★★★★★★L(fēng)eonardo da Vinci 2??

Leonardo's early drawings and paintings demonstrated/?dem?nstre?t?d/?a rare/rer/?talent/?t?l?nt/.

? ? ? ?drawing?圖畫(huà),畫(huà)作刹悴；painting?圖畫(huà)(特指使用顏料的繪畫(huà))?→?oil?painting?油畫(huà)察署；demonstrate?限時(shí),表明驯妄；rare?稀少的,罕見(jiàn)的；talent?天賦,天才凤薛；

His father and his father's friends recognized/?rek?ɡna?zd/?his talent and encouraged/?n?k??r?d?d/?him.

? ? ? ?recognize?認(rèn)識(shí)到,識(shí)別；encourage?鼓勵(lì)簿透；

When he was 15, he was sent to Florence.??89

In Florence, he became an?apprentice/??prent?s/(學(xué)徒)?toa famous master painter.

? ? ? ?apprentice?學(xué)徒,徒弟羹令；master大師 →?master?painter大師級(jí)畫(huà)家；

For the next few years, Leonardo worked at his master's workshop.

? ? ? ?workshop?作坊,車(chē)間孝治；

It wasn't long before his ability/??b?l?ti/(能力) surpassed/s?r?p?st/(超越) that of his master.

? ? ? ?It wasn't long before?沒(méi)過(guò)多久??→?e.g.?It wasn't long before?everyone?knew?what?was?happening.?沒(méi)過(guò)多久所有人都知道發(fā)生了什么

Some people say that his master became jealous/?d?el?s/?of Leonardo's great talent.

? ? ? ?jealous?嫉妒的?→?be?jealous?of列粪；become?jealous? of?嫉妒…；?

? ? ? ?→?e.g. The Queen?is?jealous?of Snow White's?beauty.? 皇后嫉妒白雪公主的美貌

They say that the master?vowed(發(fā)誓的)?to never paint again!

? ? ? ?vow?發(fā)誓?→?vow+句子谈飒；vow?to?do?發(fā)誓做某事岂座；

In 1478, with his father's help, Leonardo set up his own workshop.

? ? ? ?with?someone's help?在某人的幫助下；set?up?成立,建立?→set up?one's?own workshop?成立自己的工作室杭措；

譯文：列奧納多早期的作品展現(xiàn)了他罕見(jiàn)的天賦费什。他的父親和他父親的朋友發(fā)現(xiàn)了他的天賦并且鼓勵(lì)他。當(dāng)他15歲的時(shí)候手素，他被送到佛羅倫薩鸳址。在佛羅倫薩瘩蚪，他成為一位著名的繪畫(huà)大師的學(xué)徒。在接下來(lái)的幾年里稿黍，列奧納多在他師父的工作室里工作疹瘦。沒(méi)過(guò)多久他的能力就超過(guò)了他的師傅。有人說(shuō)他的主人嫉妒列奧納多的極高的天賦巡球。從此他的師傅發(fā)誓再也不畫(huà)畫(huà)了!在1478年言沐，在他父親的幫助下，列奧納多成立了自己的工作室酣栈。

What did his early drawings and paintings demonstrate? - Leonardo's early drawings and paintings demonstrated a rare talent in art.

In 1482, he entered the service of a powerful man in the city of Milan.?

? ? ? ?enter the service of?開(kāi)始為…服務(wù)呢灶；

This man was the Duke of Milan.

For the next few years Leonardo designed buildings, machinery and weapons/?w?p?nz/of war.

? ? ? ?design 設(shè)計(jì)；buildings?建筑钉嘹；machinery?機(jī)器,機(jī)械(總稱(chēng)) →?machine?機(jī)器(具體)；weapon?武器鲸阻；

Weapons were important because Italy was constantly/?kɑ?nst?ntli/?at war during this period.??67

? ? ? ?constantly?經(jīng)常地,不斷地跋涣；period?時(shí)期,階段；at?war?處于交戰(zhàn)鸟悴；

From 1485 to 1490, Leonardo produced designs for a variety/v??ra??ti/of weapons.?

? ? ? ?produce?生產(chǎn)陈辱；variety?不同種類(lèi),各種類(lèi)型?→?a variety?of?各種各樣的；

In his notes, he predicted/pr??d?kt?d/?the development of advanced/?d?v?nst/?weapons such as?submarines/?s?bm??rinz/(潛艇)?and flying machines.???78

? ? ? ?notes?筆記?→?take?notes?做筆記细诸；predict?預(yù)測(cè)沛贪；advanced?高級(jí)的,先進(jìn)的；submarine?潛艇震贵；flying machines?飛行器利赋；

In 1499, the French invaded/?n?ve?d?d/(侵略) Italy and Leonardo left Milan.

譯文：1482年，他在米蘭市為一個(gè)有權(quán)勢(shì)的人服務(wù)猩系。這個(gè)人就是米蘭公爵媚送。在接下來(lái)的幾年里，列奧納多設(shè)計(jì)了建筑寇甸、機(jī)械和戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)武器塘偎。武器很重要，因?yàn)樵谶@段時(shí)期意大利一直在打戰(zhàn)拿霉。從1485年到1490年吟秩，達(dá)芬奇設(shè)計(jì)了各種各樣的武器。在他的筆記中，他預(yù)測(cè)了很多高級(jí)武器的發(fā)展查排，如潛艇和飛行器星澳。1499年梁钾，法國(guó)入侵意大利武学，列奧納多離開(kāi)了米蘭祭往。

Why weapons were important that time? -Weapons were important because Italy was constantly at war during this period.

