专门用途英语系列教材是教育部规划的高等学校（包括本科院校、高等专科院校和高等职业院校）专业英语阶段的英语教材，也可供电大、各类成人院校以及广大专业人员学习专业英语、提高涉外业务交际能力使用。
《艺术英语》是该系列教材之一，本书从专业人员的实际工作需要出发进行设计和编写。选材新颖、结构合理、内容丰富、语言规范；练习兼具实用性和针对性。
全书由8个单元组成，每单元包括专业文献阅读与翻译、专业会话和涉外业务应用文模拟套写三部分。书后附有练习参考答案和课文参考译文。
本书书后附MP3。
- Unit1 About the Arts
- Part One Reading and Translating
- Reading A:What Are the Arts?
- Reading B: The Butterfly Effect in the Arts World
- Part Two Listening and Speaking
- Part Three Real Life Writing: Postcard and Notice
- Unit2 Music
- Part One Reading and Translating
- Reading A: How a Piano Works?
- Reading B：Music in Our Lives
- Part Two Listening and Speaking
- Part Three Real Life Writing: Small Ad and Journal
- Unit3 Dancing
- Part One Reading and Translating
- Reading A: The Basic Waltz Is So Easy
- Reading B: Dancing Is Good for Health
- Part Two Listening and Speaking
- Part Three Real Life Writing: Fax and Invitation
- Unit4 Fine Arts
- Part One Reading and Translating
- Reading A: Stages of Child Art
- Reading B：Process of Oil Painting
- Part Two Listening and Speaking
- Part Three Real Life Writing: Note and E-mail
- Unit5 Performance
- Part One Reading and Translating
- Reading A: Real Life Is the Best Teacher
- Reading B: Stories of Mei Lanfang
- Part Two Listening and Speaking
- Part Three Real Life Writing: Résumé
- Unit6 Animation
- Part One Reading and Translating
- Reading A: Traditional and Computer Animation
- Reading B：Three-dimensional Animation
- Part Two Listening and Speaking
- Part Three Real Life Writing: Business Card
- Unit7 Photography
- Part One Reading and Translating
- Reading A: Digital Cameras Are Fantastic
- Reading B：Focus on the 2005 PIPF
- Part Two Listening and Speaking
- Part Three Real Life Writing: Greeting Card and Private Letter
- Unit8 Movies and Television
- Part One Reading and Translating
- Reading A: Movies and Television
- Reading B：78th Oscar Nominations
- Part Two Listening and Speaking
- Part Three Real Life Writing:
- Brief Introduction to a Company/Product
- Glossary
- 参考答案
- 参考译文
