藝術欣賞「我比較喜歡活在色彩之中（I prefer living in colour）」英國當代藝術大師David Hockney去世，留下了豐富多彩的作品及靈感，這句「請記住，他們不能取消春天」，正是他於早年疫情最灰暗的日子，畫下一叢迎風而立的水仙花時，配上的一句固執提醒。；英文學習 integral to. Color, so integral to David Hockney’s paintings, was part of his outfits as well.To accuse China's critics of “politicising” a sporting event is nonsense. What has the relay to do with sport? It is not some timeworn practice integral to the games.

 日前英國當代藝術大師David Hockney去世，留下了豐富多彩的作品及靈感，這句「請記住，他們不能取消春天」，正是他於早年疫情最灰暗的日子，畫下一叢迎風而立的水仙花時，配上的一句固執提醒。無論逆境多大，春天終究會來。

他最為人熟悉的一系列作品，是以城市邊陲的小城及鄉村風景。雨後巴士站、水泥天橋下的一棵樹、凌晨便利店門口的霓虹燈。

他刻意選擇不起眼的角落，希望在現實裡挖掘色彩。看著他的畫，你會發現那些本來以為只有灰和黑的地方，其實藏着細碎但頑強的光。

他很早就承認自己深受梵高影響，尤其是梵高處理天空與田野的用色。「黃」不是一種色，而是一種情緒；「藍」也不只是天空，而是一種重量。

難怪他會被泳池迷住，那些看似度假的藍水，其實裝著關係裡的距離與慾望。一個在水底，一個在岸上，誰也碰不到誰。

「我比較喜歡活在色彩之中（I prefer living in colour）」，他曾這樣說。

從英國北部近乎「哥德式陰暗」的天空，搬到陽光明亮的加州，他刻意追尋的是更強烈的顏色與光線，努力讓自己活在一個鮮亮世界。

這句話生於疫情，卻適用於所有寒冬；而他的色彩仍會溫暖觀者，或許這正是藝術家留給世人的最珍貴的禮物。

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Color, so integral to David Hockney’s paintings, was part of his outfits as well.Credit...

色彩不僅是大衛霍克尼繪畫中不可或缺的一部分，也是他服裝搭配的靈感來源。

指責中國批評者將體育賽事「政治化」是無稽之談。接力賽與運動有何關係？它並非奧運會固有的傳統項目。事實上，從希臘到奧運場館的接力賽模式是由納粹在1936年柏林奧運會上重新啟用的，這絕非中國想要宣揚的先例。

To accuse China's critics of “politicising” a sporting event is nonsense. What has the relay to do with sport? It is not some timeworn practice integral to the games. Rather, the idea of a relay from Greece to the Olympic venue was revived by the Nazis for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which is hardly a precedent China wants to advertise.

integral

The word integral has two primary meanings. Generally, it refers to something that is an essential part of a whole. In mathematics, it refers to a core concept in calculus used to find areas, volumes, and accumulations. [1, 2, 3]

1. Everyday Meaning (Adjective)

When used in everyday language, "integral" means necessary to make something complete, or built-in and fundamental. [1, 2]

• Essential/Indispensable: "Good communication is an integral part of any successful team."
• Built-in/Included: "The smartphone comes with an integral camera." [1, 2]

2. Mathematical Meaning (Noun)

In calculus, an integral is the continuous counterpart to a sum. Conceptually, it is used to calculate the area under a curve on a graph, the total volume of a 3D shape, or accumulated totals (like finding total distance traveled given a speed). [1, 2]

Finding an integral is known as integration, which is the reverse process of finding a derivative. [1]