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Unit9TechniquesThatMightSmileuponMonaLisa蒙娜丽莎达．芬奇油画1503-1506年77×53厘米现藏巴黎卢浮宫MonaLisa16thcenturypaintingbyLeonardoDaVinciofawomanwithamysterioussmile.ItiskeptintheLouvreinParis,andisoneofthefamouspaintingsintheworld.FramePanelbuckling;flaking;warp;crack;canvasLanguagepoints1.artandsciencedon’toftenintersect,butMarionMecklenburg,aSmithsonianInstitutionengineerwhoisalsoapaintingconservator,istryingtomergethem.Intersect:tomeetatacertainpointThetworoadsintersectatthesuburbofthecity.两条路在城郊交叉。mergeThebankmergedwithitsmajorrival.该银行与其主要对手合并了。艺术和科学并非经常结合，但是史密逊博物院工程师兼油画管理员马里昂·梅克伦伯格正试图将这两者结合起来。2.hebeganhisprojectshortlyaftertheLouverdisclosedinthespringthatthe“MonaLisa”,LeonardodaVinci’searly16th-centurymasterpiece,wasnoticeablywarped,andthatmuseumcuratorswereassessingthedamage.卢浮宫在春天透露，列奥纳多·达·芬奇16世纪早期杰作蒙娜丽莎》，明显地变形，博物馆管理员正在评估损失。Thereportdisclosedthathehadservedinprison.报告披露他曾坐过牢。Theauthoritiesfinallydisclosedthetruthtothepress.当局终于向新闻界公开了真相。3.Addingthem,thecomputeranalysisfound,weakensthepaintingmorethanifitisallowedtobendnaturally,andcouldleadtocracking.计算机分析发现，增添加固物，对油画的损害大于让油画自然弯曲，并且会导致开裂。4.Theirinquiryhasincludedtakingthe30-by-20inchpaintingoutofitsclimate-controlledboxandsubjectingittoanumberoftests,includingX-rays,infraredphotographyandemissiography,whichexaminestheoilcolorsusedindifferentpaintlayers.他们的研究包括将30x20英寸的油画从气候控制箱中移走，对其进行一系列实验，包括X射线，红外线摄影和放射学方面的实验，后者检测不同颜料层的油彩颜色。Subjectto:Subjectametaltoagreatheat.Allflightsaresubjecttodelay.Pricesaresubjecttochange.deter威慑住,吓住;使断念[(+from)]Failuredidnotdeterhimfromtryingagain.失败并未使他泄气罢休。Let’stryvariableatmospheresthatadapttoseasonalchangesandputlessstressonbuildingsbutdemonstrablyaresafefortheart.“让我们试试各种变化不定的环境，这种种环境能适应季节变化，减少给建筑的压力，但对艺术来说显然安全。”Whoarethosepeople?MarionMecklenburg马里恩·梅克伦堡EvanQuasneyMs.LerolleMr.FrankCristinaAcidiniJamesBeckDianneDwyerModestiniMicheleMarincolaWhoarethosepeople?MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:Somepreservationpracticesinpastcenturies—eventhelastcentury—harmed,ratherthanhelped,greatworksofart.Woodpanelpaintingsaremoreresilientthanexpertsinrecentdecadeshavebelieved.MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:Atwo-foot-widewoodpanel,forexample,couldbendasmuchasoneandahalfincheswithoutbreaking,crackingandwarping.MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:Apaintingiselastic,likearubberband,anditcanwithstandarangeofchangesinhumidityandtemperature—thensnapbackwithoutcrackingandbending.MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:Therecentdamagetothe“MonaLisa”beganwhenthepaintinghungonwhathadbeenpartoftheLouvre’soutsidewallstructure.MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:Whatarepeople’sreactionstoMecklenburg’snewfindings?Ms.Lerolle:WehaveneverheardoftheSmithsonian’sdiscoveries.Mr.FrankCristinaAcidiniJamesBeckDianneDwyerModestiniMicheleMarincolaWhatarepeople’sreactionstoMecklenburg’snewfindings?Vocabulary:It’snottheheatbutthe______thatmakesitsouncomfortabletoday.Wemust______ourforestsandwoodlandsforfuturegenerations.humiditypreserveThepatient______badlytothedrug.Weneedseverepunishmentsto______peoplefromdealingindrugs.Vocabulary:reacteddeterVocabulary:He_____himselfveryquicklytotheheatofthecountry.Fairy-tales_____mostchildren.adaptedintriguedVocabulary:Thepotatois_____toseveralpests.Metals_____incoldweather.VulnerablecontractVocabulary:Movie:TheDaVinciCode自由之神引导着人民拿破仑一世加冕礼