初中英语阅读理解练习题 A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse
He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail
Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised
It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly(肚子) or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business
And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule
They make their own rules
Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way
Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学)
And the question, "How shall I begin
" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of be