English: The writer paints modern pictures.

Chinese: 作者画现代画。


English: Many people pretend that they understand modern art.

Chinese: 很多人假装他们懂现代艺术。


English: What do they always tell you about a picture?

Chinese: 关于一幅画，他们总是告诉你什么？


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: Many pictures are just pretty patterns.

Chinese: 很多画只是漂亮的图案。


English: What does the writer compare pictures to?

Chinese: 作者把画比作什么？


English: The writer compares pictures to pretty curtain material.

Chinese: 作者把画比作漂亮的窗帘布料。


English: How old is the writer’s sister?

Chinese: 作者的妹妹多大了？


English: The writer’s sister is seven years old.

Chinese: 作者的妹妹七岁。


English: Where did the sister go yesterday?

Chinese: 妹妹昨天去了哪里？


English: The sister went into his room yesterday.

Chinese: 妹妹昨天走进了他的房间。


English: The writer was hanging a picture on the wall.

Chinese: 作者当时正在把一幅画挂在墙上。


English: How did the sister look at the picture?

Chinese: 妹妹是怎么看这幅画的？


English: The sister looked at the picture critically.

Chinese: 妹妹用挑剔的眼光看着这幅画。