Question

新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点第26课(2)

Answer 1

Lesson26 The best art critics

课文内容：

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 arejust 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!

精讲笔记：

4. Of course，many pictures are not ‘about’ anything.

当然，有许多画是什么“意思”也没有。

语言点 about加引号在此表示讽刺，指那些画实际上没有任何意思。

5. They are just pretty patterns.

它们只是些好看的图案。

语言点 此句中的just相当于only的意思，意为“仅仅是”:

That is just what I think.那正是我所想的。

6. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.

我们喜欢它们就像喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样。

语言点 此句中that引导方式状语从句。in the same way that / as意为“就像……，用和……同样的方式”。例如：Ilove you in the same way that I like New Concept English.我爱你就像我喜欢《新概念英语》一样。