Chinesepaintingisanimportantpartofthecountry'sculturalheritage.ItdistinguishesitselffromWesternpaintinginthatitisdrawnonxuanpaperwiththeChinesebrushandChineseink.Toattainproficiencyinthisart,itisnecessarytohaveagoodcontrolofthebrush,andcertainknowledgeofxuanpaperandChineseinkbesidesrepeatedexercises.Beforepainting,thepaintermusthaveadraftinhismindanddrawaccordingtohisimaginationandexperience.ManyaChinesepainterisatthesametimeapoetandcalligrapherwhooftenaddsapoemwithhisownhandonthepainting.
1.不同于西方画,它是用毛笔和墨汁在宣纸上作画的:“不同于”可译为distinguishoneselffromsth.,也可用bedifferentfrom表示。“毛笔和墨汁”可译为theChinesebrushandChineseink,此处可同用一个冠词表示整体;“用”可用介词with,表示方式。
2.精通这门艺术需要不断重复的练习,需要控制好毛笔,需要对宣纸和墨汁有一定的认识:“精通这门艺术”可译为toattainproficiencyinthisart,attain意为“获得、获取”,proficiency意为“精通、熟练”。“需要控制好毛笔,需要对宣纸和墨汁有一定的认识”,该句可理解为“控制好毛笔和认识宣纸、墨汁也是必要的”。