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Listen 26 The best art critics

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!

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ˈlɪsn 26 ðə bɛst ɑːt ˈkrɪtɪks

aɪ æm ən ɑːt ˈstjuːdənt ænd aɪ peɪnt ə lɒt ɒv ˈpɪkʧəz. ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl prɪˈtɛnd ðæt ðeɪ ˌʌndəˈstænd ˈmɒdən ɑːt. ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz tɛl juː wɒt ə ˈpɪkʧər ɪz əˈbaʊt. ɒv kɔːs, ˈmɛni ˈpɪkʧəz ɑː nɒt əˈbaʊt ˈɛnɪθɪŋ. ðeɪ ɑː ʤʌst ˈprɪti ˈpætənz. wiː laɪk ðɛm ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðæt wiː laɪk ˈprɪti ˈkɜːtn məˈtɪərɪəl. aɪ θɪŋk ðæt jʌŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˈɒf(ə)n əˈpriːʃɪeɪt ˈmɒdən ˈpɪkʧəz ˈbɛtə ðæn ˈɛnɪwʌn ɛls. ðeɪ ˈnəʊtɪs mɔː. maɪ ˈsɪstər ɪz ˈəʊnli ˈsɛvn, bʌt ʃiː ˈɔːlweɪz tɛlz miː ˈwɛðə maɪ ˈpɪkʧəz ɑː gʊd ɔː nɒt. ʃiː keɪm ˈɪntuː maɪ ruːm ˈjɛstədeɪ.

wɒt ɑː juː ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ? ʃiː ɑːskt.

Im ˈhæŋɪŋ ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər ɒn ðə wɔːl, aɪ ˈɑːnsəd. ɪts ə njuː wʌn. duː juː laɪk ɪt?

ʃiː lʊkt æt ɪt ˈkrɪtɪkəli fɔːr ə ˈməʊmənt. ɪts ɔːl raɪt, ʃiː sɛd, bʌt isnt ɪt ˈʌpsaɪd daʊn?

aɪ lʊkt æt ɪt əˈgɛn. ʃiː wɒz raɪt! ɪt wɒz!

配置任务： L 0+L 4

知识笔记：

art n. 艺术

critic n. 评论家

paint v. 画

pretend v. 假装

pattern n. 图案

curtain n. 窗帘，幕布

material n. 材料

appreciate v. 鉴赏

notice v. 注意到

whether conj. 是否

hang v. 悬挂，吊

critically adv. 批评地

upside down 上下颠倒地

练习感悟：感悟就是赶紧把作业补完，拖延症实在是太太太不好了，但是千万不要放弃。