幕帖训练

醉汉带着许多节日礼物上了公共汽车。他死命地抓住车上的扶手，以防摔倒。售票员问：“要不要帮忙？”
醉汉回答：“请吧，你帮我抓住扶杆，我来掏钱买票。”

Page 40 has a table of calligraphy models for 221 high frequency characters. As is typical for this book, there is no annotation explaining what each character is supposed to be. After posting a dozen questions on HelloTalk, I think I've figured them out.

Can you read all of them?

举一反三

相，答，笙，笔，机，校，权，自，看，省，着，眼，眉

摹帖训练

哥尔登在整个拳击比赛中，一直眉开眼笑。
他身旁的人问他：“你也是拳击师吗？”
哥尔登回说：“不，我是牙科医生！”

作业

举一反三

礼，社，视，初，神，被，祖，田，富，副，逼，亩

摹帖训练

物理老师：“电与闪电有什么区别？”
学生：“闪电不用付钱。”

作业

(Characters in red are those I'm still not sure about, even after asking on HelloTalk.)

举一反三

诚，城，感，盛，咸，减，喊，或，划，戏，截，威，载

摹帖训练

有一位顾客买了一件皮袄。
“这件皮袄我很喜欢，但是它怕水吗？”
“当然不怕啦，”售货员说，“难道你见过打雨伞的兔子吗？”

举一反三

(missing from this section both in this and the previous edition of this textbook)

摹帖训练

老师：“菲利，你们班上有一句口头禅，你知道是什么吗？”
菲利：“不知道。”
老师：“说得对。

作业

举一反三

石，布，月，青，首，背，骨，朋，脑，能，脱，脂，胖

摹帖训练

数学教师：“……现在，我们可以得出结论，x等于零。”
学生：“唉！算了这老半天，都白费功夫了！”

作业

举一反三

王，玉，主，全，玩，责，往，注，现，性，姓，胜，牲

摹帖训练

“爸爸，什么叫‘资本’，什么叫‘劳动’？”
“是这样的：如果我从邻居家借了一百卢布，我就有了‘资本’，如果他想从我这儿讨回这笔钱，他就必须‘劳动’。”

作业

举一反三

元，克，兄，光，先，也，电，风，充，现，视，欢，规

摹帖训练

一位肥胖的妇女对前来车站迎接她的朋友说，“售票员真糊涂，刚才还说车子挤满了，可我一下车，他就说车上还可以乘三位。”

作业

vocabulary

• 捺 = na4 = right-falling character stroke
• 凌乱 = ling2 luan4 = disorderly
• 弧线 = hu2 xian4 = arc
• 收笔 = shou1 bi3 = to finish (a stroke of the pen)
• 撇 = pie3 = left-falling character stroke
• 沿用 = yan4 yong4 = to continue to use (an old method)

举一反三

大，天，太，犬，合，会，命，队，众，过，建，文

摹帖：伪币

跑堂的：“你给我的小费是一枚伪币。”

顾客：“是你找钱时给我的呀！”

跑堂的：“你明明知道我不想要它。干嘛偏要给我呢？”

作业

vocabulary

前言

• 须臾 = xu1 yu2 = a moment, an instant

3S体系的特点

一、将写字与书法分离，即实用与艺术分离

• 里程 = li3 cheng2 = course of development
• 歧途 = qi2 tu2 = wrong road
• 开宗明义 = kai1 zong1 ming2 yi4 = to make a purpose clear from the start

