单元写作要求
本单元以“书法与绘画”为话题，主要谈论艺术家的生平、绘画风格及代表作品。常见写作角度:介绍自己最喜爱的书画家。
写作方法策略 如何写有关“书法绘画”的文章
写这类文章时，首先要确定四要素——体裁、时态、人称、结构。正文开篇要开门见山，点明自己最喜爱的书画家，总述其艺术地位与核心创作特点；主体部分介绍画家的生平、艺术风格、常用题材及代表作；结尾总结评价，表达对书画家及其作品的喜爱，点明其作品带来的感悟。
思路导引—— 佳作展示 —— 高分词句
开篇
点题 → My favourite artist is Wang Xizhi, a great Chinese calligrapher ① who is widely honoured as the "Sage of Calligraphy" in China.
详细
介绍 → ② Born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi learned calligraphy from an early age and spent ③ a great deal of time practising it every day. His running script features smooth, lively strokes and elegant brushwork. ④ Though Wang had already mastered solid calligraphic skills, he always concentrated on polishing his brushwork and took pleasure in exploring different writing techniques. His most famous work is Preface to the Orchid Pavilion, which is widely recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Chinese running script.
总结
感悟 → I have a deep love for his works, ⑤ for they not only remind me of the unique charm of brilliant traditional Chinese culture, but also teach me ⑥ that concentration is the key to making any art truly touching.
①运用who引导定语从句，修饰先行词calligrapher。
②运用过去分词作状语。
③运用a great deal of, concentrate on, take pleasure in, be widely recognized as等高级词组。
④运用though引导让步状语从句。
⑤运用for引导原因状语从句。
⑥运用that引导宾语从句，作teach的宾语。
话题写作积累
1. 文房四宝
2. 追溯到
3. (使)慢下来
4. 以……为傲
5. 这位擅长传统绘画的专家用全新的方式向我们展现了东方艺术的独特魅力。
6. 中国传统画作之间有明显的共性，它们往往会留出空白，给观者留下想象的空间。
7. 画是无言的诗，诗是能言的画。

1. the Four Treasures of the Study
2. date back to / trace back to
3. slow down
4. be proud of / take pride in
5. The expert who is good at traditional painting shows the unique charm of Eastern art to us in a totally new way.
6. Traditional Chinese paintings have obvious common features, and they usually leave blank spaces to leave space for viewers to imagine.
7. A painting is a silent poem, while a poem is a speaking painting.

本题是译林版九年级全册“书法与绘画”主题的写作积累类习题，要求将对应的中文短语、中文句子译为符合英语表达习惯的英文，帮助学生积累该话题的核心常用表达，提升相关主题的英语写作输出能力，所用词汇和句式均符合九年级学段的知识要求。