大学艺术英语第一册Unit 1_Section B.pptVIP

Getting to Know Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa Da Vinci and Mona Lisa ⅠBackground Knowledge Besides being a scientist and inventor, Leonardo Da Vinci was a gifted artist. His Mona Lisa became one of the most recognized paintings in the world. People everywhere still admire the famous portrait almost 500 years after he painted it. They want to know who Mona Lisa was and why she had that strange smile. ⅡText Strucure Part Ⅰ(para.1): A brief introduction of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa Topic Sentence: If you know only one painting in the world, it’s probably the Mona Lisa. Part Ⅱ(para.2-3) Who is Mona Lisa? The writer describes the different theories about the true identity of Mona Lisa. Part Ⅲ (para.4-9) The mysterious smile of Mona Lisa The last part is about people’s various explanations about Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile. Ⅲ Detailed Discussion 1. Her mysterious smile draws about 6 million visitors to the Louvre Museum in Paris every year.（Para. 1） 蒙娜丽莎那神秘的微笑每年吸引着600万来自世界各地的游客前往巴黎的卢浮宫观赏。 draw: attract someone or make them want to do something Translate these sentences~ The play is drawing big crowds. 这部剧吸引着大量的观众。 What first drew you to teaching? 什么最先吸引你去教学？ Jean felt strangely drawn to this gentle stranger. 简感到那个陌生人对她有着一种奇怪的吸引力。 Other phrases with “draw”: draw one’s attention to sth. 有意使某人注意 draw a conclusion from 从……得出结论 draw a comparison/parallel/distinction， etc. between 区分，划分 2. ...and the sitter posed for him many times. （Para. 1） 模特多次为他摆姿势。 sitter: a person who poses for a painter or sculptor; an artist’s model 模特 Compare: babysitter 保姆，看孩子的 pose: sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted摆好姿势 pose for 为…摆好姿势 We posed for photographs. Other idioms pose a question: ask a question, especially one that needs to be carefully thought about提出问题 pose as somebody: pretend to be someone else, in order to deceive people伪装成某人 3. The portrait immediately brought him fame within Italy. （Para. 1） 这幅肖像画立刻使他在意大利名声大噪。 fame: the noun of “famous”名气