2017年全优指导高中英语人教版选修6课件：Unit 1 Art 1.1.pptVIP

Unit 1 Art 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 【文章导语】The Mona Lisa’s smile is mysterious,which attracts millions of visitors every year.However,who Mona Lisa is and how Leonardo da Vinci painted her are unknown to the world. It’s reported that the health of the famous painting,the Mona Lisa,painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506,is getting worse by the year. 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 “The thin,wooden panel1 on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said.Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current2 chemical state. Now the Mona Lisa is housed3 in the Louvre4 Museum.Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year,many attracted by the mystery of her smile.“It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her,she seems to be smiling,and then you look at her and she stops,”said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“It’s because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail,but less suited to looking at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.” 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 However,the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him,until it was sold to France’s King Francis Ⅰ in 1519. In 1911,the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee5,who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War Ⅱ,the French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. Like many old ladies,the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell. 词海拾贝 难句剖析 理解诱思 译文: 据报道,由列奥纳多·达·芬奇于1503~1506年创作的名画《蒙娜丽莎》,目前的状况正逐年恶化。 博物馆方面称:“自从两年前专家检查过这幅画之后,画着油画《蒙娜丽莎》的薄嵌板已经变形。”参观者已经注意到了这些变化,然而修复这一世界名画并非易事,因为专家不能确定这位意大利艺术家绘画时所用的材料以及它们目前所处的化学状态。 现在《蒙娜丽莎》收藏于卢浮宫博物馆。每年有近六百