Level 6 Unit 1 Part 4 Reading Mysteries of the Mona Lisa
Without a doubt, one of the world's most recognizable pieces of art is the Mona Lisa. Painted in the 16th Century by Leonardo da Vinci, it continues to attract crowds of people who are captivated by the mysterious woman in the portrait. Her enigmatic smile and penetrating gaze reach out through the ages as if she were alive today.
譯文：毫無疑問，蒙娜麗莎是世界上最容易辨認(rèn)的藝術(shù)品之一杆查。這幅畫于16世紀(jì)亲桦，由列奧納多·達(dá)·芬奇(Leonardo da Vinci)創(chuàng)作浊仆，至今仍吸引著眾多被畫中神秘女子所吸引的人。她那神秘的微笑和穿透人心的目光舔琅，仿佛她穿越了歲月洲劣，至今還活著囱稽。
VERB?迷住虚循；使…著迷? If you?are captivated?by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
portrait ：英 [?p?:tre?t] 美 [?p?:rtr?t] n. 肖像，肖像畫;模型铺遂，標(biāo)本;半身雕塑像;人物描寫
enigmatic： 英 [?en?g?m?t?k] 美 [??n?ɡ?m?t?k] adj.神秘的襟锐；費(fèi)解的；令人困惑的? mysterious and difficult to understand
penetrating 英 [?pen?tre?t??] 美 [?p?n??tret??] adj. 敏銳的;有洞察力的;聰明的;響亮的 v. 滲透;貫穿粮坞，穿過( penetrate的現(xiàn)在分詞);刺入;了解莫杈；銳利的奢入；犀利的；尖利的? making you feel uncomfortable because the person seems to know what you are thinking
a penetrating gaze/look/stare?洞察一切的凝視 / 目光 / 注視
gaze 英 [ge?z] 美 [ɡez] vi. 凝視关顷，注視 n. 凝視武福，端詳
Critics and art lovers still argue about her identity. One theory is that the way she posed suggests that she was with child. Another theory argues that her hairless face - no brows or lashes - indicates that she was a prostitute. It seems that in 16th Century Italy women working in the world's oldest profession had hairless faces in order to make themselves more sexually arousing. There is, however, evidence that at one time the woman in the portrait had thick eyebrows. Perhaps they were inadvertently erased when the painting was cleaned. Nobody knows for sure.
譯文：評(píng)論家和藝術(shù)愛好者仍在爭(zhēng)論她的身份捉片。一種說法是，她擺姿勢(shì)的方式表明她懷孕了。另一種理論認(rèn)為翻斟，她那無毛發(fā)的臉上沒有眉毛也睫毛说铃，表明她是個(gè)Ji女。似乎在16世紀(jì)的意大利债热，從事世界上最古老職業(yè)的女性為了讓自己更性感窒篱，都沒有毛發(fā)。然而配并，有證據(jù)表明溉旋，畫像中的女人曾經(jīng)有過濃眉嫉髓。也許是在清洗油畫時(shí)無意中擦掉的。沒有人知道確切的情況梧油。
identity : 英 [a??dent?ti] 美 [a??d?nt?ti] n. 身份;[邏]同一性;個(gè)性;
lashes:N-COUNT?睫毛?
prostitute 英 [?pr?st?tju:t] 美 [?prɑ:st?tu:t] n. 男妓;賣淫者婶溯，妓女;賣身投靠的人;出賣貞操的人 vt. 使賣淫迄委，賣身;出賣（名譽(yù)等）;濫用（能力等）;賣淫叙身，賣身 adj. 賣淫的，墮落的
profession :英 [pr??fe?n] 美 [pr??f???n] n. 職業(yè)信轿，專業(yè);同行;宣稱;信念财忽，信仰
arousing :英 [?'rɑ?z??] 美 [?'rɑ?z??] v. 喚醒;引起( arouse的現(xiàn)在分詞 );激起性欲;使行動(dòng)起來
inadvertently :英 [??n?d?v?:t?ntli] 美 [??n?d?v?:rt?ntli] adv. 漫不經(jīng)心地泣侮，疏忽地;非故意地
erase :英 [??re?z] 美 [??re?s] vt. 抹去;清除;擦掉
The painting itself has an interesting history. With the death of Leonardo, it went to his friend King Francois, and then to Louis XV and the Palace of Versailles. It wasn't until 300 years after its completion that it was recognized as a masterpiece. For a time, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte hung it in his bedroom. Eventually, it found a permanent home when it was added to the collection of the Louvre in Paris. In 1911 it was stolen by a museum employee and two accomplices. This theft made the painting famous all over the world. During World War II it was taken away and hidden from the Nazis, as were many important works of art.?Today the painting resides at the Louvre, captivating a whole new generation. Whoever she was, the mysteries surrounding the Mona Lisa continue to engage our imaginations.
譯文：這幅畫本身有一段有趣的歷史隶校。列奧納多死后，這幅畫到了他朋友弗朗索瓦國王的手里深胳，然后又到了路易十五和凡爾賽宮那里铜犬。直到它完工300年后，它才被公認(rèn)為是一幅杰作权埠。有一段時(shí)間，拿破侖·波拿巴皇帝把它掛在臥室里龙屉。最終满俗，當(dāng)它被添加到巴黎盧浮宮的收藏中時(shí)唆垃，它找到了一個(gè)永久的安身之所。1911年辕万，它被一名博物館員工和兩名同謀偷走枢步。這次失竊使這幅畫聞名于世。在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間渐尿，它和許多重要的藝術(shù)品一樣醉途，被納粹奪走并藏起來了。如今砖茸，這幅畫就在盧浮宮隘擎，吸引了全新一代。無論她是誰凉夯，圍繞著《蒙娜麗莎》的謎團(tuán)一直激發(fā)著我們的想象力货葬。
Palace of Versailles 凡爾賽宮;法國凡爾賽宮
completion :英 [k?m?pli:?n] 美 [k?m?pli??n] n. 完成，結(jié)束;實(shí)現(xiàn);[數(shù)]求全法;期滿
masterpiece :英 [?mɑ:st?pi:s] 美 [?m?st?rpi:s] n. 杰作劲够，名作;杰出的事
the Emperor Napoleon拿破侖皇帝
permanent :英 [?p?:m?n?nt] 美 [?p?:rm?n?nt] adj. 永久（性）的震桶，永恒的，不變的蹲姐，耐久的寝衫，持久的隘截，經(jīng)久的;穩(wěn)定的;常務(wù)的东臀，常設(shè)的
accomplice: 英 [??k?mpl?s] 美 [??kɑ:mpl?s] n. 共犯;幫兇
reside 英 [r??za?d] 美 [r??za?d] vi. 住，居住，（官吏）留駐拒炎，駐在;（性質(zhì)）存在，具備丁侄，（權(quán)力捍歪，權(quán)利等）屬于庐镐，歸于
engage :英 [?n?ge?d?] 美 [?n'ged?] vt. 聘用;吸引住;與…交戰(zhàn) vi. 從事;與…建立密切關(guān)系;銜接;緊密結(jié)合
