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Leonardo da Vinci

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同學們看過《忍者神龜》這部動畫片嗎？里面四個主人公的名字大家還有印象嗎？那四個主人公的名字其實是借用了歐洲文藝復(fù)興時期的四大著名畫家，其中一個就是達·芬奇。達·芬奇與米開朗基羅、拉斐爾并稱文藝復(fù)興三杰，他最著名的畫作包括《蒙娜麗莎》《最后的晚餐》等。達·芬奇不僅僅是一位杰出的畫家，同時他還是杰出的雕塑家、科學家、音樂家、解剖學家、數(shù)學家、天文學家、發(fā)明家、建筑工程師……堪稱全才！

by 璇璣

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15th,1452 and died on May 2nd, 1519. He was Italian. His father was from a rich family and his mother was a poor farmer. Leonardospenthischildhoodwith his mother, inpoverty.

From childhood, Leonardo lovedpaintingvery much. About the age of 14, he became a student to a famousartistnamed Verrocchio.Two of Leonardo’s most famous paintingsincludeMona Lisa and The Last Supper.

Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t just an artist; he was aninventor, scientist,engineer, writerandmusician.People think he is one of the cleverest menof all time.

Cool Facts

Vinci spent 12 years to only draw Mona Lisa’slips.

中文大意請見第47頁。

Word Power

spend[spend] v. 度過（過去式：spent）

childhood['t?a?ldh?d] n. 童年

poverty['p?v?t?] n. 貧窮

painting['pe?nt??] n. 繪畫

artist['ɑ?t?st] n. 藝術(shù)家

include[?n' klu?d] v. 包括

inventor[?n'vent?(r)] n. 發(fā)明家

engineer[,end??'n??] n. 工程師

writer['ra?t?] n. 作家

musician[mju?'z???n] n. 音樂家

of all time[?v ??l ta?m] 有史以來

lip[l?p] n. 嘴唇（復(fù)數(shù)：lips）