Unit13阅读材料分析和总结.docx

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Ayoungpainterlivedinasmallnarrowhouse,livingonpaintingportraitsbeforehebecame

famous.

Oneday,arichmancamebyandfoundthepainterpaintingsocarefullythathelikeditandaskedhimtodrawaportrait.Theyagreedonthefeeof10,000dollars.

Afteraweek,theportraitwasdone.Therichmancametotakethepaintingasagreedon.Atthismoment,therichmancameupwithanevilideaofbullyingtheunknownyoungartist,soherefusedtopaythefee.

Therichmanthoughtthemaninthepaintingisme.IfIdonnotbuythispainting,noonewillbuyit.WhyshouldIpaysomuchmoneyforit?Sotherichmansaid“Iwillonlypay3,000dollarstobuythispainting.”

Theyoungartistwassurprised,forhehadnevercomeacrosssuchthings.Hestronglyarguedonjustgrounds,expectingtherichmantoabidebytheagreementandtobeatrustworthyman.

“Icanonlypay3,000dollarstobuythepainting.Speaknomore.”Therichmanthoughthehadwon,”Iaskyouatlast,willyousellit3,000dollarsornot？”Theyoungartistknewtherichmandeliberatelybrokehispromise,sohefeltangry.Hesaidinafirmtone,“No.Iwouldprefernottosellthepaintingratherthantobehumiliatedbyyou.Todayyoubreakyourwordandsomedayyoumustpay20times.”

“Whatajoke!20timeswillbe200,000!Iwon’tbestupidtopay200,00dollarstobuythepainting!”

“Well,we,dbetterwaitandsee,theyoungartistsaidtotherichmanwholeftangrily.”

Afterthestimulation(刺激)ofsuchanincident,thepaintermovedoutofthissadplace,formally acknowledgedknowledgeandworkedhardnightandday.

Morethanadozenyearslater,hefinallystartedanewwayandbecamepopularinthecircleof

art.

Afterheleftthestudio,therichmanhadforgottentheartist’spaintingandwordsthenextday.Untiloneday,somefriendsoftherichmancametotellhim,“Somethingissostrange!Wepaidavisittoafamousartist’sexhibitionofpaintings,inwh