An introduction on 'Is Trump good for the arts in the Us'

Many articles have been published on Trump,since Trump has been the president of Americans.This article is about Trump's effect on American's arts.

Many people may think,Trump has zero understanding of the arts .But his 58-storey skyscraper Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York is a quintessential example of a certain 1980s aesthetic. Actually he dabbles at different format of arts,such as cameo appearances,architecture,paintings.

Unsurprisingly,the reaction to Trump's selection as president has two side :Meryl streep's heartfelt anti-Trump and Clint Eastwood's support,while most US artists are anti-Trump.

What about Trump's actual policies concerning culture in American? In his draft budget earlier this year, Trump proposed eradicating federal funding for the National Endowment for the arts.

At the end,the author issues his view that he remains unconvinced Trump represents such a dark,existential threat to time-honored artistic values.

笔记:

1.have obsession with , be obsessive about 沉迷于

2.inordinately 非常 He is inordinately smart.

3.demolish 拆毁 demolish one's argument  demolish two big platefuls of chicken

4balk at 畏缩，回避 She balks at the dress's high price

5.rip 撕开，撕下  let Sth rip 听其自然

6.outrage n v This is an outrage 太过分了

7.grandiose 宏伟的 imposing壮观的

8.while 引导让步状语从句，多用于句首，当从句的主语和主句的主语相同，那么从句的主语和谓语动词Be都可以省略。