Lost King Found on Social Media

Lost King Found on Social Media

Do you look at pictures of your family and friends on social media? Or do you look at funny pictures and animal videos?
你會在社群媒體上瀏覽朋友的照片嗎?還是看好笑的照片或動物影片呢?

Some people who like art look at art on social media. Maybe they're looking at a picture of a family. But if there's art in the picture too, the art lover sees the art!
藝術愛好者會在社群媒體瀏覽藝術，可能也會看家庭合照，但是假如藝術品出現在照片裡，他們一定會注意到。

That's how one man found a painting of a king. It is more than 400 years old. It was part of a set. Twenty-two paintings were in the set. But no one knew where the king's painting was. People thought it was lost.
有人就這樣找到一張國王的畫像。這張畫像有4百年的歷史，是一組22張畫像中的一張。沒有人知道這張畫像在哪裡，大家都以為這張畫早已失蹤。

But the painting wasn't lost! It was in a place where people have events. People take pictures at these events. Someone put one of these pictures on social media.
其實這張畫就掛在一個常辦活動的地方。活動當中常有人拍照，還會把照片上傳到社群媒體。

In the picture, the painting is on a wall behind some people. The painting is arched on top. The man remembered the paintings in the set. They had the same arched top! Was this the lost painting? Yes!
照片裡這張畫像就掛在人群後方的牆壁上。它有獨特的拱形畫框，這名男子記得這一組畫像都有一樣的畫框，所以就是遺失的畫像。

The man is excited and happy. He found the lost king!

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Vocabulary
只因為看到一張照片，就找到了消失多年的畫像，真神奇!

1. art 藝術。
There's a Taipei Art Expo going on now. 台北藝術博覽會正在進行。
An Art Expo? 藝術博覽會?
Yeah, you get to see a lot of paintings.對，你可以看到很多畫作。
2. painting 油畫。
I used to be very good at that. 我以前很擅長的。
At making paintings? 很擅長畫油畫嗎? Then you should go and see. 那你應該去看看。
3. art lover 藝術愛好者。
Many art lovers are ready to pay big money for the work.很多藝術愛好者都準備花大錢買作品。
I bet they are.一定是的。I wish I knew what people like…我希望知道他們喜歡什麼…
4. maybe 也許。
Maybe they'd like pictures of themselves. 也許他們會喜歡自己的畫像。You're right! People like to see their own faces! 說得對! 人們喜歡看自己的臉。
請跟我讀單字。art藝術 painting油畫 art lover藝術愛好者 maybe也許

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Quiz

1. What do art lovers look at on social media?
a. Love
b. Art
c. Families
2. Who was in the painting that the man found?
a. A king
b. A queen
c. A prince
3. What part of the painting is arched?
a. The bottom
b. The top
c. The back

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. b
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