Lesson 20 The best art critics
最佳藝術(shù)評論家

二、文章講解
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 picturesbetter 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 upsidedown?'
I looked at it again. She was right! It was!

1.I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art.
1）and 并列關(guān)系。 A and B. 一般先找B, 然后再往前找對應結(jié)構(gòu)的A
例句：This, though it fulfills the laws and requirements of Futurist poetry, can hardly be classed as literature.
And so on === and stuff
并列結(jié)構(gòu)的語調(diào)：前面的并列成分都是上揚，在最后一個下降。
A, B, C, and D
Major 專業(yè)——－What’s your major?
What do you do? –what do you do for a living? 你的工作是什么？
2) Many people pretend that they understand modern art.
語法：賓語從句。
把握要素：
概念：什么是賓語從句
時態(tài)：主句過去時，從句過去對應時態(tài)；主句現(xiàn)在時，從句無要求。
連接詞：that/if/whether/其它特殊疑問詞做連接詞
語序：陳述語序。

2.They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns.
1)賓語從句：what a picture is 'about'
what is your name? ----what + 一般疑問句——What is a picture about?
特殊疑問句：特殊疑問詞 ＋ 一般疑問句
He is Peter. –Who is he?
1)He is (who)
2)Who he is
3)Who is he
What can I do…?
I don’t know what I can do.
2）引導詞特點：what 在賓語從句中做賓語。