Leonardo da Vinci 1
Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest geniuses of all time.
ps:达芬奇是有史以来最伟大的天才之一。
one of…之一
greatest很好地; 极好地; 很棒地; 大的; 巨大的; 数量大的; 众多的; 很; 非常的; 很多的; 极大的; great的最高级
geniuses天才; 天资; 天赋; 天才人物; 才能，本领; genius的复数
of all time一直，始终；有史以来
He was a painter, an architect, an engineer and a scientist.
He was born in Vinci, Italy in 1452.
Vinci is a town just outside of the great Italian city, Florence.
ps:文斯是意大利大城市佛罗伦萨郊外的一个城镇。
Vinci达芬奇（意大利的著名美术家、雕塑家、建筑家、工程师和科学家，1452-1519）
town镇; 市镇; 集镇; 居民，市民; 商业区
just正好; 恰好; 正当…时; 不少于; 同样; 公正的; 正义的; 正当的; 合理的; 正直的人; 公正的人; 合适的; 恰当的
great大的; 巨大的; 数量大的; 众多的; 很; 非常的; 很多的; 极大的; 名人; 伟人; 伟大的事物; 很好地; 极好地; 很棒地
Italian意大利人; 意大利语; 意大利的; 意大利人的; 意大利语的; 意大利文化的
Florence佛罗伦萨; 弗洛伦斯
His name, da Vinci, means "of Vinci".
Leonardo’s father was a lawyer and landowner, and his mother was a peasant.
ps:莱昂纳多的父亲是一名律师和地主，母亲是一名农民。
Leonardo莱奥纳尔多
father父亲; 爸爸; 祖先; 创始人; 奠基者; 先驱; 鼻祖; 成为…的父亲; 做…的父亲; 创立; 创造，发明
lawyer律师
landowner土地拥有者; 地主
his他的; 上帝的; 属于上帝的; 属于他的
mother母亲; 妈妈; 对女修道院院长的尊称; 给以母亲的关爱; 像母亲般地照顾
peasant农民，小农，佃农; 老粗; 土包子; 没教养的人
Leonardo’s parents were never married to each other.
Exercises:
1.where was he born?
in vinci, italy.
2.what was his father profession?
a lawyer and landowner.
3.Leonardo’s parents were never married to each other.
Leonardo lived with his mother until he was around 5 years old.
When he was 5, he moved into the home of his father.
By then his father had married a 16-year-old girl.
Leonardo’s mother married another man and moved to another town.
She had many more children after that, with several different men.
In the end, Leonardo had more than 15 half-sisters and brothers.
Exercises:
1.with whom did he live until he was 5?
his mother.
2.Leonardo lived with his mother until he was around 5 years old.
As a young man, Da Vinci didn’t go to school.
He was educated at home in reading, writing and mathematics.
In other subjects, he was mostly self-educated.
He had access to books at his father’s home.
Leonardo spent a lot of time outdoors and developed a strong interest in nature.
He loved to observe things, especially birds.
He was also interested in the properties of water.
ps:他还对水的性质感兴趣。
also而且; 此外; 也; 同样
interested in感兴趣; 尽力; 关心; 对…关注
properties所有物; 财产; 财物; 不动产; 房地产; 房屋及院落; 庄园; property的复数
water水; 大片的水; 水域; 江，河，湖，海; 给…浇水; 灌溉; 充满眼泪; 流口水
Exercises:
1.where did he learn to write?
he was educated at home
2.He loved to observe things, especially birds.
3.When he was 5, he moved into the home of his father.
4.Leonardo’s parents were never married to each other.
5.Vinci is a town just outside of the great Italian city, Florence.
6.Leonardo lived with his mother until he was around 5 years old.
