1、A Master Forger,Van Meegerenwas a Dutch painter and portraitist, and is considered to be one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century.,He forged a number of “early” religious paintings of Vermeer(维米尔）, one of which fell into the hands of the Nazis during World War II. Accused after the
2、war of selling a Dutch national treasure to the enemy, he proved his innocence by painting another “Vermeer” in his prison cell.,During the trial of Han van Meegeren, which took place in 1947, the forger demonstrated the techniques he had used to create several convincing Vermeer forgeries. Before t
3、he court and under police guard, he painted his last “Vermeer“, Jesus among the Doctors.,language points,crook: George is a crook, pure and simple. 乔治是个十足的骗子。 She bought it on the crook. 他用不正当手段把它买了下来。 There is a crook in the lot of everyone. 谚人人都有不如意的时刻；人各有其坎坷。 The crook got picked up after passing
4、 a hot check. 那骗子在用一张假支票行骗后被逮住。,get around to: Get around to or get round to To find the time or occasion for. 找到时间做某事；来得及做 Before I could get around to kneel down in front of her, he was at her left side, with his head in her lap. 我还没有来得及蹲在凯瑟琳身前，博已站在她的左侧，头搁在她膝上。,thumb ones nose at To express scorn
5、or ridicule by or as if by placing the thumb on the nose and wiggling the fingers.作蔑视的手势：把或似把拇指放在鼻子上并摆动其它手指以表示批评或嘲弄 to cock a snook at somebody,downfall: Pride was his downfall 骄傲是他垮台的原因。 His enemies engineered his downfall 他的仇敌图谋把他搞垮. Drink brought about his downfall. 酗酒导致他的沉沦。 His vanity brought h
6、is downfall. 他因虚荣心太重而垮台。 Overstatement will be your downfall. 说大话最终会露馅儿的。,denounce: angrily denounce 愤怒声讨 to denounce wickedness 指责邪恶的行为 sternly strongly denounce 严厉声讨 denounce a policy 谴责某一方针,outsmart:To succeed in business, one must outsmart the competition. 要想在生意中成功，你必须智胜竞争者。,Speaking Task,Now an
7、d then we hear nes of shocking prices for painting by famous painters. A Chinese watercolor Painting by Fu Baoshi sold for 20 million yuan; a Van Gogh was bought by someone at a price of US 40 million; a Picasso changed hands for US 52. we million. When we think about the relationship between the pa
8、inting and the astounding price it fetches, we cannot but ask a question: are these paintings, masterpieces as they are, really worth so much money?,The answer will not be so easy as the question itself. On the one hand, sellers and buyers of such masterpieces are no fools and they must know what th
9、ey are doing. On the other hand, remember this story: Rembrandt, generally considered to be the greatest of the great masters, asked a customer for only 600 guilders for one of his paintings. Today that very painting hangs in one of the worlds great museums and it is worth a fortune. Some peoole believe this is a reason; others thind it is unreasonable. What is your opinion? Discussion the following topic:,Topic: The high prices of masterpiece are reasonable.Perspectives: 1. arguments for the high price of masterpieces 2. arguments against the high price of masterpieces,
