1031 卢浮宫举办达·芬奇逝世500周年特展

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Leonardo da Vinci five centuries on: Louvre in Paris opens long-awaited exhibition

One of the world's most expensive art exhibitions - to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death - is finally opening to the public.

The Louvre museum in Paris, home to Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, opens its doors on Thursday to a display of more than 160 Renaissance-era paintings and drawings, some of which are on loan from Queen Elizabeth II and Bill and Melinda Gates.

The exhibition, which is expected to attract more than half a million visitors over the next four months, aims to provide a deeper understanding of the artist's working methods using his notebooks, infrared imaging technology and virtual reality.

Shining infrared light on some of his most famous artworks has revealed a number of secrets, with multiple layers of drawings discovered beneath the artist's finished pieces.

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long-awaited: 期待已久的

· long-awaited exhibition/show/film: 期待已久的展览/表演/电影

commemorate /kə'meməreɪt/ vt. 纪念

· 当我们只是要单纯表达记住一件事情的时候用remember，当表达纪念甚至怀念的时候，那就要用commemorate

open to the public: 对公众开放

· The show is open to the public.

这场秀对公众开放。

· The building is open to the public.

这栋楼对公众开放。

display /dɪ'spleɪ/ n. 展示（exhibition, show）

Renaissance-era: 也就是文艺复兴时期

on loan借出的（being borrowed）

· This painting is being borrowed to the show.

=This painting is on loan to the show.

这幅画被借给了这个展览。

· on loan from (sb.): 从某人那里借的

· on loan to (sb.): 借给了某人

be expected to do sth. 被期待于做某事

· He is expected to be the winner of the game.

人们都期待他成为比赛的冠军。

· This game is expected to be amazing.

这个比赛预计将非常精彩。

reveal /rɪ'viːl/ vt. 揭示，揭露

discover /dɪ'skʌvə/ vt. 发现

beneath /bɪ'niːθ/ prep. 在什么之下

· We sit beneath the stars.

我们坐在星空下。