English into Chinese Picasso’s time in Madrid, however, came to a sudden end. At the beginning of June he contracted scarlet fever and had to return to Barcelona to get better. Hardly had he arrived, when he became restless and went to a mountain village with one of his friends. Whereas in Madrid he had begun to withdraw from the influence of the academy and his family, Picasso found his own self in this remote Pyrenees ( 比利牛斯山脉 ) village. In spring 1899 he returned to Barcelona full of ambitious plans. He had become open-minded towards new developments in Spanish art and was seeking contacts with their most prominent representatives. They used to meet in the artists’ pub “Els Quatre Gats” (The Four Cats). This is where Picasso got to know some modernists whose style he imitated successfully. The older artists soon had great respect for him, and in 1900 he was given permission to hold his first exhibition in the artists’ pub. 2. Chinese into English 发问是思想的进步,研究的动机。一切知识的获得,大都从发问而来;新发明、新创造也常常由发问开端。能发问、勤发问的人,头脑自然会日益丰富,眼光自然会日益敏锐。别人不肯动脑筋的地方,他偏会想出惊人的见解;别人以为平常的事物,他偏会看出不平常的道理。我们虽然不一定人人能成为大科学家、大思想家,但是不能不求知识,不能不明道理。要求知识、明道理,处处都会碰到问题。不能勤于发问,是多么可惜啊!