今天，我们一起看一篇与中国水墨画相关的文章。

In some ways it is a new era of art. 从某种意义上说，这是一个新的艺术时代。这句话中era的意思是时代。

Of course, centuries ago, owning a portrait was considered a luxury and a sign of ostentatious wealth. only people from high society and well-to-do families could afford it.

当然，几个世纪前，拥有肖像被认为是一种奢侈，是炫耀财富的标志。只有上流社会和富裕家庭的人才能负担得起。这句话中portrait的意思是肖像、肖像画；ostentatious的意思是炫耀、浮夸的。

The exhibition, running through Jan 16, brings together ink-color figure paintings from the assemblies of the National Art Museum and Nanjing Museum in Jiangsu province.

此次展览将于1月16日举行，展出江苏省国家美术馆和南京博物馆的水墨人物画。这句话中ink-color figure paintings的意思是水墨人物画。

Some works show officials and royal palaces in the background, expressing their commitment to service and royalty.一些作品以官员和皇宫为背景，表达了他们对服务和皇室的承诺。这句话中commitment的意思是承诺、许诺。

Another common category of portraiture usually shows an intellectual or a gathering of learned persons, set in and against a natural landscape, often of thatched cottages, mountains, woods, rocks and streams－an indication of their detachment from worldly affairs.

另一类常见的肖像画通常是知识分子或学者的聚会，以自然景观为背景，通常是茅草屋、山脉、树林、岩石和溪流——这表明他们与世俗事务脱节。这句话中category的意思是类型、种类；portraiture的意思是肖像、画像；intellectual的意思是知识分子；thatched的意思是用茅草(或稻草、芦苇)铺盖的。