思特里克兰德小时候就十分喜欢绘画，因此成为一名画家就成了他一直以来的梦

思特里克兰德小时候就十分喜欢绘画，因此成为一名画家就成了他一直以来的梦想，然而，他的父亲并不看好画家这个职业，认为画家并不能够赚到足够的钱去养活家人，所以斯特里卡兰的父亲一直反对他把画家作为谋生的职业。

Strickland liked painting very much when he was a child, so becoming a painter has always been his dream. However, his father did not value the profession of painter and thought that painter could not earn enough money to support his family. Therefore, Strickland's father has always opposed him to taking painter as a career to make a living.

Strickland liked painting very much when he was a child, so becoming a painter has always been his dream. However, his father didn't value the profession of painter, thinking that painters couldn't earn enough money to support his family, so Strickland's father always opposed him to make a living as a painter.