They always tell you what a picture is 'about'.
总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 26 The best art critics

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

picture ['pɪktʃɚ] 词频1 词根: pict
n. 照片，画像;图画，图片;影片;情景; vt. 构想，想象;描绘，画;描述;
💡 pict描画+ure名词后缀 → 图画，照片
"The picture hung aslant."
照片挂歪了。
近义：illustrate, imagine, portray, represent, sketch, visualise
tell [tel] 词频1
vt. 告诉，说;辨别;吩咐;讲述; vt.& vi. 分辨，辨别;告诉，吩咐;泄漏;保证; vi. 泄密，告发;（颜色、声音等）显示;识别; n. [考古学]（古代村落遗址堆积而成的）台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;
💡 他告诉（tell）我，他哥哥很高（tall）
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name 反义：hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

It was made in Germany in 1681.
是1681年德国造的。
'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.
“你可别再钓鱼了！”我的朋友们说，
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.
傍晚时分，孩子们在田野中央搭起了帐篷。
The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate; and sweets.
黄油、土豆、米饭、啤酒、牛奶、巧克力和糖果。
Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
冬季即将来临，这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁，因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤，而且还会引起严重的水灾。
From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.
从那里他又搭上卡车到了巴黎。