壹苹派生活美语　《最后的晚餐》的永恒魅力

　　One interesting fact about The Last Supper is that in some ways, it was a technical failure. Leonardo da Vinci used an experimental painting technique for his mural. Instead of painting on wet plaster as most artists did at the time, he tried using a mixture of egg tempera and oil paint on a dry wall. Unfortunately, this method resulted in an unstable painting. The paint began to flake off several years after the work was completed. To make matters worse, the mural has suffered damage many times over the centuries.

　　一个关于《最后的晚餐》的趣事是，在某些方面，它是一个技术上的失败之作。李奥纳多．达文西在他的壁画中使用了实验性的绘画技巧。他没有像当时大多数艺术家那样在湿石膏上作画，而是尝试在干燥的墙面上使用蛋彩画和油彩画的混合物。不幸的是，这种方法导致画作不稳定。画作完成几年后，颜料便开始剥落。更糟的是，这幅壁画几个世纪以来多次遭受破坏。

生活必备字词：

technical　a. 技术上的

technique　n. 技巧，技术

Instead of V-ing, S + V　　（非但）不……（反）而……；与其……不如……

suffer　vt. 遭受

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