1 Leonardo da Vinci 1
2 Early life 2
3 Painting and sculpture 6
4 Into the dark 14
5 The great inventor 18
6 Leonardos city 22
7 A time of war 25
8 The entertainer 28
9 Man of mystery 32
10 Leaving 35
11 A man who questioned everything 39
GLOSSARY 42
ACTIVITIES: Before Reading 45
ACTIVITIES: While Reading 46
ACTIVITIES: After Reading 50
TRANSLATION 参考译文 53
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In the 1460s, Florence a city in what is now Italy was one of the most important places in Europe, and the rich men of the city had money to spend. It was a good place for an artist, because rich men wanted paintings and sculptures for their great new homes.
In the workshop of the artist Andrea del Verrocchio, the apprentices worked hard, making paint, cutting stone, drawing and finishing paintings. One young apprentice was different from the others. He studied things carefully and asked questions about them. He learnt from Verrocchio, from the other apprentices, and from the world around him. And soon the world would know the name of Leonardo da Vinci one of the greatest painters and thinkers of all time.
15世纪60年代,佛罗伦萨(今意大利一个城市)是欧洲一大主要城市。城里的富人腰缠万贯,想添置画作和雕塑装饰豪华新居,所以佛罗伦萨成了艺术家的好去处。
在画家安德烈亚?德尔韦罗基奥的作坊里,学徒们卖力干活,有制颜料的,切石料的,绘图的,也有打磨画作的。有个年轻学徒与众不同。他认真钻研提问,不但向韦罗基奥学习,向其他学徒学习,也向周围的世界学习。不久后,全世界都将知道这位古往今来最伟大的画家和思想家的名字:莱奥纳多?达?芬奇。