Leonardo da Vinci

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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（復數：lips）