Ink wash painting is a type of brush painting.Only black ink is used for the painting of basic ones, in various concentrations.During the Tang Dynasty,ink wash painting got developed.Wang Wei is generally credited as the painter who applied color to existing ink wash paintings.The goal of ink wash painting is not simply to reproduce the appearanc eof a subject,but to capture its soul.To paint a horse,the ink wash painting artist must understand its temperament better than its muscles and bones.To paint a flower,there is no need to perfectly portray its petals and color,but it is essential to convey its liveliness and fragrance.
1.基本水墨畫只使用深淺不一的黑色墨水：該句可以理解為「基本水墨畫只可以用黑色墨水來畫，而且墨水要有不同的濃度」。
2.人們普遍認為是王維將顏色加入到當時的水墨畫中：該句可譯為帶有定語從句的複合句，主語可定為Wang Wei,謂語則是is generally credited,即「被普遍認為」也有「人們普遍認為」的意思。
3.要想畫一匹馬，水墨畫家必須了解馬的肌肉和骨骼，更要了解馬的氣質：「要想畫一匹馬」可用to do結構來表示，即to paint a horse。「了解...更要了解…」有比較的意味，即「了解…好過了解…」，可以翻譯為underetand...better than...,其中「氣質」可以用temperament來表達。
4.要想畫一朵花，水墨畫家並不需要完全描摹它的花瓣和顏色，重要的是傳達它的活力和芳香：「不需要做某事」可譯為there is no need to do,為英語中常用句型，表示「沒有必要做某事」。