二、直接学习行书

• 字体 = zi4 ti3 = style of calligraphy
• 书体 = shu1 ti3 = style of calligraphy
• 楷书 = kai3 shu1 = “regular script” calligraphic style (what you learned in Chinese class)
• 草书 = cao3 shu1 = “cursive script” calligraphic style (emerged in Ming dynasty)
• 隶书 = li4 shu1 = “official script” calligraphic style (used in Han dynasty)
• 篆书 = zhuan4 shu1 = “seal character” calligraphic style (used on chops)
• 潦草 = liao2 cao3 = illegible and hastily written
• 流畅 = liu2 chang4 = fluent; easy and smooth
• 约定俗成 = yue1 ding4 su2 cheng2 = established by popular usage
• 颜真卿 = yan2 zhen1 qing1 = famous calligrapher from Tang Dynasty
• 字迹 = zi4 ji4 = handwriting
• 法度 = fa3 du4 = laws, rules
• 习字 = xi2 zi4 = learn penmanship
• 依葫芦画瓢 = yi1 hu2 lu hua4 piao2 = to draw a dipper with a gourd as one’s model; to copy mechanically without modification
• 一步到位 = yi1 bu4 dao4 wei4 = to accomplish something without going through a bunch of intermediate stages
• 行楷 = “running-hand script” calligraphic style (style between running script and regular script)
• 行草 = “running-cursive script” calligraphic style (style between running script and cursive script)

三、实用硬笔字的设计

• 鉴赏能力 = jian4 shang3 neng2 li4 = connoisseurship, good taste
• 不啻 = bu4 chi4 = to be tantamount to
• 范本 = fan4 ben3 = model for calligraphy
• 慕名 = mu4 ming2 = to admire somebody’s reputation
• 韵味 = yun4 wei4 = implicit charm
• 顿挫 = dun4 cuo4 = turning and transition
• 钉头 = ding1 tou2 = head of a nail
• 累赘 = lei2 zhui4 = encumbrance, burden
• 蛮 = man2 = quite, very
• 张扬 = zhang1 yang2 = to unnecessarily make public
• 外露 = to reveal, to show
• 匀称 = yun2 chen4 = well proportioned

四、重视整篇摹写训练

• 举一反三 = ju3 yi1 fan3 san1 = to deduce many things from one case
• 一厢情愿 = yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 = wishful thinking
• 能动 = neng2 dong4 = dynamic
• 流于形式 = liu2 yu2 xing2 shi4 = to become a mere formality
• 相得益彰 = xiang1 de2 yi4 zhang1 = to bring out the best in each other

3S训练应注意的几个问题

一、工具材料、执笔方法与姿势

• 执笔 = zhi2 bi3 = to write
• 钢笔 = gang1 bi3 = fountain pen
• 圆珠笔 = yuan2 zhu1 bi3 = ball-point pen
• 湮 = yin1 = to blotch
• 碳素墨水 = tan4 su4 mo4 shui3 = high carbonic ink
• 拘泥 = ju1 ni4 = to be a stickler
• 拆卸 = chai1 xie4 = to dismantle
• 拇指 = mu3 zhi3 = thumb
• 食指 = shi2 zhi3 = index finger
• 中指 = zhong1 zhi3 = middle finger
• 无名指 = wu2 ming2 zhi3 = ring finger
• 小指 = xiao3 zhi3 = pinky
• 指肚 = zhi3 du4 = pad of the finger
• 虎口 = hu3 kou3 = web of the hand between the thumb and index finger
• 自如 = zi4 ru2 = freely, smoothly
• 为宜 = wei2 yi2 = as suitable, as appropiate
• 脊椎 = ji3 zhui1 = spinal column
• 端正 = duan1 zheng4 = upright
• 俯 = fu3 = to bow (one’s head)
• 振作 = zhen4 zuo4 = to uplift, to stimulate
• 充沛 = chong1 pei4 = abundant, plentiful
• 撑开 = cheng1 kai = to open
• 踮脚尖 = dian3 jiao3 jian1 = to stand on tiptoe

二、掌握正确的摹帖、描红和临帖的方法

• 一气呵成 = yi1 yi4 he1 cheng2 = to do something in one go
• 领会 = ling3 hui4 = to understand
• 呼应 = hu1 ying4 = to echo, to coordinate
• 虚线 = xu1 xian4 = dotted line

