Judge Says Artist Can't Take the Money and Run

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小)
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Hey, news fans! Two years ago we told you about an artist named Haaning.

Do you remember? 大家還記得藝術家 Haaning嗎?

You don't!? That's okay. Two years is a long time! Here, I'll help …

A museum asked Haaning to make art.

It wanted the art to show people's feelings about work.

Haaning是一位藝術家。博物館請他用畫來表達人對工作的想法。

People work to make money. So Haaning wanted money in his art.

He didn't want to use paint or pencils. He wanted to use real money!

人們工作是為了賺錢，所以Haaning想要把真的錢呈現在作品裡。

The museum lent Haaning money for his art. He got almost two and a half million Taiwan dollars!

Haaning為了作品， 向博物館借了將近250萬台幣!

Then Haaning gave the museum his art. It showed… nothing! Where was the money?!

Haaning寄了作品給博物館，但是……是空白的! 錢都到哪裡去了?

Haaning called his art "Take the Money and Run". That's what he did! He took the money and ran!

Haaning把作品取名為「拿了錢就跑」，他還真的這麼做!

The museum put Haaning's art in a show. But it wanted its money back too.

This year, a judge said Haaning has to give the money back.

Haaning doesn't want to. He says taking the money was the art!

博物館仍然展出Haaning的作品，但他們想要把錢拿回來。法官說Haaning必須還錢，可是他覺得把錢拿走，就是那個作品的藝術!

Is the judge right? What do you think? Whose money is it? Haaning's or the museum's?
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Vocabulary

拿錢就跑的藝術家，算不算是騙人?
1. art 藝術。
I went to this art show last night… 我昨晚去看了藝術展。
Did you buy any artwork? 有沒有買藝術作品?
No, but I did talk with some artists. 不過我有跟一些藝術家聊天。

2. make money 賺錢。
That's nice. 真不錯。
Yeah, and some of them told me they were making good money. 對，而且有些跟我說他們賺得不少。

3. dollar 元。
I thought most artists were poor. 我以為大部分藝術家都很窮。
I know, right? 我知道。But some could sell a painting at 500-thousand NT dollars. 但是他們有人一幅畫可以賣到五十萬台幣。
Wow!

4. tell 告訴。
One artist told me she got one million NT. 一位藝術家告訴我她賺了一百萬。
Oh, why did I stop my drawing lessons? 我怎麼會停止我的畫畫課?
一起來讀單字。art藝術 make money賺錢 dollar元 tell告訴
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Quiz

1. What did Haaning want to make his art with?
A: Paint
B: Pencils
C: Money

2. What did Haaning call his art?
A: "Lots of Money"
B: "Real Money"
C: "Take the Money and Run"

3. Who said Haaning had to give the money back?
A: News fans
B: A judge
C: An artist

Answers
1. C
2. C
3. B