What kinds of advanced weapons did he predict? -He predicted the development of advanced weapons such as submarines and flying machines.

Altogether(總共), Leonardo spent 17 years in Milan.

During this period, he spent much of his time studying nature.??81

? ? ? ??spend?time?doing?sth. 花時(shí)間做某事；

He?dissected/d??sekt?d/?bodies, both human and animal, to study and?illustrate/??l?stre?t/?anatomy/??n?t?mi/.79

? ? ? ?dissect?解剖火窒；body?尸體硼补；illustrate?闡釋,說(shuō)明；anatomy?解剖學(xué)熏矿；

His detailed/?di?te?ld/?illustrations/??l??stre???nz/?are masterpieces/?m?st?r?pis?z/.? 78

? ? ? ?detailed?詳盡的,詳細(xì)的(adj.)已骇；illustration?說(shuō)明,圖解(n.)；masterpiece?杰作?→?e.g. “Last Supper”is?a?masterpiece?of?Leonardo.?最后的?晚餐是達(dá)芬奇的一個(gè)杰作

Leonardo filled many notebooks with drawings and ideas.

? ? ? ?fill?sth.?with?sth.??→? fill?the?bucket?with?water?用水裝滿桶票编；

He wrote/ro?t/?backwards/?b?kw?rdz/?so you need a mirror to read them.

? ? ? ?backwards?向后的?→?write?backwards?反著寫(xiě)褪储；

譯文：總共，列奧納多在米蘭生活了17年慧域。在這期間鲤竹，他大部分的時(shí)間都花在研究自然上面。他解剖人和動(dòng)物的尸體昔榴，來(lái)研究和闡釋解剖學(xué)辛藻。他的詳細(xì)的說(shuō)明圖解都是杰作。列奧納多在許多筆記本上寫(xiě)滿了圖畫(huà)和想法互订。他是倒著寫(xiě)的吱肌，所以你需要一面鏡子來(lái)讀。

How did he spend much of jis time in Milan? - During this period he spent much of his time studying nature.

跟讀：He?left Milan?because?the Frenchinvaded?Italy.? 85

復(fù)述：You need a mirror to read his notebooks because he wrote backwards. 80

After 1500, Leonardo spent time in a number of Italian cities.

? ? ? ?a number of?一些仰禽；

He worked very slowly, and the range(范圍)of his interests was very wide(廣泛的).

As aresult, Leonardo left many paintings and projects unfinished.??75

? ? ? ?unfinished?未完成氮墨；project?工程；

One painting that he did finish was the Mona Lisa, one of the world's most famous paintings.

People are still interested in this painting, 500 years after he painted it.? ?79

Though there are many theories/?θ?riz/(理論), nobody knows who the woman in the painting really was.??84

譯文：1500年后吐葵，列奧納多在意大利的一些城市生活過(guò)一段時(shí)間规揪。他工作很慢，興趣范圍很廣泛温峭。因此粒褒，達(dá)芬奇留下了許多未完成的畫(huà)作和工程。他完成的一幅畫(huà)是《蒙娜麗莎》诚镰，世界上最著名的畫(huà)作之一奕坟。在他畫(huà)完這幅畫(huà)500年后，人們?nèi)匀粚?duì)它很感興趣清笨。雖然有很多理論月杉，但沒(méi)有人知道畫(huà)中的女人到底是誰(shuí)。

What was one painting that he did finish? - One painting that he did finish was the Mona Lisa, one of the world’s most famous paintings.

What are people still interested in? - People are still interested in this painting, 500 years after he painted it.

?In 1516 Leonardo left Italy for good when the French King, Francis First, offered him a position/p??z??n/.

? ? ? ?for good?永遠(yuǎn)抠艾；offer?sb.?a?position?給某人提供一個(gè)職位苛萎；

There, he had the freedom/?fri?d?m/ to paint and draw whatever he wanted.

? ? ? ?freedom?自由；have?the?freedom?to?do?something?有自由做某事；

?Leonardo died in 1519, at the age of 67.

Some say that the French King,who had become a close friend, was with him when he died.??80

He was buried/?berid/?in a church/t???rt?/?which was destroyed during the French Revolution.? 81

? ? ? ?bury?埋葬腌歉；church?教堂蛙酪；destroy?毀壞；revolution?革命?→?the French Revolution?法國(guó)大革命

The exact location of his remains is unknown. 80

? ? ? ?location?地點(diǎn),位置翘盖；remain?人的遺體桂塞；unknown?未知的,不知道的；

譯文：1516年馍驯，當(dāng)法國(guó)國(guó)王弗朗西斯一世向列奧納多提供一個(gè)職位時(shí)阁危，他永遠(yuǎn)離開(kāi)了意大利。在那里汰瘫，他可以隨心所欲地畫(huà)畫(huà)狂打。列奧納多于1519年去世，享年67歲混弥。有人說(shuō)趴乡，列奧納多去世的時(shí)候，這位法國(guó)國(guó)王在他的身邊蝗拿。他被埋葬在一座在法國(guó)大革命中被毀壞的教堂里晾捏。他的遺體的確切位置尚不清楚。

Who offered Leonardo a position in 1516? - The King of France, Francis I, offered him a position.

Where was he buried? - He was buried in a church which was destroyed during the French Revolution.