Lesson 26 The best art critics

new words 1. art n. 艺术，美术 e.g. art student 艺术系的学生 这个杯子是件艺术品 This cup is a work of art. 艺术家 艺术家 artist

2. critic n. 批评家，评论家 e.g. 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 poets. criticize v. 批评，批判，挑剔 critical adj. 批判的，批判性的，挑剔的 critically adv. 批判地，批判性地，挑剔地

3. paint: v. ( 用颜料等 ) 画，绘，描写 Chinese painting 国画 oil painting 油画 painter: n. 油漆工，画家，油画家

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

5. pattern n. 图案

6. curtain n. 窗帘 拉窗帘 draw the curtains. The curtain falls. 落幕

7. material n. 材料，原料 8. appreciate v. 鉴赏 ＝ understand and enjoy 欣赏现代艺术 appreciate modern arts appreciate v. 感激 I appreciate your help. I really appreciate working with you.( 与你共事 ) appreciation n. 感谢，欣赏

9. notice v. realize/ come to know 注意，通知， 察觉到 结构： notice sth/ 从句 e.g. 不好意思，我没注意到你在打电话 Sorry, I didn’t notice that you are having a phonecall.

10. whether conj. 是否 11.hang 悬挂, 吊 hang( hung, hung ) e.g. 外套挂在墙上 The coat was hung on the wall. hang v. 绞刑 (hanged, hanged)

13.upside down 上下颠倒地 e.g. 当他倒立时，所有东西对他来说看上去都倒 过来了 When he stands on his head, everything looks upside down to him.

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

1. 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. ●tell you what a picture is ‘about’ 是宾语从句 ●just “ 只是，仅仅（是） ” e.g. 这只是个错号 It was just a wrong number. just 另一个意思是 “ 刚才，正好，正是 ” e.g. 我刚听到这个消息 I’ve just heard the news.

2. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. ●in the same way that 正如 …… 一样 ( 重点句型 ，加强练习 ) e.g 我对待你就像你对待我一样。 I treated you in the same way that you treated me. e.g. 我们恨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.

3. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. ●someone/anything/nothing else 表示 “ 另外 / 加 、其它 / 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 e.g. 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.

4. They notice more. ●notice more 注意到的更多 说更多 talk more 吃得更少 eat less

5.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.' ●whether my pictures are good or not 宾语从句 ●for a moment “ 片刻 ” 、 “ 一会儿 ” = for a while e.g. 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.

4. It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down ?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was! ●Isn’t it upside down ＝ It’s upside down. 否定疑 问句 ( 无否定意义，只表示强调 ) Aren't you lucky? = You are lucky! Isn't it bad weather? = It’s bad weather! 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，他不很聪明。

grammar 直接引语和间接引语 ( 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： 连接词 人称 时态 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； 地点状语的变化为 here→there ； 动词的变化为 come→go （ go 不要变 come ）。例如：

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 three days before, but she was not there then.

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