*those who evaluate works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.

艺术家不必太在乎他们的批评者。批评总是在破坏和压制艺术家的创造力。

Although the critic can help us understand and appreciate art, more often than not, critique is either counterproductive to achieving the objective of art or altogether irrelevant to that objective.

1. To support the statement the speaker might point out the ostensible functions of the art critic.

2. The values of these functions are in especially suspect.

艺术家和批评者(类似题目为压力对学生的影响)

*a person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc.

艺术家而不是评论家带给了社会一些具有持久价值的东西。

*评论家指的是评价艺术作品的人，例如小说、电影、绘画等。

Artists and critics are supplement to each other.

1. It is the creative minds of artists that add hue to our quotidian life.

2. However, a constructive criticism could help artists promote their working level and tell people how to be a good connoisseur.

3. All of the greatest feats in history, which gave society something of lasting value, are those created by artists and evaluated by critics. Appropriate critical evaluation might entice the people’s attention towards those works.