to paint (someone) a picture：意思是解释某种情况，使人更加明白。(to explain the situation; to make things more clear); 例如： In order for you to understand better, I will paint you a picture. (为了使你更能明白，我愿加以解释。) He will try to paint us a picture when he gives a speech.（他演讲时，尽量想法使我们明白。) When I write an article for a newspaper, I will paint my readers a clear picture.（当我为报纸写文章时，我尽量让我的读者充分了解。) 但是 to paint a picture，意思又有不同了。例如： The artist will paint a picture of me.（画家为我画像。) The artist painted a picture for his interior decoration.（画家为了他的室内布置而画了一幅画。）
