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【名师面对面】中考英语必备词汇通关训练 第三关 第八组
Many people draw on the paper, but few paint on stones. And that was(exact) what Mo Wuying is doing. The artist from Chongqing has been doing this for more than eight years. And the(animal) she paints on stones are truly lifelike.
The poses of animals she creates(decide) by the shapes of the stones. Mo says it is art form that requires creative ideas.
According to Mo, the first step is to draw the outline of an animal on a stone. Then she colors it(make) it lively. After that, she adds all the details(细节).
Driven by(she) love of painting from a young age, Mo has been improving her stone painting skills for years. At the beginning, she tried her hand at sceneries and characters. In the past three years, she has focused painting animals. Mo(finish) hundreds of stone paintings so far. "The longer I work on it, the(interesting ) I find it is," said Mo proudly. She sometimes even forgets to eat or sleep the painting takes up all her attention.
It is relaxing to paint on stones and makes me more patient," said Mo, adding that she would continue working on it.
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