一、Reading
It cannot be denied that Van gogh was a great artist. However, he was considered an outcast by other artists of his time. Many of his most famous paintings were painted at a time when he was isolated by society. Today these paintings are admired as masterpieces, and are sold for large sums of money. Clearly, it was Van Gogh's destiny to be a paInter.
二、解析
■ It cannot be denied that Van gogh was a great artist.
- 形主：it
- 系：cannot be
- 表：denied
- 主：that Van gogh was a great artist.（名从）
- 引：that
- 主：Van gogh
- 系：was
- 定：great
- 表：a artist.
■ However, he was considered an outcast by other artists of his time.
= 主动用法：However, other artists of his time considered him an outcast.
- 语态：一般过去时被动语态
- 状：However
- 主：he
- 谓：was considered
- 主补：an outcast
- 宾：by other artists of his time.
- 介：by
- 宾：other artists
- 定：of his time.
- 介：of
- 宾：his time.
■ Many of his most famous paintings were painted at a time when he was isolated by society.
- 时态：一般过去时被动语态
- 主：Many（作代词用“许多”）
- 定：of his most famous paintings（修饰前 Many）
- 介：of
- 宾：his most famous paintings
- 系：were painted
- 时状：at a time when he was isolated by society.
- 介：at
- 宾：a time
- 定从：when he was isolated by society.
- 时态：一般过去时被动语态
- 引：when
- 主：he
- 谓：was isolated
- 宾：by society.
■ Today these paintings are admired as masterpieces, and are sold for large sums of money.
- 时态：一般现在时被动语态
- 主：Today these paintings
- 谓：are admired
- 状：as masterpieces
- 连：and
- 谓：are sold
- 状：for large sums of money.
- 介：for（当作...）
- 定：large sums of
- 宾：money.
■ Clearly, it was Van Gogh's destiny to be a paInter.
- 状：Clearly
- 形主：it
- 系：was
- 表：Van Gogh's destiny
- 主：to be a paInter.
- 虚：to
- 谓：be
- 宾：a paInter.
三、语法
- 介绍动词 deny 的用法。
- 介绍 consider 的用法。
- 介绍介词 for 表示价格的用法。
以上语法详见教材讲解。