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。
新概念英语第四册 lesson 31 The sculptor speaks

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

perhaps [pɚ'hæps] 词频1 词根: hap
adv. 或许;（表示不确定）也许;（用于粗略的估计）或许;（表示勉强同意或其实不赞成）也许; n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会，运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许，可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完，也许我可以说点什么。
近义：maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply 反义：indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
sculpture ['skʌlptʃɚ] 词频3 词根: sc-
n. 雕刻（术），塑像;雕刻品;刻纹; vt. 雕塑;以雕刻装饰;侵蚀; vi. 雕刻;
💡 sculpt雕刻+ure名词后缀，表行为、状态 →雕刻（品）
"The plastic arts include sculpture, pottery and painting."
造型艺术包括雕塑、陶艺和绘画。
近义：sculpt, carve, cut, engrave, grave, carving
difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt] 词频1 词根: di
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored 反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
arts [[ɑ:ts]]
n. 文科
described
v. 描述, 描写（describe的过去式）

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

Although negotiators are optimistic, the details are complex enough that they may be hard-pressed to get a deal at all.
然谈判代表持乐观态度，但协议细节如此复杂，他们所面临的困难很可能使他们无法取得一致。
For this reason there is no risk to the customer in the practice,
因此，这种做法对储户毫无风险。
Some years ago an American psychiatrist named William Dement published experiments dealing with the recording of eye-movements during sleep.
前些年，美国一位精神病学者发表了一篇报告，报告中记录了眼球在睡眠时的活动情况。
the strangest of them being perhaps the hovercraft.
其中最新奇的要数气垫船了。
in the form of a large group of enlightened young men and women who are potential leaders.
便是培养出大批有知识的男女青年，这些人可能会成为未来的栋梁。
The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment,
下一步就是把象带到训练场所，