Lesson 26
The best art critics
最佳藝術(shù)評論家
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
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 生詞和短語
art n. 藝術(shù)
critic n. 評論家
paint v. 畫
pretend v. 假裝
pattern n. 圖案
curtain n. 窗簾,幕布
material n. 材料
appreciate v. 鑒賞
notice v. 注意到
whether conj. 是否
hang v. 懸掛,吊
critically adv. 批評地
upside down 上下顛倒地
參考譯文
最佳藝術(shù)評論家
我是個(gè)學(xué)藝術(shù)的學(xué)生,畫了很多畫。有很多人裝成很懂現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)的樣子,總是告訴你一幅畫的“意思”是什么。當(dāng)然,有很多畫是什么“意思”也沒有的。它們就是些好看的圖案,我們喜愛它們就像我們喜歡漂亮的窗簾布一樣。我覺得小孩子們往往比任何人都更能欣賞現(xiàn)代繪畫,他們觀察到的東西更多。我的妹妹只有7歲,但她總能說出我的畫是好還是壞。昨天她到我房里來了。
“你在干什么呢?”她問。
“我正把這幅畫掛到墻上去。”我回答說,“這是幅新畫,你喜歡嗎?”
她用挑剔的目光看了一會兒。“還可以吧。”她說,“不過,是不是掛倒了?”
我再次看了看畫。她說對了!是掛倒了!
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
兩個(gè)同樣的音連在一起時(shí), 前面的音聲去不讀. 如 : upside down.
★art n. 藝術(shù)
art student 藝術(shù)系的學(xué)生
English student 學(xué)英語的學(xué)生
student of England : 英國學(xué)生
artist [5B:tist] 藝術(shù)家
artiste [B:5tist] 藝人 注意讀音的不同
art gallery 藝術(shù)畫廊 (gallery [5^AlErI] n.長廊, 游廊; 畫廊)
black art 巫術(shù) ([blAkB:t] 注意連讀)
★critic n. 評論家
criticise v. 批評, 批判(主要指批判, 但不完全是責(zé)備的意思)
criticism [5kritisiz(E)m] n.批評, 批判
critical adj. 挑剔的
critically adv. 愛挑剔的
He criticised my painting.
You are critical.
★paint v. 畫
draw a picture 用線條畫
paint a picture 強(qiáng)調(diào)油畫
painting
oil painting 油畫
Chinese painting 中國國畫
Beijing opera 國戲, 京劇
★pretend v. 假裝
pretend to do something
When his mother came in,the baby pretended to go to sleep.
pretend that...
★pattern n. 圖案
pattern drills
pattern 模式, 典范
★curtain n. 窗簾, 幕布
★material n. 材料
listening material 聽力材料
★appreciate v. 鑒賞 = understand and enjoy
enjoy 欣賞
enjoy the music
I like poems.
I love...
I enjoy...得到樂趣
I appreciate... 程度一個(gè)比一個(gè)深
appreciate something
appreciate doing sth 我很喜歡做某事
I appreciate your help. 我很感激你的幫助
★notice v. 注意到
pay attention to 思想上的注意
notice : 細(xì)節(jié)上的注意, 往往是別人沒注意的東西, 你注意到了, 細(xì)節(jié)上的東西
I notice the boy.
I notice the beauty spot.(美人痣)
★whether conj. 是否
If 在表示 “是否” 的時(shí)候可以被whether所取代
If在表示 “如果” 的時(shí)候不可以用whether取代
If it will rain...(不是條件狀語從句, 故可以用將來時(shí)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. 懸掛, 吊
hang hanged hanged 絞死, 吊死
hang hung hung 懸掛
The thief was hanged.
The coat was hung.
★critically adv. 批評地
★upside down 上下顛倒地 兩個(gè)同樣的發(fā)音連在一起時(shí), 前邊的音省去不讀
【課文講解】
I am an art student [aiiAmAnB:t] 注意連讀, 增加了[i] 的音
They always tell you what a picture is about.
tell you 后是what 引導(dǎo)的賓語從句
just 僅僅, 表強(qiáng)調(diào)
We like them...
them 指 pictures
pretty curtain material 漂亮的窗簾布
In the same way that
In a way 以某種方式
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 等不定代詞的后面 ② 疑問代詞如 who else,what else
They can appreciate modern arts best.
better than anyone else 比其他任何人(表示最高級的含義)
The teacher is the tallest.
The teacher is taller than anyone else. (“else” 不能少, 把主語從 “anyone” 中排除, 比中文更嚴(yán)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 注意介詞的不同
Isn’t it upside down? =It’s upside down. 是否定疑問句, 沒有否定的意思, 起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用, 表達(dá)一種情緒
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? 你真幸運(yùn)
否定疑問句起肯定
Isn't it a boy?
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