Lesson 21 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!

3.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.
Them ---‘em
辅音 ＋ 元音
k—em
1)in the same way that… 以同样的方式，方式状语从句引导词
2）I think + 宾语从句

4.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.
1）whether…or not…
2) What are you doing? 连读

5.'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!

题中练
16. He's never stolen anything before, ______ he? ______. It's his third time to be taken to police station.
A. hasn't; Yes B. is; Yes C. has; Yes D. has; No
17.They stopped ______ and ______ out to play when they ______ the bell ring or rest.
A. working; went; heard B. work; to go;

C. working; go; hearing D. working; going; heard
Stop to do sth 停下来去做某事
Stop doing sth 停止做某事
19.That woman has a bag in her right hand. What's in her ____ hand?

A. another B. other C.one D. the other
20.Could you give me ______ second chance please?

A. an B. / C. the D a
a/an + 序数词——再一，又一次
I failed the second time. ---我第二次失败了。（第一次不知道）
I fail a second time. ——－我有失败。（第一次也失败了）
I fail a fifth time. ----