生活英语情景口语100主题 82. Talk about a Picture 赏一幅好画

Dialogue 1

W:What do you think of this painting?

M:To be honest,I don't acturally like modern,I prefer traditional paintings.

W:But Picasso is a famous artist.

M:I know he is.But I don't understand the point of it,it's just too abstract for me.

W:You know his early work was more representational than his late work.

M:Really?

W:I think all good artists start was traditional stars.

M:Maybe. What do you think about this one?

W:I've never seen anything else like it.You can see all the stiches in the cloth and everything.

M:This is much more my style.I can appreciate art like this.

W:This artist might not as creative as Picasso,but she certainly is very skillful.

M:Look at this painting,it's so detailed.

W:You are right.I think XX's paintings were always very detailed.

M:I love the XX on this one,the color is so intent.

W:Which one of these do you prefer,the still life,the portrait or the landscape?

M:I don't really understand still life paintings.Most of them are just boring fruits,so boring.

W:You might find more interesting if you look at ombre strips the and lighting.

M:Maybe.Let's move on.I heard the art exhibition on the next floor is amazing.

Dialogue 2

M:In your opinion,what's the most famous painting in the world?

W:I'd say that would have to be the portrait of Mona Lisa in the Louvre.What do you think?

M:You're probably right.Have you ever seen it?

W:No,I've never been to France.But if I will to go,I will definitely take a trip to Louvre to see it.Have you?

M:Yes!I saw when I was in Paris about 10 years ago.

W:Well,how was it like?Was it really impressive?

M:It was actually much smaller than I'd imagined.

W:Really?How big is it?

M:If I remembered correctly,it's about the size of a piece of A4 paper.

W:That's interesting.I always thought that would be big too.

M:That would everyone more say.To be honost,I don't know why it's so famous?

W:She's got a great story behind the picture.Nobody really knows who the woman was.

M:I know.But she is not that beautiful.In fact,she kind of looks like a man.

W:You know,some people said that acturally a ……

M:Really?I've never heard that before.So who do you think is the real Mona Lisa?

W:I'm not an expert,but my guess is that somebody he really loved.