On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.

　　19. On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.

　　还有一次，他邀请一些著名评论家来参观他私人收藏的现代画。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:invite sb.to do sth.的意思是“邀请某人做某事”。注意本句中的see不作“看”来理解，而应因素为“参观，观摩”。

　　20. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie.

　　这次展览引起报界广泛注意，因为这些画名义上是名家的作品，事实上是迪基自己画的。

　　语言点1:for引导原因状语从句，这个从句里面又含有一个though引导的让步状语从句。In fact是状语，起强调作用。

　　语言点2:be supposed to的意思是“被当作”(但实际上不是)。

　　21. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.

　　他花了4年时间策划这出精心设计的闹剧，只是想证明评论家们有时并不解他们所谈论的事情。

　　语言点:elaborate joke的意思是“精心设计的闹剧”。相关短语总结:

　　elaborate account 详尽的记述

　　elaborate description 详尽的描述