Lesson26ThebestartcriticsQuestionsonthetext:1.Whatdoyoudo?Iamanartstudent.2.Whatdomanypeoplepretendtounderstand?Modernart.3.Whatdotheyalwaystellyou?Whatapictureis‘about’.4.Whataremanypictures?Justprettypatterns.5.Howoldisyoursister?Seven.6.Whatdoesshealwaystellyou?Whethermypicturesaregoodorbad.【Passage】IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarenot'about'anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupsidedown?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!参考译文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.【课文讲解】1、Theyarejustprettypatterns.just在此处指“只是,仅仅(是)”Itwasjustawrongnumber.just另一个意思是“刚才,正好,正是”It’sjustsixo’clock.I’vejustheardthenews.2、Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.prettycurtainmaterial漂亮的窗帘布inthesamewaythat=as…正如……一样Thesonwalkedinthesamewaythat/ashisfatherwalked.IloveyoujustinthesamewaythatIlovemoney.IloveyouinthesamewaythatIlovemyfather.inaway以某种方式3、Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.else跟在疑问代词和不定代词的后面,表示“另外/加、其它/他的、不同的”,whoelse,whatelse,anythingelsebetterthananyoneelse比其他任何人(表示最高级的含义)用比较级表示最高级:Theteacheristhetallest.Theteacheristallerthananyoneelse.(“else”不能少,把主语从“anyone”中排除)Thebookismoreexpensivethananythingelse.4、Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.连接词whether…ornot可以表示选择:Idon’tknowwhetheryouareinterested(init)ornot.Youmusthelphim,whetheryoulikehimornot.3、Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.else跟在anyone,anything等不定代词的后面,表示“另外/加、其它/他的、不同的”,else也可跟疑问代词连用,如whoelse,whatelseIcanfindnothingelsehereexceptanolddictionary.Theycanappreciatemodernartsbest.betterthananyoneelse比其他任何人(表示最高级的含义)用比较级表示最高级:Theteacheristhetallest.Theteacheristallerthananyoneelse.(“else”不能少,把主语从“anyone”中排除)Thebookismoreexpensivethananythingelse.4、Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.连接词whether…ornot可以表示选择:Idon’tknowwhetheryouareinterested(init)ornot.Youmusthelphim,whetheryoulikehimornot.5、'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupsidedown?'Isn’titupsidedown?=It’supsidedown.否定疑问句,没有否定的意思,起肯定作用,起强调作用,表达一种情绪Aren'tyoulucky?你真幸运Isn'titaboy?5、'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswerd.thewindowsinthewallthepictureonthewall注意介词的不同onthewall在墙上;在流浪inthewall在墙里6、'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupsidedown?'Isn’titupsidedown?=It’supsidedown.否定疑问句,没有否定的意思,起肯定作用,起强调作用,表达一种情绪Aren'tyoulucky?你真幸运Isn'titaboy?Retellthestory1、Paul—artstudent—paintpictures2、people—pretend—understand—modernart—tell—often—notaboutanything3、prettypatterns—inthesameway—curtainmaterial4、think—youngchildren—appreciate—better—anyoneelse—noticemore5、Paul’ssister—seven—judgepictures6、yesterday—wentinto7、asked—“what–doing?”8、“hanging–pictureonthewall”9、lookedat—critically—foramoment—“upsidedown”--right•Iaman____studentandI______alotofpictures.Manypeople______thatthey________modernart.Theyalways____youwhatapictureis‘_____'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarenot'about'anything.Theyarejust_____patterns.Welikethem___thesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoften________modernpictures_____thananyoneelse.They_____more.My_____isonlyseven,butshealwaystells______mypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroom________.'Whatareyoudoing?'she_____.'I'm______thispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatit________foramoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'tit__________?'Ilookedatit______.Shewasright!Itwas!artpaintpretendunderstandtellaboutprettyinappreciatebetternoticesisteryesterdayaskedhangingcriticallywhetherupsidedownagainIaman_________andI________________.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstand_________.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypictures___________________.Theyarejust_____________.Welikethem_____________thatwelike__________________.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.They___________.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.She_________myroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatitcritically__________.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'tit___________?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!artstudentpaintalotofpicturesmodernartarenot'about'anythingprettypatternsinthesamewayprettycurtainmaterialnoticemorecameintoforamomentupsidedown★artn.艺术artstudent艺术系的学生artgallery([ˈɡæləri]n.长廊,画廊)艺术画廊finearts美术Iamanartstu