The Crazy Artist

疯狂的艺术家

Frenhofer was the best artist in the world. Everyone loved him. The quality of his paintings was very high. He always used the best materials. He made a big profit from his paintings. He had delicious meals with his rich neighbors. He taught art classes. Life was good.

霍夫是世界上最好的艺术家，人人都喜欢他。他的画作质量非常好，他总是用最好的材料，因此从中赚了不少钱。他住在富人区，是一名艺术老师，生活幸福美满。

Then his attitude changed. He stopped selling paintings and teaching. He tried a new method of painting. He stayed alone in his apartment all day. He worked all day and all night, rarely eating. Soon Frenhofer became very thin. But he kept working on the same painting for many years. He worked as hard as he could.

后来他的态度发生了变化，他不再卖画，也不再教书，而是尝试一种新的作画方式。他一整天一个人待在家里日以继夜的工作，连吃饭都顾不上，因此日渐消瘦。多年来，他都在画同一幅画，并为此呕心沥血。

Finally, he finished the painting. He was very happy and invited other artists to see it. "I want your professional opinion," he said. He wanted them to judge it and compare it to other paintings. Everyone was very excited as they went up the stairs to his apartment. Frenhofer was excited to show his painting, and the artists were excited to see it. "They'll love it."he thought. But they did not.

终于有一天，他完成了这幅大作。他欣喜异常，邀请其他同行前来参观。“我想听听各位的专业意见，”他说道。他想要将这幅画与他自己其他的作品相比较。当他们上楼去他的公寓时，每个人都很兴奋。霍夫也迫不及待的想要展示自己的大作。他心想：“他们肯定会喜欢的。”但最后却事与愿违。

They were surprised by his painting. There was no white anywhere. Frenhofer filled the whole painting with lines and colors. There was no space for a normal picture. It was full of strange shapes. It looked bad to the other artists. He used symbols, and they didn't understand them. They thought it was terrible. "Why did you paint this strange picture?" someone asked. They didn't understand its beauty.

大家都很诧异为什么霍夫或做出这样的画作。画上没有一丝丝的白色，全是各种线条和各种各种颜色。这根本不是一幅正常的画作，上面铺满了奇怪的图形。他的同行们觉得这非常糟糕。霍夫想通过比喻解释自己的画，但同行们无人能听懂。有人问他：“你怎么会画这种奇形怪状的画?”他们无法理解这幅画的美妙。

But after some time, many people began to like his painting. People wrote articles about it in magazines. They said it was his best work. They loved his strange symbols. They loved his strange colors. Frenhofer's painting reminded everyone that just because something was new didn't mean that it was bad. He also helped them to realize that sometimes it takes people a little time to understand great things.

但过了一段时间，大家都开始喜欢上这幅画，而且还在杂志上刊登了这幅画。人们都说这是霍夫最好的作品，他们喜欢这幅奇奇怪怪的符号和颜色。霍夫的这幅画告诉了人们一个道理，那就是新颖的事物并不意味着是不好的。同时，人们通常需要花些时间去理解那些伟大的东西。

核心单词

alone adj.独自的

apartment n.公寓，房间

article n.文章

artist n.艺术家

attitude n.态度

compare v.比较

judge v.判断

magazine n.杂志

material n.材料

meal n.一餐，一顿饭

method n.方式，方法

neighbor n.邻居

professional adj.专业的

profit n.利益

quality n.质量

shape n.形状

space n.空间

stair n.楼梯，阶梯

symbol n.象征

thin adj.瘦弱的

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