新概念二Lesson26 课堂内容
The best art critics
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. new one. Do you like it?' said, 'but isn't it upside down?'
'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she Part 1 Basic words and expressions
1. art n. 艺术 art student 艺术系的学生 I am an art student.
English student 学英语的学生 student of England 英国学生
art gallery 艺术画廊 (gallery n. 长廊, 游廊；画廊) black art 巫术
【词汇相关】artist n. 艺术家 artiste n. 艺人
2. critic n. 评论家
【词汇相关】criticize v. 批评, 批判(主要指批判, 但不完全是责备的意思) He criticized my painting. criticism n. 批评, 批判 critical adj. 挑剔的 You are critical.
critically adv. 爱挑剔的 3. paint v. 画 draw a picture 用线条画 paint a picture 强调油画 painting n. 画
oil painting 油画 ；Chinese painting 中国国画 Beijing opera 国戏, 京剧 4. pretend v. 假装 pretend to do sth. 假装…
When his mother came in,the baby pretended to go to sleep. pretend that +从句 假装… 5. pattern n. 图案 ① n. 图案 pattern drills ② n. 模式, 典范 6. material n. 材料 listening material 听力材料
7. appreciate v. 鉴赏 ＝ understand and enjoy appreciate sth. 感激……
I appreciate your help. 我很感激你的帮助 appreciate doing sth. 我很喜欢做某事
【词汇拓展】enjoy v. 欣赏，得到享受，乐趣 I like… I love… I enjoy…
I appreciate… （程度一个比一个深） I like sth.
I like sth. very much. I like sth. better. I like sth. best.
8. notice v. 注意到
① vt. 注意到，察觉到（不用进行时） You never notice what’s going on around you.
notice 细节上的注意, 往往是别人没注意的东西, 你注意到了, 细节上的东西 I notice the beauty spot.(美人痣) pay attention to 思想上的注意 ② n. 注意，察觉
The girl in red caught his notice. ③ n.（书面的）通知，布告，海报
I know there’s a meeting, because someone put up a notice outside the Town Hall. 9. whether conj. 是否
if在表示“是否”的时候可以被whether所取代；if在表示“如果”的时候不可以用whether取代 whether…or not =if
If it will rain… (不是条件状语从句, 故可以用将来时will) =Whether it will rain…/Whether it will rain or not…(可以加 “not” ) I wondered if it will rain.(不加 “not” ) 10. hang v. 悬挂, 吊 ① vt.&vi（将……）悬挂，吊 A pretty curtain hangs over the window. hang — hung — hung v. 悬挂 The coat was hung.
hang — hanged — hanged v. 绞死, 吊死 The thief was hanged. ② vt.&vi 垂下
John was very tired. He sat in a chair and hung (down) his head. ③ vt.&vi安装……使能转动/摆动
Have you hung the door? 你把门装上了吗？ 11. upside down 上下颠倒地 ① 上下颠倒
When he stands on his head, everything appears upside down to him. ② 乱七八糟，混乱不堪
My little boy always makes the room upside down. These men have made the whole country upside down.
Part 2 Passage Analyze
1、They are just pretty patterns.
just在此处指“只是，仅仅（是）” It was just a wrong number.
just另一个意思是“刚才，正好，正是” It’s just six o’clock. I’ve just heard the news.
2、We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. pretty curtain material 漂亮的窗帘布 in the same way that =as… 正如……一样 The son walked in the same way that/as his father walked. I love you in the same way that I love my father. I love you just in the same way that I love money. in a way 以某种方式
3、I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.
else跟在anyone, anything 等不定代词的后面，表示“另外/加、其它/他的、不同的”，else也可跟疑问代词连用，如 who else，what else
I can find nothing else here except an old dictionary. They can appreciate modern arts best.
better than anyone else 比其他任何人(表示最高级的含义) 用比较级表示最高级： The teacher is the tallest.
The teacher is taller than anyone else. (“else”不能少, 把主语从“anyone”中排除) The book is more expensive than anything else.
4、My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. 连接词whether…or not可以表示选择：
I don’t know whether you are interested (in it) or not. You must help him, whether you like him or not. 不管你是否喜欢他，你（都）必须帮助他。 5、'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. the windows in the wall /picture on the wall 注意介词的不同
6、'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?'
Isn’t it upside down? ＝It’s upside down. 否定疑问句，没有否定的意思，起肯定作用，起强调作用，表达一种情绪
Aren't you lucky? 你真幸运 Isn't it a boy?
Part 3 Grammar
一、英文中引号的用法
'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?' 观察以上句子中间中引号的用法，我们可以发现：
1. 引号位于一行之上，它们应在句尾其他标点，如逗号、句号、问号之外， 2. 引语的第一个词以大写字母开头。
3. 在said, asked等词后面用逗号，只有当它们位于句尾时，才在他们的后面加句号。 如：She said, “Hurry up.”
4. 当said, asked等词置于引语之间时，句子的后半部分以小写字母开始。 如：“I can come today,” she said, “but not tomorrow.” 5. 当一个新的说话人开始讲话时，要另起一个段落。 如课文的倒数第二三段。
Exercise 1 用引号改写以下对话。
Look! She said, isn’t that man drunk? I think we should cross the road, answered her husband. It’s too late now, she replied. Eh, you two. Look where you are going, called the drunk. Can’t you walk in a straight line?
二、一般现在时与现在进行时用法复习
一般现在时可以用于表述现在的特征或状态，也经常用于表述经常性的或习惯性的动作，或带有普遍性的情况，频度副词可有可无，一般现在时还用于表示普遍性真理。
和人的情绪相连, 跟人的状态相连, 跟人的思维活动相连的动词都不用进行时态，而用于一般现在时，这些动词是：appear，appreciate，be，believe，feel，find，forget，hear，know，like，look like，notice，remember，resemble，see，think，understand 等等。
Exercise 2 用括号中动词的适当形式填空：
“Some people still ________(believe) the world is flat,” he said.
“You ___________(joke),” I replied, “I __________(not know) anyone who does.”
“Well, you _________(know) me,” he replied. “I _____________(believe) that the earth is flat. I met a man the other day. I ___________(forget) his name now. he said that the earth __________(look) like a flat dish.”
“__________you (try) to tell me that you __________(believe) him?” I asked. “I certainly do,” he answered. “I _________(think) that he is right.” “And which side of the dish you __________(live) on?” “Oh, I ___________(not know). He didn’t tell me that!”
新概念第二册-Lesson-26
