People all over the world like comics. In the USA,
they like superhero comics. Some of these comics are now big Hollywood
movies! 你喜歡看漫畫嗎?美國人喜歡超級英雄漫畫,有一些漫畫還被改編成電影。
In Europe they like comics too. Belgium has
streets named after famous comic artists. Art schools in Belgium even teach comic
art! 歐洲人也喜歡漫畫,比利時還有一些街道以漫畫家命名,藝術學校還會教畫漫畫!
The most famous comics in Asia are from Japan and
Korea. But Taiwanese artists have been making comics for 100
years. 亞洲最有名的漫畫是日本跟韓國漫畫,但是台灣的漫畫已經有超過100年的歷史。
Taiwan's government wants people all over the
world to like Taiwanese comics too. So they're making a national comics
museum! 政府希望大家認識台灣漫畫,所以設立了台灣漫畫博物館!
The museum will be in a big arts space in
Taichung. They do lots of art there. They do painting and tea-making. They do
martial arts too, like kendo! 這個博物館設在台中的一個藝文空間,還提供茶道、劍道等活動!
The Taichung arts space is in an old Japanese
building. Long ago, it was a prison! People were sent there for breaking the
law. Now it's a happy place. People learn how to draw and paint
there! 這個藝文空間是以前的日式建築,曾經是一座監獄,但現在是個有趣的地方。
Taiwan's national comics museum will open soon in
Taichung. I can't wait! ________________________________
Vocabulary 漫畫博物館讓人可以進一步認識台灣的漫畫作品。
1. comic book 漫畫書。 Reading Japanese manga, Paz?
在看日本漫畫嗎? Yeah, this one is really good.
這本真的很好看。 Better than the comic book you read yesterday?
比你昨天看的漫畫書還好?
2. artist 藝術家 They are very different. 他們很不一樣。 But both artists draw very well.
但是兩個藝術家都畫得很好。
3. art 藝術 Oh, I've never thought about it as art.
我從沒想過漫畫是藝術。 I just read the story. 我只讀故事。 You should. Don't you find the drawings
attractive? 你應該想想。你不覺得這些圖畫很吸引人?
4. draw 畫圖 I don't draw. That's probably why.
我不畫圖。這也許是原因。
你喜歡漫畫嗎? 我們來讀今天的單字。 comic book 漫畫書 artist 藝術家 art 藝術 draw 畫圖 ________________________________
Quiz
1. Which country teaches comic art in art
schools? A: Japan B: The USA C: Belgium
2. How long have Taiwanese artists been making
comics? A: 100 years B: 100 months C: 100 days
3. What are people sent to prison
for? A: Learning to draw B: Breaking the law C: Making tea