| visual | b. relating to seeing | "visualise v. 使形象化 visually adv. 看得见的 vision n. 视力;视野;想象" | visual arts/impact |
| sound track | i. the sounds, especially the music of a film, or a separate recording of this | | The best thing about the movie is its sound track. |
| image | f. any picture, especially one formed by a mirror or a lens | imagery n. (书籍/电影/绘画中的) 意象 | television images of starving children |
| screen | j. a flat surface in a cinema, on a television, or as part of a computer, on which pictures or words are shown | | Our television has a 19-inch screen. |
| dialogue | c. conversation that is written for a book, play, or film | | a short dialogue between father and son |
| motivation | h. the need or reason for doing something | | What was the motivation for the attack? |
| character | e. a person represented in a film, play, or story | | The film revolves around three main characters. |
| sound effect | d. in a TV programme or a film, the sounds other than speech or music added to make it seem more real | | The sound effects were added to the dialogue. |
| realism | g. paintings, films, etc. that try to represent life as it really is | "real adj. 真实的 really adv. 真实地 realism n. 现实主义 realistic adj. 逼真的;实事求是的 unrealistic adj. 不切实际的" | The handheld camera techniques adds to the film’s realism. |
| atmosphere | a. the character, feeling, or mood of a place or situation | atmospheric n. 氛围;空气 | There's a very relaxed atmosphere in our office. |
| emotion | d. a strong feeling such as love or anger | "emotional adj. 情感的;充满感情的 emotionally adv. 情感(上)地 emotive adj. 有感染力的 emotionless adj. 冷漠的" | He finds it hard to express his emotions. |
| rhythm | b. a strong pattern of sounds or musical notes used in music and dancing | rhythmic adj. 有韵律的;有节奏的 | I've got no sense of rhythm, so I'm a terrible dancer. |
| tone | e. the general mood or main qualities of something | | I didn‘t like the jokey tone of the article. |
| depict | g. to represent or show something in a picture or story | | Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century. |
| foreshadow | f. to act as a warning or sign of a future event | | Political upheavals foreshadowed war. |
| mood | h. the way someone feels at a particular time | | She's in a good/bad mood. |
| scene | i. a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time | | the funeral/wedding scene |
| subtle | a. not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way | | There is a subtle difference between these two plans. |
| foster | c. to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings | | I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children. |
| awareness | k. knowledge or understanding of a particular subject or situation | | public/environmental awareness |
| appreciate | j. to understand how good or useful someone or something is | | appreciate fine works of art |
| storage | the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in the future | store v. 储存 | We build some cupboards to give more storage space. |
| object | a thing that you can see or touch but that is not alive | objective adj. 如实的;客观的 | an objective report |
| showcase | a glass container with valuable objects inside it | | The thieves smashed the showcase and stole the vase. |
| scholar | a person who studies an academic subject in great detail | scholarship n. 奖学金 | a classics/history scholar |
| design | the way in which something is planned and made | | I don't like the design of this sofa. |
| visitor | someone who visits a person or place | visit v. 拜访;参观 | There are some visitors from Switzerland. |
| reproduction | a copy of something, especially a painting, or the process of copying something | "produce v. 生产 producer n. 制造商 reproduce v. 重新生产 production n. 生产;制造" | reproductions of Monet's paintings |
| culturally | in a way that relates to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of a society | "culture n. 文化 cultural adj. 文化的" | a culturally diverse society |
| status | an accepted or official position, especially in a social group | | high/low status |
| original | existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form "origin n. 起源 originate v. 起源 originiality n. 独创性" | an original drawing | |
| collection | "a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place" | "collect v. 收藏 collective adj. 集体的;共同的" | a private art collection |
| gallery | a room or building that is used for showing works of art, sometimes so that they can be sold | | the National Gallery; an art gallery |
| virtual reality | an environment which is produced by a computer and seems very like reality to the person experiencing it | | Her favourite subjects at school were history and English. |
| vivid | very clear and detailed | | It takes hard work to be successful in business. |
| historical | connected with studying or representing things from the past | | historical documents/novels |