一个年轻人本可以成为一个伟大的画家,然而姗姗来迟的鼓励却使他多年后泯然众人。有一天,一位老人前来拜访19世纪著名诗人和画家但丁·加布里尔·罗塞蒂。老人有一些素描和图画,希望罗塞蒂看一看并告诉他,这些画是否有可取之处,或者是否至少能显示出潜在的天赋。 A young man could have been a great painter, but late encouragement made him stand out for many years. One day, an old man came to visit the famous 19th-century poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The old man had sketches and drawings, and he hoped that Rossetti would take a look and tell him whether the paintings had merit or whether they could at least show potential talents.