Lesson 20 The best art critics
最佳艺术评论家

二、文章讲解
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 并列关系。 A and B. 一般先找B, 然后再往前找对应结构的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
并列结构的语调：前面的并列成分都是上扬，在最后一个下降。
A, B, C, and D
Major 专业——－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.
语法：宾语从句。
把握要素：
概念：什么是宾语从句
时态：主句过去时，从句过去对应时态；主句现在时，从句无要求。
连接词：that/if/whether/其它特殊疑问词做连接词
语序：陈述语序。

2.They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns.
1)宾语从句：what a picture is 'about'
what is your name? ----what + 一般疑问句——What is a picture about?
特殊疑问句：特殊疑问词 ＋ 一般疑问句
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）引导词特点：what 在宾语从句中做宾语。