A representational painting or style shows things the way they look in real life — a tree you can tell is a tree, a face that looks like a face. People usually set it against abstract art, where you may see colour and shape that do not copy a real object.

A representational painting or style shows things the way they look in real liferepresentational的繪畫或風格，會把東西畫成它們在現實生活裡看起來的樣子 a tree you can tell is a tree, a face that looks like a face一棵你看得出來是樹的樹，一張看起來就像臉的臉 People usually set it against abstract art大家通常會拿它跟abstract art（抽象藝術）做對比 where you may see colour and shape that do not copy a real object抽象藝術裡的顏色和形狀不一定是在複製真實的東西

Though actually, “as they actually appear” is already a bit tidy: the painter still chooses the light, the moment, the feeling, so it is never a simple copy… except when the artist is trying very hard to make it one.

Though actually, "as they actually appear" is already a bit tidy不過「畫出東西實際的樣子」這句話其實已經講得有點簡化了 the painter still chooses the light, the moment, the feeling畫家還是會選擇光線、畫下的那個瞬間、還有想傳達的感覺 so it is never a simple copy… except when the artist is trying very hard to make it one所以這從來都不是單純的複製……除非畫家很努力想把它畫成那樣

This is an art-class word, not a shopping-mall word.

This is an art-class word, not a shopping-mall word這是美術課會用的字，不是逛街時會講的字

Do not mix it up with representative, which means standing for a group (a representative in government, or a representative sample). Same family of pieces, different job. For learners, the painting sense is the one you will actually meet: art that shows the world rather than turning it into pure shape.

Do not mix it up with representative不要把它跟representative搞混 which means standing for a group (a representative in government, or a representative sample)representative的意思是代表某個群體，像是政府裡的代表，或有代表性的樣本 Same family of pieces, different job兩個字是同一個字根家族，但功能不一樣 For learners, the painting sense is the one you will actually meet對學習者來說，你實際上會遇到的是繪畫的這個意思 art that shows the world rather than turning it into pure shape也就是把世界如實畫出來、而不是把它變成純粹形狀的藝術