三、严格按教材要求进行训练

(no vocabulary)

四、坚持不懈

• 捱过去 = ai2 guo4 qu4 = to pull through, to persevere
• 领略 = ling3 lve4 = to experience
• 不折不扣 = bu4 zhe2 bu4 kou4 = totally, completely
• 喜形于色 = xi3 xing2 yu2 se4 = to look pleased, to light up with happiness
• 前功尽弃 = qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4 = to waste all previous effort
• 新颖性 = xin1 ying3 xing4 = novelty
• 方略 = fang1 lve4 = overall strategy
• 鼓足干劲 = gu3 zu2 gan4 jin4 = to make an all out effort
• 挑剔 = tiao1 ti = to nitpick
• 眼高手低 = yan3 gao1 shou3 di1 = to have high standards but little ability
• 气馁 = qi4 nei3 = to lose heart

五、学以致用

• 惯性 = guan4 xing4 = inertia
• 依然故我 = yi1 ran2 gu4 wo3 = to be one’s old self, to be stuck in one’s ways
• 一干二净 = yi1 gan1 er4 jing4 = thoroughly, completely

3S体系的适宜范围

• 立竿见影 = li4 gan1 jian4 ying3 = erect a pole and see its shadow; to see instant results
• 舍本逐末 = she3 ben3 zhu2 mo4 = to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
• 拂去 = fu2 qu4 = to whisk away
• 曲折 = qu1 zhe2 = tortuous, winding
• 琐碎 = suo3 sui4 = trifling, trivial
• 简单明了 = jian2 dan1 ming2 liao3 = clear and simple
• 艺术体操 = yi4 shu4 ti3 cao1 = rhythmic gymnastics
• 广播体操 = guang3 bo1 ti3 cao1 = radio programs with physical exercises set to music
• 邪门 = xie2 men2 = strange or dishonest practices
• 方块字 = fang1 kuai4 zi4 = Chinese characters
• 有劲 = you3 jin4 = energetic; interesting
• 不如人意 = bu4 ru2 ren2 yi4 = unsatisfactory
• 启蒙 = qi3 meng2 = to enlighten via teaching
• 批改 = pi1 gai3 = to correct (homework)
• 教案 = jiao4 an4 = lesson plan
• 偏废 = pian1 fei4 = do one thing and neglect another

vocabulary

• 席殊 = xi2 shu1 = author of 《席殊3SFM实用硬笔字60小时训练》
• 摹帖 = mo2 tie4 = to trace a model character as calligraphy practice
• 笔顺 = bi3 shun4 = stroke order
• 临帖 = lin2 tie4 = to copy calligraphy
• 偏旁 = pian1 pang2 = character components
• 部首 = bu4 shou3 = character radicals
• 谐调 = xie2 tiao2 = harmonious
• 活页 = huo2 ye4 = loose-leaf paper
• 字帖 = calligraphy copy book
• 任意 = ren4 yi4 = arbitrary
• 巩固 = gong3 gu4 = consolidate
• 函授 = to teach a correspondence course
• 摹写 = mo2 xie3 = to trace
• 临写 = lin2 xie3 = to copy
• 行书 = xing2 shu1 = running script calligraphy style
• 相邻 = xiang1 lin2 = neighboring

• How to Use This Course | 教材使用说明 (p. 2)
• Introduction | 前言 (p. 9)
• Module 1, Lesson 1: How to Write “人” (p.22)
• Module 1, Lesson 2: How to Write “见” (p.25)
• Module 1, Lesson 3: How to Write “生” (p. 27)
• Module 1, Lesson 4: How to Write “有” (p. 29)
• Module 1, Lesson 5: How to Write “的” (p. 31)
• Module 1, Lesson 6: How to Write “成” (p. 33)
• Module 1, Lesson 7: How to Write “福” (p. 35)
• Module 1, Lesson 8: How to Write “箱” (p. 37)

(to be updated with more entries as I work through the book)