques to enrich the cultural content of Tai Xiu since 1998. 比如，該公司自1998年以來一直在試驗(yàn)創(chuàng)新技術(shù)來豐富臺(tái)州刺繡的文化內(nèi)涵。