26 · 最佳艺术评论家
The best art critics
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I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?' She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was!
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I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?' She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was!
我是学美术的，画过很多画。不少人装作懂现代艺术，总爱告诉你一幅画“表达”的是什么。 当然，很多画并不“表达”什么，只是好看的图案。我们喜欢它们，就像喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样。 我觉得，小孩子往往比谁都更会欣赏现代画，因为他们能注意到更多细节。我妹妹才七岁，却总能告诉我，我的画好不好。 昨天，她走进我的房间，问：“你在干什么？”我回答：“把这幅画挂到墙上。这是新画的，你喜欢吗？” 她认真打量了一会儿，说：“还不错，可是你是不是挂倒了？” 我又看了看。她说得对，真的挂倒了！
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《最佳艺术评论家》：人们爱解释现代画 → 画未必都有寓意 → 孩子观察得更仔细 → 请妹妹看新画 → 指出关键问题 → 一看果然如此。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把本课的疑问内容单独问一次，再嵌入 Could you tell me… 比较语序。
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