1、Professional English in Landscape Architecture Lecturer: Ma Yuan Lesson 1 THE PRACTICE AND PROFESSION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREThe practice of landscape architecture Words and expressionsrealm n. 王国;国土领域;范围distribution n. 分配;分布 alignment n. 队列,一直线amenity n. (环境,气候的)舒服 coincide vi.(在空间,时间方面)一致;符合 phy
2、siographic n. 地文学,自然地理学 adj. 地文学的;地形学的 watershed n. 流域;分水岭;分界线 county (英国的)郡,(美国的)县,(中国等国的)县evaluation 估价,评估aesthetic 美学的,审美的diagrammatic 图解的,图表的parcel (土地的)一块sponsor 发起者,主办者,倡议者viability 生存性,生活力infrastructure 基础;(社会国家的)基础结构 facilitate 使容易,使便利draft 通风,气流;草稿,草图horticulture 园艺criteria 标准,准则interpretat
3、ion 解释;阐明 dynamic 动态的动力,动态 coin 创造,杜撰(新闻,新语等)embellish 修饰,装饰 prolific 多产的;富于创造力的 disposition 气质,性情 auspicious 吉利的,吉祥的;繁荣昌盛的 wax and wane (喻)盛衰appreciable 可估计的,可看到或可感觉到的demolish 拆毁(建筑物)KEY CONCEPTS Landscape architecture 景观建筑 Landscape planning 景观规划 Landscape evaluation 景观评估 Site planning 场地规划 Landsc
4、ape design 景观设计 Urban design 城市设计 Human behavior 人类行为 Conservation movement 保护运动 Scenic landscape 风景园林 Landscape profession 景观职业 Restoration of derelict land 废弃地重建 Regional landscape analysis and planning 区域景观分析规划 Visual quality 视觉质量SENTENCES Over the years and especially since world war , the realm
5、 of landscape architecture has diversified and classified its activities in response to the needs of a changing world. There now appear to be four clearly definable and related types of practice. in response to 响应,回应The quick recovery was truly in response to medication. 这次迅速康复确实是对药物治疗的反应。His letter
6、 in response to her request had contained a firm refusal. 对于她的请求他在信中给予了坚决的回绝。 appear to be 好像是;仿佛;看来是;显示为Time would appear to be the significant factor in this whole drama. 时间似乎是整部剧中一个举足轻重的因素。Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. 两个月的婴儿并不显得不肯下水。SENTENCES It is co
7、ncerned with the systematic study of large areas of land and had a strong ecological and natural science base in addition to a concern for visual quality. be concerned with 参与,干预; 关心; 相干Chapter 16 will be concerned with interpretation and geological applications of the data. 第十六章是关于资料的解释及地质应用。The pr
8、ogram for this mornings session will be concerned with earthquake prediction. 今天上午的主要议程是地震预报。 in addition to adv. 除 之外She gets various perquisites in addition to her wages. 她工资以外,还有各种津贴。In addition to the tractor, we have acquired a new rice transplanter. 除了拖拉机,我们又添了一台插秧机。SENTENCES The study area id
9、eally coincides with a natural physiographic region, such as the watershed of a major river or some other logical unit of land, but unfortunately these seldom coincide with county and state boundaries. coincide with 与 一致These two lines coincide with each other. 这两条线相重合。His tastes and habits coincide
10、 with those of his wife. 他的爱好跟习惯恰好和他的妻子相同。 physio- 医 自然,生理表示自然,如 physionomy (自然规律学 )表示生理,如 physiochemistry (生理化学 )表示物理,如 physiotherapy(物理治疗 ) graphic- adj.图解的,用图表示的; 用文字表示的; 形象的,生动的SENTENCES Although this may seem a recent activity on account of well publicized postwar urban renewal and the construc
11、tion of new towns, it was, in fact, a central portion of the practices of Olmsted, Cleveland, and other pioneers of profession. on account of adv.由于; 基于The flight was postponed on account of bad weather. 因为天气恶劣,飞行延期了。The manager had to step down on account of poor health. 那位经理由于身体不好,只能辞职不干。 renewal
12、重建,重生; 更新,革新; 重申; 合同的续订re- 表示又,再之意 91 postwar 战后post- 表示 “ 在 后 ” 之义 84 pre- 85 .the post-1945 era. 1945年后的时代.the transition from industrial to post-industrial society. 从工业社会到后工业社会的过渡.post-election euphoria. 选举后的兴高采烈Pioneers of Landscape Architecture Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 August 28, 1
13、903) American landscape architect, journalist, social critic Project: Central Park, New York;纽约中央公园Prospect Park, New York;纽约希望公园the first and oldest coordinated system of public parks and parkways in Buffalo, New York; 水牛城(布法罗)公园绿道系统the countrys oldest state park, the Niagara Reservation in Niagara
14、 Falls, New York; 尼亚加拉(位于美国与加拿大之间)国家公园one of the first planned communities in the United States, Riverside, Illinois; 伊利诺斯州规划社区the Emerald Necklace in Boston, Massachusetts; 麻省(马萨诸塞州)波士顿绿宝石项链 波士顿公园绿道系统Highland Park in Rochester, New York; 纽约罗彻斯特高地公园the master plans for the University of California,
15、Berkeley 伯克利加利福尼亚大学规划 Horace William Shaler Cleveland (December 16, 1814 December 5, 1900) 波士顿公园系统建立者,主张在波士顿建立一个彼此连通的公园系统 最高成就: Minneapolis Park System 明尼阿波利斯公园系统。该系统中包含了互相连通的湖面、公园以及公园道,并融入了城市的发展之中。 明尼阿波利斯位于美国中部偏北,是美国 “ 大动脉 ” 密西西比河航线顶端的入口港,也是 “ 万湖之州 ” 明尼苏达州的第一大城市。 以环绕城区的链状水体为核心景观,并以水畔的 “ 大环 ” 风景路将各种公园、花园、场地及休闲设施整合为一个公园体系,为城市旅游休闲业、地产业提供了契机,其宽阔的林荫路系统、精彩的 “ 湖链 ” 区也成为城市交通、防灾及生态系统的重要组成部分,起到了积极的作用。
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