练习材料：
Lesson 26 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. ' 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!
ðəbɛst ɑrtˈkrɪtɪks
aɪæmən ɑrtˈstudəntænd aɪpeɪntəlɑtʌvˈpɪkʧərz.ˈmɛniˈpipəl priˈtɛndðætðeɪˌʌndərˈstændˈmɑdərnɑrt.ðeɪˈɔlˌweɪz tɛl ju wʌtəˈpɪkʧərɪzəˈbaʊt.ʌv kɔrs,ˈmɛniˈpɪkʧərzɑr nɑtəˈbaʊtˈɛniˌθɪŋ.ðeɪɑrʤʌstˈprɪtiˈpætərnz. wi laɪkðɛmɪnðəseɪm weɪðæt wi laɪkˈprɪtiˈkɜrtən məˈtɪriəl. aɪθɪŋkðæt jʌŋˈʧɪldrənˈɔfənəˈpriʃiˌeɪtˈmɑdərnˈpɪkʧərzˈbɛtərðænˈɛniˌwʌnɛls.ðeɪˈnoʊtɪs mɔr. maɪˈsɪstərɪzˈoʊnliˈsɛvən, bʌtʃiˈɔlˌweɪz tɛlz miˈwɛðər maɪˈpɪkʧərzɑr gʊdɔr nɑt.ʃi keɪmˈɪntu maɪrumˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ' wʌtɑr juˈduɪŋ?'ʃiæskt. ' aɪmˈhæŋɪŋðɪsˈpɪkʧərɑnðəwɔl,' aɪˈænsərd.ɪtsənu wʌn. du ju laɪkɪt ?'ʃi lʊkt ætɪtˈkrɪtɪkəli fɔrəˈmoʊmənt.'ɪtsɔl raɪt,'ʃi sɛd, bʌtˈɪzəntɪtˈʌpˈsaɪd-daʊn ?' aɪlʊkt ætɪtəˈgɛn.ʃi wʌz raɪt!ɪtwɑz!
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
pretend 假装
pattern 图案；花样
in the same way 同样地
curtain material 窗帘布
appreciate 欣赏
critically 批判地
wether……or not 是否；是不是
