One semester when my brother, Peter,attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis,an art-student friend of his asked if he could paint Peter's portait for a ment.  Peter agreed,and the art student painted and submitted the portrait, only to receive a C minus.
我兄弟彼得在明尼阿波利斯的明尼索达大学上学时,有一个学期,他的一位学艺术的朋友问他是否可以用他做素描的模特作为课堂作业。彼得同意了。那位艺术生画完了,就把肖像交给了老师。他只得了一个C-.

The art student approached the professor to ask  why the grade was so poor. The teacher told him that the proportions in the painting were incorrect.”The head is too big,”the professor explained.”The shoulders are too wide, and the feet are enormous."
那位艺术生找到教授问为什么他的分数这么低。教授告诉他肖像中的比例失调,教授说:“脑袋太大,肩太宽,脚也过于大了。”

The next day,the art student brought Peter to see the professor. He took one Look at my brother."Okay, A minus. "he said.
第二天,那位艺术生带彼得见教授,教授看了我兄弟一眼,并说:“好,可以得A-。”