The best art critics最佳艺术评论家

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I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures.
        我是个学艺术的学生，画了很多画。
Many people pretend that they understand modern art
        有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子，.
They always tell you what a picture is 'about'.
        总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。
Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything.
        当然，有很多画是什么“意思”也没有的。
They are just pretty patterns.
        它们就是些好看的图案，
We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
        我们喜爱它们就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样。
I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more.
        我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都更能欣赏现代绘画，他们观察到的东西更多。
My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not.
        我的妹妹只有7岁，但她总能说出我的画是好还是坏。
She came into my room yesterday.
        昨天她到我房里来了。
'What are you doing?' she asked.
        "你在干什么?"她问.
'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?'
        我正在把画挂到墙上,我回答.这是新的,你喜欢吗?
She looked at it critically for a moment.
        她挑剔地看了一会.
'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?'
        不错,她说,但是是不是挂反了?
I looked at it again.
        我又看了看.
She was right! It was!
        她是对的.