Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 22 · A Drawing Tool and My Idea
Audio track 22
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For art class, I wanted to draw a poster about clean rivers. I used an AI drawing tool to get ideas. It made a beautiful river, a bright sky, and a child holding a fishing rod.
The picture looked good, but it did not feel like my town. Our river has a narrow bridge, tall grass, and small stones near the water.
I used the AI picture as a starting point, not as the final work. I drew my own river after school.
A tool can open a door, but I still have to walk through it.
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Chinese translation
美术课上，我想画一张关于清洁河流的海报。我用 AI 绘图工具寻找灵感。它画出一条美丽的河、明亮的天空，还有一个拿着钓竿的孩子。
图很好看，却不像我的家乡。我们那条河有一座窄桥，河边长着高草，水旁还有小石头。
我把 AI 画面当成起点，而不是最终作品。放学后，我画出了自己熟悉的河。
工具能替我推开一扇门，但走进去还得靠我自己。
Key words and expressions
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- art class
- 美术课；海报是课堂作业。
- clean river
- 干净的河流；海报的主题。
- drawing tool
- 绘图工具；文中指 AI 绘图工具。
- fishing rod
- 钓竿；生成画面里孩子拿着的物品。
- feel like
- 感觉像；图片虽好，却不像家乡。
- narrow
- 狭窄的；形容河上的桥。
- tall grass
- 高草；河边的真实景物。
- starting point
- 起点；提供灵感的初步材料。
- final work
- 最终作品；学生自己完成的海报。
- walk through
- 走过去；结尾借过门比喻亲自创作。
Background notes (Chinese)
生成的画面可以帮助人寻找构图思路，却未必包含自己真正观察到的细节。主人公把桥、草和石头画进去，作品才与他生活的地方联系起来。