1. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.
    即使是对艺术不感兴趣的人也不会注意到在公共场所展示的现代艺术品。

2. That is perhaps why sculpture has been described as the most difficult of all arts;
    雕塑被说成是所有艺术中最难的艺术，可能就是这个道理。

3. The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture.
    展品都是些活动的雕像。

4. Appreciation of sculpture depends upon the ability to respond to form in three dimensions.
    对雕塑的鉴赏力取决于对立体的反应能力。

5. And the sensitive observer of sculpture must also learn to feel shape simply as shape, not as description or reminiscence.
    因此，敏锐的雕塑观赏者也必须学会把形体作为形体来感觉，不要靠描述和印象去想象。

6. Modern sculpture rarely surprise us any more.
    现在的雕塑品很少使我们感到惊奇了。

7. Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more.
    现代雕塑不再使我们感到惊讶了。

8. In spite of this, some people----including myself----were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture.
    尽管如此，最近举办的一次现代雕塑展览还是使一些人（包括我在内）大吃了一惊。