Episode 69: The art gallery
Alice: This is a lovely painting.
Paul: Isn't it? Let's find out about it. Excuse me!
Guide: Ooh, hello there, can I help you?
Alice: Could you tell us a little about this one please?
Guide: Ooh, by all means...this beautiful picture is several hundred years old. In this period, paintings would often be commissioned by the wealthy as a way of showing their status, and, they would be hung in the home to be admired by visitors, in much the same way that we might admire an expensive piece of jewellery or a car these days.
Alice: Oh, it's beautiful. How long would it have taken to paint?
Guide: Well, a painting like this would probably have taken up to a year to complete.
Paul: Mmm, it's a fine piece: one of my favourites.
Vocabulary:（字汇）
by all means (idiom):（当然，乐意之至）
of course, certainly
commission: （委托）
to give somebody the job of making a piece of art, such as a painting, poem or sculpture
the wealthy: （有钱人）
rich people in general
status:（地位）
the social position of a person in relation to others
admire:（欣赏）
to have or show great appreciation, respect or approval for something
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n.画廊；美术馆；长廊 (初中英语单词)
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