Lesson 26
The best art critics
最佳艺术评论家
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Who is the students best critic?

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.
Im hanging this picture on the wall, I answered. Its a new one. Do you like it?
She looked at it critically for a moment. Its all right, she said, but isnt it upside down?
I looked at it again. She was right! It was!

New words and expressions 生词和短语
art n. 艺术
critic n. 评论家
paint v. 画
pretend v. 假装
pattern n. 图案
curtain n. 窗帘，幕布
material n. 材料
appreciate v. 鉴赏
notice v. 注意到
whether conj. 是否
hang v. 悬挂，吊
critically adv. 批评地
upside down 上下颠倒地

参考译文

最佳艺术评论家
我是个学艺术的学生，画了很多画。有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子，总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。当然，有很多画是什么“意思”也没有的。它们就是些好看的图案，我们喜爱它们就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样。我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都更能欣赏现代绘画，他们观察到的东西更多。我的妹妹只有7岁，但她总能说出我的画是好还是坏。昨天她到我房里来了。

“你在干什么呢?”她问。

“我正把这幅画挂到墙上去。”我回答说，“这是幅新画，你喜欢吗?”

她用挑剔的目光看了一会儿。“还可以吧。”她说，“不过，是不是挂倒了?”

我再次看了看画。她说对了!是挂倒了!

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

两个同样的音连在一起时, 前面的音声去不读. 如 : upside down.

★art  n. 艺术

art student 艺术系的学生

English student 学英语的学生

student of England : 英国学生

artist [5B:tist]　艺术家

artiste [B:5tist] 艺人   注意读音的不同

art gallery 艺术画廊 (gallery [5^AlErI] n.长廊, 游廊; 画廊)

black art 巫术 ([blAkB:t] 注意连读)

★critic  n. 评论家

criticise v. 批评, 批判(主要指批判, 但不完全是责备的意思)

criticism [5kritisiz(E)m] n.批评, 批判

critical  adj. 挑剔的

critically adv. 爱挑剔的

He criticised my painting.

You are critical.

★paint  v. 画

draw a picture 用线条画

paint a picture　强调油画

painting

oil painting 油画

Chinese painting 中国国画

Beijing opera 国戏, 京剧

★pretend  v. 假装

pretend to do something

When his mother came in,the baby pretended to go to sleep.

pretend that...

★pattern  n. 图案

pattern drills

pattern 模式, 典范

★curtain  n. 窗帘, 幕布

★material  n. 材料

listening material 听力材料

★appreciate  v. 鉴赏 ＝ understand and enjoy

enjoy 欣赏

enjoy the music

　　I like poems.

　　I love...

　　I enjoy...得到乐趣

　　I appreciate...　程度一个比一个深

　　appreciate something

    appreciate doing sth  我很喜欢做某事

    I appreciate your help. 我很感激你的帮助

★notice  v. 注意到

pay attention to 思想上的注意

notice : 细节上的注意, 往往是别人没注意的东西, 你注意到了, 细节上的东西

I notice the boy.

I notice the beauty spot.(美人痣)

★whether  conj. 是否

If 在表示 “是否” 的时候可以被whether所取代

If在表示 “如果” 的时候不可以用whether取代

If it will rain...(不是条件状语从句, 故可以用将来时will)

Whether it will rain...

Whether it will rain or not...(可以加 “not” )

I wondered if it will rain.(不加 “not” )

Whether he is mad or not. / whether his mad.

★hang  v. 悬挂, 吊

hang  hanged  hanged  绞死, 吊死

hang  hung    hung 　 悬挂

The thief was hanged.

The coat was hung.

★critically  adv. 批评地

★upside down 上下颠倒地　　两个同样的发音连在一起时, 前边的音省去不读

【课文讲解】

I am an art student [aiiAmAnB:t] 注意连读, 增加了[i] 的音

They always tell you what a picture is about.

tell you 后是what 引导的宾语从句

just 仅仅, 表强调

We like them...

them 指 pictures

pretty curtain material 漂亮的窗帘布

In the same way that

In a way　以某种方式

The son walked in the same way that his father walked.

I love you in the same way that I love my father.

I love you just in the same way that I love money.

make an appointment ([E5pCintEmEnt] n)

change an appointment

When will it be conveniet for you?

I like something.

I like something very much.

I like something better.

I like something best.

I like water best.

I like water better.

I like water very much.

else ① 跟在anyone,anything 等不定代词的后面 ② 疑问代词如 who else,what else

They can appreciate modern arts best.

better than anyone else 比其他任何人(表示最高级的含义)

The teacher is the tallest.

The teacher is taller than anyone else. (“else” 不能少, 把主语从 “anyone” 中排除, 比中文更严密)

The book is more expensive than anything else.

They notice more.

Whether ...or not= if

The windows in the wall /picture on the wall 注意介词的不同

Isn’t it upside down? ＝It’s upside down. 是否定疑问句, 没有否定的意思, 起强调作用, 表达一种情绪

It isn't a fine day.

It is bad weather.

Is it bad weather?

Isn't it bad weather?

作用Aren't you lucky? 你真幸运

否定疑问句起肯定

Isn't it a boy?

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