Greek and Latin matter because it helps us with the pronunciation of words and the origin of words. When we know about where these words come from, how they are broken down (with suffixes and prefixes), and how each are pronounced, you better understand not only the word, but the meaning and the logic behind the word. This also aids in reading comprehension. Greek and Latin is key to understanding vocabulary, and a good vocabulary helps you to understand what you are reading.
Portraits are being compared to a beautiful, elegant sunset.
The speaker is saying that a portrait is much more fine and beautiful than other faces one sees throughout the day, and a typical evening's sunset is, similarly, not as beautiful as a shiny, smooth-looking sunshine.
Okay, so each album has 30 + 16 stickers, which is 46.
And since there are four albums, 46 * 4 = 184.
So Carin has 184 stickers in all.
