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painted many years later.Could this be why Leonardo gave the subject such a mysterious smile?
Leonardo used a technique to leave the corners of the eyes and the mouth in shadow.It is this technique that makes the Mona Lisa's expression ambiguous.Today,the Mona Lisa looks rather somber,in dull shades of brown and yellow.This is due to a layer of varnish covering the paint,which has yellowed over the years.It is possible that the painting was once brighter and more colourful than it is now.
[词汇积累]
sculptor n.雕刻家 portrait n.肖像;画像
depict vt.描写;描绘
ambiguous adj.不明确的
somber/sombre adj.暗淡的;昏暗的
varnish n.清漆
根据短文回答问题
1.How long did Da Vinci live in Milan?
He lived in Milan for 16 years.
2.Where was Mona Lisa painted?
It was painted in Florence.
Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading
Ⅰ.重点单词
基础单词
1. landscape n.乡村风景画;风景,景色
2. wander vi.&vt.闲逛,漫步;走失;走神;蜿蜒曲折
3. gallery n.展览馆,画廊;长廊,走廊;楼上旁听席
4. decade n.十年,十年期
5. mostly adv.主要地,一般地
6. pond n.池塘,水池
7. neighbourhood/neighborhood n.街区,城区;邻近的地方
8. strike vt.&vi.突然想到;撞,碰;打;突击;罢工;划(火柴)
n.罢工;袭击;击,打
9. display vt.陈列,展出;显示,表现
n.陈列,展览;表现;展示
10. worthy adj.值得(或应得)……的;值得尊敬的,值得注意的
拓展词汇
11. liberation n.解放,摆脱→ liberate v.解放(城市、国家等)→ liberator n.解放者→ liberated adj.思想解放的,开放的
12. opposed adj.截然不同的,强烈反对的→ oppose vt.反对;反抗;与(某人)较量→ opposite n.相反的人或事物adj.相反的;对立的
13. dominate vt.&vi.在……中具有最重要(或明显)的特色;支配,控制;占有优势;俯视→ dominating adj.个性强势的,左右他人的→ domination n.控制;统治→ dominant adj.首要的;占支配地位的;显著的
14. employ vt.运用,使用;雇用→ employer n.雇主;老板→ employee n.雇员→ employment n.使用;职业;雇用→ unemployment n.失业;失业率
15. realistic adj.逼真的,栩栩如生的;现实的,实际的;明智的→ realism n.逼真;现实主义;务实作风→ realist n.现实主义画家(或作家等);现实主义者→ reality n.现实,实际情况;事实,实际经历→ real adj.真的,真正的;真实的→ really adv.事实上,真正地;非常,极其→ realize vt.认识到;实现
16. essence n.本质,精髓;香精,精油→ essential adj.完全必要的;极其重要的→ essentially adv.本质上,根本上
17. vivid adj.鲜明的,耀眼的;生动的→ vividly adv.生动地
18. vision n.远见卓识;视力,视野;想象→ visible adj.看得见的;可见的→ invisible adj.看不见的;未意识到的;无形的 → visibility n.能见度;可见性;