Lesson 26 The best art critics最佳艺术评论家Who is the student's best critic?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!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。
【New words and expressions】（13）art1) [U] 艺术，美术an art student 一个学艺术的学生an art gallery ['ɡæləri] 画廊an art critic 艺术评论家an art lover 艺术爱好者eg. Art is long; Life is short. （谚）艺术长久，人生短暂。
arts pl. 文科languages, literature, historyBachelor ['bætʃələ] of Arts 文学学士学位Bachelor of Science 理科学士学位bachelor’s degree 学士学位master’s degree 硕士学位doctor’s degree 博士学位B. A. in English for trade 外贸英语专业的文学学士学位2) 技术，技巧，窍门eg. He is good at the art of making friends. 他擅长交朋友。
arts and crafts [krɑ:ft] 工艺artist n. 艺术家，画家eg. He is a great critic and artist. 他是著名的评论家兼画家。
critic n. 评论家，批评家eg. I’m my own critic. 我是一个严于律己的人。
a music critic 音乐评论家a theatre critic 戏剧评论家a literary ['litərəri] critic 文学评论家eg. He is famous as an art critic. 他是位著名的艺术评论家。
critical adj. 批评的，评论的，苛刻的，岌岌可危的，（疾病）危急的a critical remark 批评性的评论eg. Why are you always so critical? 你怎么老是吹毛求疵？eg. That teacher is too critical of his students. 那个老师对学生太苛刻了。
a critical situation 危急的情况eg. He is now in a critical condition. 他现在病况危急。
critically adv. 苛刻的，非难的eg. She looked at my picture critically. 她用挑剔的目光看我的画。
criticize ['kritisaiz] v. 批评，评论，对…挑剔eg. He criticized the American film favorably. 他对那部美国影片给予好评。
eg. She’s always criticizing her friends for being selfish. 她总是批评朋友们自私。
类似的词汇、短语：attack (with words) 抨击，辱骂blame 责备condemn [kən'dem] 严责criticize 批评paint1) n. [U] 油漆a pot of paint 一桶油漆/ a pail of paintgive the door two coats of paint 给那扇门刷两层油漆eg. Wet Paint! 油漆未干！2) n. [C] 绘画颜料oil paints 油画颜料3) v. 刷涂，油漆，涂paint the house blue 把房子涂成蓝色4) v. 画；化妆；把（药等）涂于…paint a picture 画一幅画paint flowers 画鲜花paint a girl 画一个小女孩paint a still life 画静物eg. She spends several hours painting her face. 她花了几个小时化妆。
paint a wound with iodine ['aɪə,daɪn, -dɪn, -,di:n] 在伤口处涂碘酒eg. Paint the town red. 到酒吧、夜总会寻欢作乐。
painter n. 画家，油漆工a portrait painter 肖像画家pretend [pri'tend] v. 假装1) pretend to do sth 假装做pretend to be doing 假装正在做eg. She pretended to know the answer. 她假装知道答案。
eg. The students pretended to be reading books when the teacher came in. 当老师进来时，学生们假装在读书。
2) pretend + thateg. When we rang the bell, she pretended that she was not at home.当我们按响门铃时，她假装她不在家。
eg. Many people pretend that they understand modern art.eg. Don’t pretend to know what you don’t know. 不要不懂装懂。
3) 敢于…，胆敢…,厚着脸皮做…eg. I don’t pretend to be a scholar. 我不敢假装是个学者。
4) pretended adj. 虚伪的，只是表面的pertended illness 装出来的病pattern ['pætə] n.1) 图案，花样，式样designeg. What a pretty pattern! 多美的图案！eg. She wore a dress with a pattern of roses on it. 她穿着一条印有玫瑰花图案的裙子。
2) 模式，方式behavior pattern 行为方式eg. The murders all seem to follow the same pattern. 这些谋杀案同一手法。
3) 模范，榜样；(adj.) 榜样的eg. She is a pattern of good behavior. 她是行为的榜样。
a pattern wife 模范太太a pattern husband 模范丈夫curtain n. 窗帘，幕布curtain material 窗帘布/curtain clothring up the curtain 开幕ring down the curtain 落幕ring up the curtain on a new football season 新的足球赛季正式开始behind the curtain 在幕后地，秘密地curtain call 要求谢幕的声音material1) n. [C] 材料，原料raw materials for industry 工业原料building materials 建筑材料eg. He is no officer material. 他不是当官的料子。
2) n. [U] 织物，布料 fabric ['fæbrik] , clothenough material to make two dresses 足够做两条裙子的布料eg. This curtain material is very good cloth. 这种窗帘布质量上乘。
tough cotton material 结实的棉布3) adj. 物质的material gains 物质利益material civilization 物质文明spiritual ['spiritʃuəl] adj. 精神的4) pl. 工具，用具writing materials 书写工具appreciate v. 欣赏，鉴赏，感谢 understand and enjoyeg. I can’t appreciate modern ar t. 我欣赏不了现代艺术。