謝坤山：向命運(yùn)微笑的畫家
“How do you move and click a computer mouse？” “ How do you press the buttons on a cell phone？” I watch a large group of schoolchildren at Jian An Elementary School asking painter Hsieh Kun-shan one question after another. Hsieh loves the attention， telling jokes and making funny noises. “Do you use chalk？” one student asks. “Of course not，” he replies with a wide smile. “I'm not that foolish！” The children burst into laughter. Earlier， Hsieh displayed a slide show of his artwork. But Hsieh isn’t here just to talk about art.
Hsieh has mastered the technique of painting by holding the paintbrush in his mouth. When he was sixteen， Hsieh had a terrible electrical1 accident. Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were amputated. He also lost sight in his right eye. But Hsieh didn't dwell on these devastating2 losses. In his autobiography，3 he wrote， “I had no idea what I could achieve， but at least I made a resolution4 to start something.” He decided to pursue5 art， and took the first difficult steps toward changing his life.
“你是怎么移動(dòng)和點(diǎn)選滑鼠的？”“你如何按手機(jī)按鍵？”我看著一大群建安國(guó)小的學(xué)生問(wèn)了畫家謝坤山一個(gè)又一個(gè)的問(wèn)題。謝坤山很享受周圍人的注目，也喜歡講笑話、發(fā)出逗趣的怪聲。一個(gè)學(xué)生問(wèn)道：“你會(huì)用粉筆來(lái)寫字嗎？”他咧嘴笑著回答：“當(dāng)然不會(huì)！我才沒(méi)那么笨！”學(xué)生們哄堂大笑。稍早之前，謝坤山放幻燈片向?qū)W生們展示了他的畫作。不過(guò)，他來(lái)到此地，并非只為了談藝術(shù)而已。 畫家謝坤山以嘴代手執(zhí)畫筆，酷畫技巧極為精湛。十六歲時(shí)，他遭遇一場(chǎng)重大的電擊意外，雙手和右腿下半部遭到截肢，并造成右眼失明。然而謝坤山并沒(méi)有沉溺于這些令人絕望的損傷太久。他在自傳中如此寫道：“雖然我不知道「能」做到什么程度，但至少我有了個(gè)開始的決心?！彼麤Q定踏上藝術(shù)之路，邁出艱難的第一步；這一步卻足以改變他的一生。
1. electrical adj. related to the form of energy that powers lights， machines， etc. 與電有關(guān)的 This electrical equipment must be plugged in before it will work. 這個(gè)電器必須插電才能運(yùn)作。
2. devastating adj. terrible； inspiring despair 毀滅性的；震驚的 Seeing her dog hit by a car was a devastating experience for Cheryl. 親眼看見愛犬發(fā)生車禍?zhǔn)亲盍钛┤岣械阶敌拇坦堑耐纯嘟?jīng)歷。
3. autobiography n. sb.'s life story written by that person 自傳 In his autobiography My Life， Bill Clinton wrote about his experiences as president. 克林頓在自傳《我的人生：克林頓回憶錄》里寫下任職總統(tǒng)時(shí)的經(jīng)歷。
4. resolution n. a formal decision to do sth. 決心 Mark made a resolution to quit smoking. 馬克下定決心要戒煙。
5. pursue v. to learn more about an interest 追尋 Eric pursued his interest in Japanese culture by moving to Japan. 為進(jìn)一步發(fā)展對(duì)日本文化的興趣，艾瑞克遷居至日本。
對(duì)話： dwell on sth. 沉溺于……中 A： Jeff is really depressed about losing his job. B： He really shouldn't dwell on it. There are plenty of other jobs. A： 杰夫丟了工作，他的心情很糟。 B： 他實(shí)在不該沉溺其中，其他工作機(jī)會(huì)多的是。
“How do you move and click a computer mouse？” “ How do you press the buttons on a cell phone？” I watch a large group of schoolchildren at Jian An Elementary School asking painter Hsieh Kun-shan one question after another. Hsieh loves the attention， telling jokes and making funny noises. “Do you use chalk？” one student asks. “Of course not，” he replies with a wide smile. “I'm not that foolish！” The children burst into laughter. Earlier， Hsieh displayed a slide show of his artwork. But Hsieh isn’t here just to talk about art.
Hsieh has mastered the technique of painting by holding the paintbrush in his mouth. When he was sixteen， Hsieh had a terrible electrical1 accident. Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were amputated. He also lost sight in his right eye. But Hsieh didn't dwell on these devastating2 losses. In his autobiography，3 he wrote， “I had no idea what I could achieve， but at least I made a resolution4 to start something.” He decided to pursue5 art， and took the first difficult steps toward changing his life.
“你是怎么移動(dòng)和點(diǎn)選滑鼠的？”“你如何按手機(jī)按鍵？”我看著一大群建安國(guó)小的學(xué)生問(wèn)了畫家謝坤山一個(gè)又一個(gè)的問(wèn)題。謝坤山很享受周圍人的注目，也喜歡講笑話、發(fā)出逗趣的怪聲。一個(gè)學(xué)生問(wèn)道：“你會(huì)用粉筆來(lái)寫字嗎？”他咧嘴笑著回答：“當(dāng)然不會(huì)！我才沒(méi)那么笨！”學(xué)生們哄堂大笑。稍早之前，謝坤山放幻燈片向?qū)W生們展示了他的畫作。不過(guò)，他來(lái)到此地，并非只為了談藝術(shù)而已。 畫家謝坤山以嘴代手執(zhí)畫筆，酷畫技巧極為精湛。十六歲時(shí)，他遭遇一場(chǎng)重大的電擊意外，雙手和右腿下半部遭到截肢，并造成右眼失明。然而謝坤山并沒(méi)有沉溺于這些令人絕望的損傷太久。他在自傳中如此寫道：“雖然我不知道「能」做到什么程度，但至少我有了個(gè)開始的決心?！彼麤Q定踏上藝術(shù)之路，邁出艱難的第一步；這一步卻足以改變他的一生。
1. electrical adj. related to the form of energy that powers lights， machines， etc. 與電有關(guān)的 This electrical equipment must be plugged in before it will work. 這個(gè)電器必須插電才能運(yùn)作。
2. devastating adj. terrible； inspiring despair 毀滅性的；震驚的 Seeing her dog hit by a car was a devastating experience for Cheryl. 親眼看見愛犬發(fā)生車禍?zhǔn)亲盍钛┤岣械阶敌拇坦堑耐纯嘟?jīng)歷。
3. autobiography n. sb.'s life story written by that person 自傳 In his autobiography My Life， Bill Clinton wrote about his experiences as president. 克林頓在自傳《我的人生：克林頓回憶錄》里寫下任職總統(tǒng)時(shí)的經(jīng)歷。
4. resolution n. a formal decision to do sth. 決心 Mark made a resolution to quit smoking. 馬克下定決心要戒煙。
5. pursue v. to learn more about an interest 追尋 Eric pursued his interest in Japanese culture by moving to Japan. 為進(jìn)一步發(fā)展對(duì)日本文化的興趣，艾瑞克遷居至日本。
對(duì)話： dwell on sth. 沉溺于……中 A： Jeff is really depressed about losing his job. B： He really shouldn't dwell on it. There are plenty of other jobs. A： 杰夫丟了工作，他的心情很糟。 B： 他實(shí)在不該沉溺其中，其他工作機(jī)會(huì)多的是。