新概念英语-第二册-Lesson-26

These men have made the whole country upside down.
【Text】 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. '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!
pretend to do
(一般式）
I pretended to be a teacher.
pretend to be doing （进行式）
We pretended to be reading when the teacher came in.
pretend to have done （完成式）
They pretended to have been married.
★pretend v. 假装
He pretended not to see her.
She pretended carelessness.漫不经心.
pretend that +从句 假装……
I pretended that I didn’t know anything.
pretend +不定式的三种形式
Lesson 26
The best art critics
【New words and expressions】
art
n. 艺术
critic paint
n. 评论家 v. 画
pretend pattern
v. 假装 n. 图案
curtain material
n. 窗帘,幕布 n. 材料
appreciate v. 鉴赏
★upside down ① 上下颠倒
上下颠倒地
He likes upside down.
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.
★pattern n. 图案 ① n. 图案 You can make a dress from this paper pattern. ② n. 模式, 典范
★curtain n. 窗帘，门帘 ring up / down the curtain
★material n. 材料 listening material 听力材料 building material 建筑材料 I am not cooking material.
★hang v. 悬挂, 吊 ① vt.&vi（将……）悬挂，吊 hang — hung — hung A pretty curtain hangs over the window. The coat was hung. I hung my hat on the wall. v. 绞死, 吊死 hang — hanged — hanged The thief was hanged.
notice the dog driving the car. pay attention to 思想上的注意 ② n.（书面的）通知，布告，海报
put up a notice
I know there’s a meeting, because someone put up a notice outside the Town Hall.
with me or stay at home. 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
If it will rain…
Whether it will rain… Whether it will rain or not…(可以加
“not” )
The notice on the door said that the bank was closed.
③ n. 注意，察觉
The girl in red caught his notice.
★whether conj. 是否，无论 I shபைடு நூலகம்ll go to school，whether you come
I like this joke.
I enjoy this joke. I appreciate his humor [‘hjʊmɚ] 幽默.
★notice ① vt. 注意到，察觉到（不用进行时） 1）notice sb. doing sth I know you are looking at the bum流浪汉,but did you
★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. 喜欢做某事
I like… I love… I enjoy… I appreciate… （程度一个比一个深）
★ critic n. 评论家 music critic 乐评人
food critic 美食评论家 criticise ['krɪtɪ,saɪz] v. 批评, 批判(主要指批判,
但不完全是责备的意思)
He criticised my painting. critically adv. 爱挑剔的
★paint v. 画 paint 用颜料画 draw 用笔画 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
notice
v. 注意到
whether hang
conj. 是否 v. 悬挂，吊
critically adv. 批评地 upside down 上下颠倒地
★ art n. 艺术 art student 艺术系的学生 I am an art student. （注意连读） an art lover 一名艺术爱好者 black art 巫术 artist n. 艺术家