L/O/G/O Lesson 26 The best art critics

1. Did the writer hang the picture upside down? Yes, he did. 2. Who is the writer’s best critic? His sister

art n. 艺术，美术 词组： art student 艺术系的学生 派生：艺术家 artist

critic n. 批评家，评论家 翻译：鲁迅曾是个非常著名的小说和诗歌的评论家。 Luxun was once a very famous critic of novels and poetry. 派生： criticize v. 批评

critic n. 批评家，评论家 critical adj. 挑剔的 e.g. He is critical of everything. critically adv. 批判地，批判性地

paint v. ( 用颜料等 ) 画，绘，描写 painting 绘画，油画，油漆

pretend v. 假装 结构： pretend to do sth. 假装做某事 翻译：当妈妈进来的时候，那孩子假装睡觉。 When his mother came in, that baby pretended to sleep.

pattern n. 图案 business pattern 商业模式

curtain n. 窗帘 词组： 拉窗帘 draw the curtains 翻译： The curtain falls. (theater) 落幕 拉开窗帘 draw back the curtains

material n. 材料，原料 appreciate v. 鉴赏 ＝ understand and enjoy 词组：欣赏现代艺术 appreciate modern arts 感激 appreciate sb. appreciate （ one’s ） helping

notice v. 注意，通知，察觉到 结构： notice sb. do/doing sth. 翻译：不好意思，我没注意到你在打电话 Sorry, I didn’t notice you having a phone call.

whether conj. 是否 whether ……or not

hang v. 悬挂, 吊 hang( hung, hung ) 翻译：外套挂在墙上。 The coat hung on the wall. v. 绞刑 (hanged, hanged)

critically adv. 批评地 upside down 上下颠倒地 inside out 里外反

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 arc not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. 句式： tell you what a picture is ‘about’ 是宾语从句 ( 详见语法重点 ) 课文解析 The best art critics

They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. 课文解析 The best art critics 主语 谓语 间接宾语（人） 直接宾语 what a picture is 'about'. 主语 系动词 表语

Of course, many pictures arc not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. 单词： just “ 只是，仅仅（是） ” 翻译：这只是个错号 It was just a wrong number. 扩展： just 另一个意思是 刚才 课文解析 The best art critics

We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. 词组： in the same way that 正如 …… 一样 ( 重点句型，加强练习 ) 翻译：我们讨厌他就像他两年前讨厌我们一 样。 We hate him in the same way he hated us two years ago. 课文解析 The best art critics

I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. 词组： someone/anything/nothing else 表 示其他的 注意：比较级中，当主体与其他所有比较时 ，要加 else 把主体本身除去 翻译：他是班上最高的学生（两种） He is the tallest student in the class. He is taller than anyone else in the class. 课文解析 The best art critics

. They notice more. 词组： notice more 注意到得的更多 翻译： 说更多 say more 吃得更少 eat less 课文解析 The best art critics

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.' 课文解析 The best art critics

句式： whether my pictures are good or not 是宾语从句 词组： for a moment “ 片刻 ” 、 “ 一会儿 ” = for a while 翻译：他们互相看了一会儿，然后打了一架。 They looked at each other for a moment and then had a fight. 课文解析 The best art critics

It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down ?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was! 句式： Isn’t it upside down ＝ It’s upside down. 否定疑问句 ( 无否定疑问意义，只表示强调 ) Aren't you lucky? = You are lucky! Isn't it bad weather? = It’s bad weather! 课文解析 The best art critics

It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down ?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was! 考试重点：否定疑问句的回答 —— 要根据事 实回答 e.g. Isn’t the boy very clever? 这个男孩难道 不聪明吗？ —Yes, he is. 不，他很聪明。 —No, he isn’t. 是的，他不聪明。 课文解析 The best art critics

间接引语 ( 即宾语从句 ) 直接引语转化成间接引语，在 L24 中主要陈述了 三方面变化： 以外，直接引语变为间接引语时还须发生以下变 化： 指示代词的变化为 this→that ， these→those ； 时间状语的变化为 now→then ， today→that day ， yesterday→the day before, tomorrow→the next day 等； 重点语法 — 直接引语和间接引语 连接词 人称 时态

间接引语 ( 即宾语从句 ) 指示代词的变化为 this→that ， these→those ； 时间状语的变化为 n ow→then ， today→that day ， yesterday→the day before, tomorrow→the next day 等； 地点状语的变化为 here→there ； 动词的变化为 come→go （ go 不要变 come ）。 重点语法 — 直接引语和间接引语

EX. 将下列直接引语改写成间接引语： She said, “I will come this evening.” →She said that she would go that evening. He said, “My sister was here three days ago, but she is not here now.” →He said that his sister had been there for three days, but she was not there then.

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