Weird Butterfly Ceremony

課文：

Karly approaches her coworker Jason at his desk.

Karly：Hey, Jason! A new art museum just opened downtown. Some of us are going this evening. Do you want to come?

Jason：No, thanks, Karly. I’m not really into art.

Karly：Oh. Why not?

Jason：To be honest, I don’t really see the point of art. It seems like a waste of time.

Karly：You’re kidding, right?

Jason：I just don’t get it. Art doesn’t make sense to me.

Karly：Oh, you’re talking about contemporary art. Some of that is pretty hard for me to appreciate, too. But I think it’s important to keep an open mind about …

Jason：No, no, I mean all kinds of art. Art is useless, isn’t it?

Karly：OK, you’ve just opened a can of worms. How can you say art is useless? Art is a form of beauty!

Jason：Yes, and where does beauty get you? Nowhere. It isn’t practical.

Karly：Well, maybe you misunderstand the purpose of art. It’s a form of self-expression. It reflects life’s truths!

Jason：But what does it get you to do? Nothing.

Karly：Do you expect everything in life to spur you into some sort of action? Haven’t you ever hung a painting on a wall and stepped back to admire it?

Jason：Sure I have. My walls aren’t bare.

to be into something：對…很有興趣、熱衷於、對…很著迷
waste of time：浪費時間
make sense：有意義
contemporary：當代的、現代的
open mind：心胸開放、不抱持偏見或先入為主的想法
can of worms：棘手的難題、複雜難解的問題
practical：實際的、實用的
misunderstand：誤解、誤會
self-expression：自我表現
reflect：反映、顯示
spur：激勵、鼓舞、促使、刺激
admire：欣賞、欽佩
bare：光禿禿的、赤裸的

文法：
to get = to understand、to take、to cause、to influence（了解、使…達到、促使、使得）

特別補充：
worthwhile：值得的、值得花費金錢時間或精力的、值得做的、有價值的
worth：值…價格的
repetition：重覆
perrot：鸚鵡
perroting：機械式模仿
reinforcement：強化
ritual：儀式
imitation：模仿
impractical：不切實際的