★★★★★L(fēng)eonardo da Vinci 1 列奧納多·達(dá)·芬奇??

Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest geniuses/?d?inj?s?z/?of all time.??79

? ? ? ?geniu-geniuses(復(fù)數(shù))天才愉耙；all time?有史以來(lái)撼港；

He was a painter, an architect/architect/, an engineer and a scientist.

He was born in Vinci, Italy in 1452.

Vinci is a town just outside of the great Italian city, Florence.

His name, da Vinci, means "of Vinci".

? ? ? ?同位詞：一個(gè)名詞(或其他形式)對(duì)另一個(gè)名詞或代詞進(jìn)行解釋或補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明郊楣。

Leonardo's father was a lawyer and landowner/?l?ndo?n?r/, and his mother was a?peasant.?

Leonardo's parents were never married to each other.??79

? ? ? ?marry 結(jié)婚?→be?married?to?與…結(jié)婚?→?e.g. Tom married Lucy?last?year.

? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? →?marry?sb.?→?e.g. Will?you?marry?me囊扳？

譯文：列奧納多·達(dá)·芬奇是有史以來(lái)最偉大的天才之一。他是一位畫家麻惶、建筑師馍刮、工程師和科學(xué)家。1452年窃蹋，他出生在意大利的芬奇鎮(zhèn)。達(dá)芬奇是意大利佛羅倫薩城外的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)静稻。他的名字達(dá)·芬奇的意思是“達(dá)芬奇的”警没。列奧納多的父親是律師和地主，媽媽是一位農(nóng)民振湾。列奧納多的父母從未結(jié)過(guò)婚杀迹。

When he was born? - He was born in 1452.

What was his father's profession? - Leonardo's father was a lawyer and landowner.

Leonardo lived with his mother until he was around 5 years old.? ?80

When he was 5, he moved into the home of his father.??79

? ? ? ?move into?搬到…；

By then his father had married a 16-year-old girl.

Leonardo's mother married another man and moved to another town.?

She had many more children after that, with several different men.?

? ? ? ?many more?更多的押搪；after that?在那以后树酪；

?In the end, Leonardo had more than 15 half-sisters and brothers. 80

? ? ? ?in the end?最終；half-sisters?同父異母或者同母異父的姐妹大州；half-brothers?同父異母或者同母異父的兄弟续语；

譯文：列奧納多和他的媽媽生活在一起，直到他5歲左右厦画。當(dāng)他5歲的時(shí)候疮茄，他搬到了父親的家里滥朱。那時(shí)，他的父親已經(jīng)和一個(gè)16歲的女孩結(jié)婚了力试。列奧納多的媽媽也跟另一個(gè)男人結(jié)婚了徙邻，搬到了另一個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)。自那之后畸裳，她和幾個(gè)不同的男人生了更多的孩子缰犁。最后，列奧納多有超過(guò)15個(gè)同父異母的兄弟姐妹怖糊。

With whom did he live until he was five? - Leonardo lived with his mother until he was around 5 years old.

As a young man, Da Vinci didn't go to school.

He was educated at home in reading, writing and mathematics/?m?θ??m?t?ks/.

? ? ? ?educate?教育?→be?educated?in+具體學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容民鼓；

In other subjects, he was mostly self-educated.

? ? ? ?self-educated?自學(xué)的；

He had access/??kses/(使用權(quán)) to books at his father's home.

? ? ? ?access?使用某物的權(quán)利或機(jī)會(huì)?→have?access?to?有機(jī)會(huì)見到或者使用某樣?xùn)|西??

? ? ? ?→?e.g. Online?learning?increases?access?to?education.? 在線學(xué)習(xí)增加了受教育的機(jī)會(huì)

Leonardo spent a lot of time outdoors and developed/d??vel?pt/(發(fā)達(dá)的) a strong interest in nature.

? ? ? ?outdoors?在戶外蓬抄；develop?發(fā)展,形成?→develop?an?interest?in?sth.?對(duì)某事產(chǎn)生興趣丰嘉；

He loved to observe/?b?z??rv/(觀察) things, especially birds.? 80

? ? ? ?observe?觀察?→?observe?sth.?觀察某物；especially?尤其,特別嚷缭；

He was also interested in the properties/'pr?p?t?z/(性能) of water.

? ? ? ?be?interested?in?對(duì)…感興趣饮亏；property?特性,特質(zhì)?→properties?of water?水的性質(zhì)

譯文：作為一位年輕的男士，達(dá)芬奇沒(méi)有去上過(guò)學(xué)阅爽。他在家接受教育路幸，學(xué)習(xí)閱讀、寫作和數(shù)學(xué)付翁。在其他學(xué)科上简肴，他大多是自學(xué)的。在父親家里百侧，他有機(jī)會(huì)可以讀到很多書砰识。列奧納多花了很多時(shí)間在戶外，并對(duì)自然產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣佣渴。他喜歡觀察事物辫狼，尤其是鳥類。他也對(duì)水的性質(zhì)感興趣辛润。

In what did he develop a strong interest? - He developed a strong interest in nature.

跟讀：He developed a strong interest in nature.??84