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. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. 有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子，总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。
Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns.当然，有很多画是什么“意思”也没有的。它们就是些好看的图案，
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.我们喜爱它们就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样。我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都更能欣赏现代绘画，
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. 他们观察到的东西更多。我的妹妹只有7岁，但她总能说出我的画是好还是坏。昨天她到我房里来了。
'What are you doing?' she asked. 她问："你在干什么？“
'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?' ”我正把这幅画挂墙上。”我回答道。“是幅新画，你喜欢吗？”
She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?' 她用批评的眼光看了一会，她说，“还可以，但是是不是挂倒了。”
I looked at it again. She was right! It was! 我看了一下，她说得对！的确挂倒了。
