壹蘋派生活美語　《最後的晚餐》的永恆魅力

　　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.

　　一個關於《最後的晚餐》的趣事是，在某些方面，它是一個技術上的失敗之作。李奧納多．達文西在他的壁畫中使用了實驗性的繪畫技巧。他沒有像當時大多數藝術家那樣在溼石膏上作畫，而是嘗試在乾燥的牆面上使用蛋彩畫和油彩畫的混合物。不幸的是，這種方法導致畫作不穩定。畫作完成幾年後，顏料便開始剝落。更糟的是，這幅壁畫幾個世紀以來多次遭受破壞。

生活必備字詞：

technical　a. 技術上的

technique　n. 技巧，技術

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

suffer　vt. 遭受

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