优化指导13-14学年高二英语课件（人教版，选修6）unit1Art-.ppt

; 【问题导读】 Read the text and try to tell if these sentences are True( T ) or False(F)． 1．“The Last Supper”and the “Mona Lisa” were painted by Leonardo da Vinci.(　　) 2．“The Last Supper” is not a very big painting.(　　) 答案：1.T　2.F; 达·芬奇是一位伟大的艺术家。他的杰作《蒙娜丽莎》《最后的晚餐》等体现了他精湛的艺术造诣。他给后人留下了众多传世名画，供人们进行研究。 Leonardo da Vinci was an amazing guy.He painted some of the most memorable images in history，including“The Last Supper” and the “Mona Lisa”．; “The Last Supper”depicts1 Jesus Christ and his Apostles enjoying their last big shindig before the centurions arrive for the opening act of the Crucifixion.Admittedly2, it’s a pretty good version of the tableaux, and it’s an unusually big one at 29 feet wide, painted on the wall of a Milanese convent.Leonardo painted “The Last Supper” over the course of three years, working at the behest of his patron, the Duke of Milan.; Artistically，“The Last Supper” is exceptional3—and for several hundred years, that was all anyone had to say about, except for “It’s not holding up very well, is it？”The painting was made using an experimental new technique, which was unfortunately not very durable.Numerous restorations have been attempted over the centuries, with varying degrees of success.;After Leo’s death, “The Last Supper”became the object of a bizarre4 20th century fetish cult that believes there are secret messages hidden in every square inch of wall.At first the province of obscure scholars and authors，these theories slowly ballooned into the public eye，culminating in the publication of The Da Vinci Code，a 2003 best-seller that lifted elements from a dozen ancient conspiracy5 theories，including tales of the Knights Templar, the Cathars, and the Holy Grail.; 【日积月累】 1．depict vt.描述，描画 2．admittedly adv.公认地，不可否认地，明白地 3．exceptional adj.异常的，例外的 4．bizarre adj.奇异的(态度，容貌，款式等) 5．conspiracy n．阴谋；共谋；阴谋集团; 【佳句欣赏】 1．The painting was made using an experimental new technique，which was unfortunately not very durable. 这幅画采用的是一项实验性的新技术，不巧的是这项技术并不耐用。 此句包含一个非限制性定语从句，其