English: I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures.

Chinese: 我是一名学艺术的学生，我画很多画。


English: Many people pretend that they understand modern art.

Chinese: 很多人假装他们懂现代艺术。


English: They always tell you what a picture is “about.”

Chinese: 他们总是告诉你一幅画“是关于什么的”。


English: Of course, many pictures are not “about” anything.

Chinese: 当然，很多画并不是“关于”任何东西的。


English: They are just pretty patterns.

Chinese: 它们只是漂亮的图案。


English: We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.

Chinese: 我们喜欢它们，就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布料一样。


English: I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.

Chinese: 我认为小孩子常常比其他任何人都更会欣赏现代画。


English: My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not.

Chinese: 我妹妹只有七岁，但她总是会告诉我我的画好不好。


English: She came into my room yesterday.

Chinese: 她昨天走进了我的房间。


English: “What are you doing?” she asked.

Chinese: “你在做什么？”她问。


English: “I’m hanging this picture on the wall,” I answered.

Chinese: “我正在把这幅画挂在墙上，”我回答说。


English: “It’s a new one. Do you like it?”

Chinese: “这是一幅新的。你喜欢它吗？”


English: “It’s all right,” she said, “but isn’t it upside down?”

Chinese: “还可以，”她说，“但是它不是挂倒了吗？”


English: Does the writer study art or music?

Chinese: 作者学的是艺术还是音乐？


English: Do many people really understand modern art?

Chinese: 很多人真的懂现代艺术吗？


English: No, many people do not understand modern art.

Chinese: 不，很多人不懂现代艺术。


English: Are pictures always “about” something?

Chinese: 画总是“关于”某些东西吗？


English: Pictures are not always “about” something.

Chinese: 画并不总是“关于”某些东西。


English: Do young children appreciate modern art better than others?

Chinese: 小孩子比别人更会欣赏现代艺术吗？


English: Young children often appreciate modern art better than others.

Chinese: 小孩子常常比别人更会欣赏现代艺术。


English: Does the writer’s sister tell him whether his pictures are good or bad?

Chinese: 作者的妹妹会告诉他他的画是好还是不好吗？


English: Yes, the writer’s sister tells him whether his pictures are good or not.

Chinese: 是的，作者的妹妹会告诉他他的画好不好。


English: What did she say when she saw the new picture?

Chinese: 当她看到这幅新画时，她说了什么？


English: She said that the picture was upside down.

Chinese: 她说这幅画挂倒了。


English: Yes, the picture was upside down.

Chinese: 是的，这幅画挂倒了。