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Lesson26 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. ' 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.' It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside-down ?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was!

ˈlɛsən26 ðə bɛst ɑrt ˈkrɪtɪks

aɪ əm ən ɑrt ˈstudənt ənd aɪ peɪnt ə lɑt əv ˈpɪkʧərz. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl priˈtɛnd ðət ðeɪ ˌʌndərˈstænd ˈmɑdərn ɑrt. ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz tɛl jʊ wʌt əˈpɪkʧər ɪz əˈbaʊt. əv kɔrs, ˈmɛni ˈpɪkʧərz ər nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ðeɪ ər ʤəst ˈprɪti ˈpætərnz. wi laɪk ðəm ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðət wi laɪkˈprɪti ˈkɜrtən məˈtɪriəl. aɪ θɪŋk ðət jʌŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˈɔfən əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ˈmɑdərn ˈpɪkʧərz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛniˌwʌn ɛls. ðeɪ ˈnoʊtəs mɔr. maɪ ˈsɪstərɪz ˈoʊnli ˈsɛvən, bət ʃi ˈɔlˌweɪz tɛlz mi ˈwɛðər maɪ ˈpɪkʧərz ər gʊd ɔr nɑt. ʃi keɪm ˈɪntə maɪ rum ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ' wʌt ər jʊ ˈduɪŋ ?' ʃiæskt. ' aɪm ˈhæŋɪŋ ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər ɑn ðə wɔl,' aɪ ˈænsərd. ɪts ə nu wʌn. dʊ jʊ laɪk ɪt ?' ʃi lʊkt ət ɪt ˈkrɪtɪkəli fər ə ˈmoʊmənt.' ɪts ɔlraɪt,' ʃi sɛd, bət ˈɪzənt ɪt ˈʌpˈsaɪd-daʊn ?' aɪ lʊkt ət ɪt əˈgɛn. ʃi wəz raɪt! ɪt wʌz!

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：critic批评家，评论家，爱挑剔的人

pretend假装

pattern图案，模式

curtain窗帘

material  adj.重要的，物质的，肉体的，材料的 n.材料布料

critically批评性地，精密地，危急地，严重地，很为重要地

critics批评家，评论家，爱挑剔的人

练习感悟：今天材料里有连读，我练的时候尝试着用像我听到的读出来，但不太理想。我是跟着那个APP一句一句得读的，它好像识别不出来，不造问题出在哪里，最后录音的时候我也没连读。。。