古代的艺术家热衷于画被驯服的马，画家徐悲鸿却对画野马情有独钟。这位国画大师在法国进修期间学习了马的解剖，他花费大量的时间观察马的动态和表情。徐悲鸿画的马，有的飞奔，有的小跑，形态各异，非常有魅力。他画的马多是黑色，结合了中西方绘画手法，线条和笔画简单，但是每幅画所画的动物却都十分传神。
热衷于：beobsessedwith;bewildabout;beboundupin;bekeenon;beonfirefor;beenthusiasticabout;befullofenthusiasmabout
被驯服的：domesticated;saddled
对……情有独钟：haveanaffinitytosth.;prefer
形态各异：indifferentshapes;indifferentposes;inarichvarietyofposes
有魅力的：captivating;charming,attractive
Unlikeancientartistsobsessedwithsaddledhorses,XuBeihongpreferredferalandwildones.TrainedinFrance,theChinesemasterstudiedequineanatomy,spendinghoursobservinghorses’movementsandexpressions.Xu’sportrayalsofhorsesgallopingortrottingpast,inarichvarietyofposes,aresomeofthemostcaptivatingoftheirkind.Usingmostlyblackink,theycombinethebestmethodsfromEastandWest.Thelinesandbrushstrokesaresimple,yetinvariableevoketheessenceoftheanimals.
