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Leonardo da Vinci

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同学们看过《忍者神龟》这部动画片吗？里面四个主人公的名字大家还有印象吗？那四个主人公的名字其实是借用了欧洲文艺复兴时期的四大著名画家，其中一个就是达·芬奇。达·芬奇与米开朗基罗、拉斐尔并称文艺复兴三杰，他最著名的画作包括《蒙娜丽莎》《最后的晚餐》等。达·芬奇不仅仅是一位杰出的画家，同时他还是杰出的雕塑家、科学家、音乐家、解剖学家、数学家、天文学家、发明家、建筑工程师……堪称全才！

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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.

中文大意请见第47页。

Word Power

spend[spend] v. 度过（过去式：spent）

childhood['tʃaɪldhʊd] n. 童年

poverty['pɒvətɪ] n. 贫穷

painting['peɪntɪŋ] n. 绘画

artist['ɑːtɪst] n. 艺术家

include[ɪn' kluːd] v. 包括

inventor[ɪn'ventə(r)] n. 发明家

engineer[,endʒɪ'nɪə] n. 工程师

writer['raɪtə] n. 作家

musician[mjuː'zɪʃən] n. 音乐家

of all time[ɒv ɔːl taɪm] 有史以来

lip[lɪp] n. 嘴唇（复数：lips）