新概念英语第二册+Lesson+26+The best+art+critics+讲义

Lesson26The

bestartcritics

Text课文Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Whoisthestudent'sbestcritic?IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarenot'about'anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.

'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'

Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupsidedown?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!Newwords生词art[ɑ:t]n.艺术critic['kritik]n.评论家paint[peint]v.画pretend[pri'tend]v.假装pattern['pætn]n.图案curtain['kə:tən]n.窗帘，幕布material[mə'tiəriəl]n.材料appreciate[ə'pri:ʃieit]v.鉴赏notice['nəutis]v.注意到whether['weeə]conj.是否hang[hæŋ]v.悬挂，吊critically['kritikəli]ad.批评地upside['ʌpsaid]上下颠倒地

Grammarfocus语法1.a.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.

b.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.

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。这两句话都是宾语从句。a句中theyunderstandmodernart.这个句子作谓语动词pretend的宾语。b句中you和句子whatapictureis'about'.都是谓语动词tell的宾语，是一个双宾语结构。宾语从句有3中主要的结构：①在动词后作宾语，如：IthinkyourEnglishisverygood.我觉得你的英语非常好。②在介词后作宾语，如：Thatdependsonwhetheryou'resincereornot.那要看你有没有诚意了。③在形容词后作宾语，如：I'mafraidIcan'thelpyou.恐怕我帮不了你。2.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.我们喜爱它们就像我们喜爱漂亮的窗帘布一样。inthewaythat表示像……一样，此处引导的是一个方式状语从句。如：Wewilldoitinthesamewaythatyoudidlasttime.我们将用你上次所用的同样方法来做这件事。3.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都更能欣赏现代绘画。anyoneelse其他人，else在作其它的讲时，常常跟在不定代词的后面，如：anythingelse，someoneelse。Doyouwantanythingelse?

你还要什么别的吗？Iaminlovewithsomeoneelse.我爱上其他人了。而other作其他的讲时，常常放在名词的前面。如：Isthereanyotherjobforme?我还能干其他别的工作吗？4.Shealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.她总能说出我的画是好是坏。在这个宾语从句的从句部分中，whether…ornot…表示是否。如：Pleasetellmewhetheryouwillhiremeornot.

请告诉我一下，您是否将会录用我？whether的后面也可以紧跟ornot。如：Idon'tknowwhetherornothewilldoit.我不知道他会不会做这件事。whetherornot还可以引导主语从句、表语从句等。如：Whetherornotthiscanbedone

isstilluncertain.(主语从句)这事能不能办成还是个未知数。Thequestionis

whetherornotyou'reperfectforher.

(表语从句)问题是你对她来说是不是最完美合适的。Exercises练习一.Answerthesequestions.1.Doesthewriterstudyart?ordoeshestudymusic?Doeshepaintalotofpicturesornot?

Thewriterstudiesartandpaintsalotofpictures.2.Domanypeoplereallyunderstandmodernartornot?

Manypeopledonotreallyunderstandmodernart.3.Dopaintingsalwayshaveameaningornot?

Paintingsdonotalwayshaveameaning.4.Aretheysometimesprettypatternsornot?

Theyaresometimesprettypatterns.

5.Doyoungchildrenappreciatemodernpaintingsbetterthanothersornot?Dotheynoticemoreornot?

Youngchildrennotonlyappreciatemodernpaintingsbetterthanothersbutalsotheynoticemore.6.Whendidthewriter'syoungsistergointohisroom?Didsheexaminehisnewpictureornot?

Thewriter'syoungsisterwentintohisroomyesterdayandexaminedhisnewpicture.

7.Hadhehungitupsidedown,orhadhehungittherightwayup?Didshenoticethisimmediatelyornot?

Hehadhungitupsidedownandshenoticedthisimmediately.二.Rewritethesesentencesusingthecorrectverbsandjoining

words.I(lookedat)(watched)thepicture(but)(and)Icouldnot(understand)(realize)it.Itwasinblackandwhite,andwas(called)(named)'Treesandsnow'.Icouldsee(neither)(notonly)trees(or)(nor)snow.三.Givethecorrectformoftheverbsinparentheses.'Somepeoplestill

believe

(believe)theworldisflat,'hesaid.'You

arejoking

(joke),'Ireplied'.I

don'tknow

(notknow)anyonewhodoes.''Well,you

know

(know)me,'hereplied',I

believe

(believe)thattheearthisflat.Imetamantheotherday.I

forget

(forget)hisnamenow.Hesaidthattheearth

looked

(look)likeaflatdish.''Areyoutrying

(try)totellmethatyou

believe

(believe)him?'Iasked.'Icertainlydo,'heanswered.'I

think

(think)thatheisright.''Andwhichsideofthedishyou

live

(live)on?''Oh,I

don'tknow

(notknow).Hedidn'ttellmethat.'四.Writethispieceofconversationagainusingspeechmarks.Look!shesaid,isn'tthatmandrunk?Ithinkweshouldcrosstheroad,answeredherhusband.It'stoolatenow,shereplied.Er,youtwo.Lookwhereyou'regoing,calledthedrunk.Can'tyou