慢速英语:Leonardo da Vinci: Beyond the Mona Lisa

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interest in 对……有兴趣
例句：He doesn't manifest much interest in his studies. 
他对学习没表示出多大兴趣。 

2. Many of his ideas and inventions were centuries ahead of histime.

ahead of 在...之前
例句：We must finish up this business ahead of time. 
我们必须提前把这件事了结。 

3. We start with one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous drawings,called “Vitruvian Man.

start with 以...开始
例句：Her illness started with a high fever.
她的病开始时是发高烧。

4.  This work is a good example of his ever questioning mind, andhis effort to bring together art, math and science.

bring together 把……组合到一起
例句：  It will bring more closely together the peoples of the two great nations. 
它将使两个伟大国家的人民进一步密切起来。

5. Leonardo da Vinci spent his life studying and observing inorder to develop a scientific understanding of the world.

in order to 为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

6. These have helped historians learn more about the personal sideof this great thinker.

learn about 学习
例句：Childrenseem to learn about computers by osmosis. 
儿童似乎不知不觉地就了解了计算机. 

7. However, because Leonardo was born to parents who were notmarried to each other, he was barred from some studies andprofessions.

each other 互相
例句：The two boys vied with each other for the first place. 
那两个孩子互相争夺第一名。 

8. The artist also used oil paints instead of the traditionaltempura paints used in Italy during this period.

instead of 代替
例句：He will go instead of you.
他将代你去。

9. The complex drawing he made to prepare for the painting is veryspecial.

prepare for 为...作准备,计划
例句：She has well prepared for the test.
她对考试已有充分的准备。

10. He drew the many people in the painting without clothes sothat he could make sure that their bodies would be physicallycorrect once covered.

make sure 查明;设法确保,确定
例句：You must make sure of the time and place.
你必须把时间和地点弄清楚。