Artist Jane Allan Copies Other Painters
藝術家 Jane Allan 抄襲其他畫家
Introduction
Jane Allan is a painter. People say she copied other artists to win money and prizes.
Jane Allan 是一位畫家。有人指稱她抄襲其他藝術家以獲取金錢和獎項。
Main Body
Jane won $20,000 for a painting. Later, the judges saw the painting. They said it looked exactly like a painting by Nicholas Harding. An art expert said Jane lied about her ideas.
Jane 憑一幅畫贏得 20,000 美元。隨後，評審看到了這幅畫，表示它看起來與 Nicholas Harding 的一幅畫完全相同。一名藝術專家表示 Jane 在她的構思上撒謊了。
Jane also won $2,000 for another painting. The National Portrait Gallery looked at it. They said it looked like a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat. An art teacher said Jane stole the idea.
Jane 還憑另一幅畫贏得 2,000 美元。國家肖像館在查看後表示，它看起來像 Jean-Michel Basquiat 的一幅畫。一名美術老師表示 Jane 偷走了這個創意。
Jane says the paintings are her own. But the galleries say the work is not original. They want their money back.
Jane 稱這些畫作是她自己的。但美術館表示作品並非原創，他們要求退還款項。
Conclusion
The judges are changing their rules. Lawyers are trying to get the prize money back.
評審正在修改規則。律師正嘗試追回獎金。
Vocabulary Learning
💸 Money Talk
In this story, we see how to talk about money and winning. To reach A2, you need to know how to connect a person to an amount.
The Pattern:
Person + won + Amount
- Jane won $20,000.
- Jane won $2,000.
Quick Tip: "Money Back"
When someone wants the money they gave away to return, we use:
want → money back
Example: "They want their money back."
🎨 Words for 'Fake' or 'Copied'
Instead of just saying "not real," use these simple A2 phrases found in the text:
- Looked like → (It looks the same as something else)
- Not original → (It is a copy)
- Stole the idea → (Took the idea from another person)