轻松英语之旅08:Mona Lisa speaks

　　[00:31.36]Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous portrait of the Mona Lisa
[00:35.05]has a mysterious smile.
[00:37.14]It will always remain a mystery,
[00:39.96]but it is possible to hear
[00:42.13]what her voice would have sounded like,
[00:44.51]thanks to a Japanese sound expert.
[00:46.69]Dr Matsumi Suzuki generally uses his skills
[00:50.43]to help with criminal investigations².
[00:52.98]But now he and his team are trying to
[00:55.77]create the voice of Mona Lisa.
[00:58.65]They have measured the face and hands in the picture
[01:01.59]and estimated her height.
[01:03.62]They have created a model of her skull³.
[01:06.25]"Once we have that,
[01:08.18]we can create a voice similar to that person,"
[01:11.62]Suzuki said.
[01:19.33]Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous portrait of the Mona Lisa
[01:24.00]has a mysterious smile.
[01:26.38]It will always remain a mystery,
[01:30.01]but it is possible to hear
[01:32.17]what her voice would have sounded like,
[01:35.97]thanks to a Japanese sound expert.
[01:55.97]portrait 肖像、画像
[02:03.46]She painted landscapes as well as portraits.
[02:07.86]她既画风景,也画肖像。
[02:10.79]Mona Lisa 蒙娜丽莎
[02:31.80]sound 听起来
[02:37.97]The news sounds interesting!
[02:40.25]这则新闻听起来很有趣！
[02:47.63]sound expert 声学专家
[02:53.67]thanks to sb./sth.
[02:57.29]多亏、由于
[03:01.00]Thanks to your timely help
[03:03.44]that we accomplished⁴ the task on time.
[03:06.61]多亏你及时相助,我们才得以按时完成了任务。
[03:21.09]Dr Matsumi Suzuki generally uses his skills
[03:26.70]to help with criminal investigations.
[03:29.90]But now he and his team are trying to
[03:33.56]create the voice of Mona Lisa.
[img:03:36.82]XW009 monalisa.jpg
[03:50.45]criminal investigation¹
[03:53.11]犯罪调查
[03:55.30]investigation 调查、侦查
[04:01.81]She is still under investigation.
[04:05.15]她仍在接受调查。
[04:13.00]They have measured the face and hands in the picture
[04:16.13]and estimated her height.
[04:18.76]They have created a model of her skull.
[04:21.11]"Once we have that,
[04:22.80]we can create a voice similar to that person,"
[04:25.61]Suzuki said.
[04:30.91]They have measured the face and hands in the picture
[04:40.53]and estimated her height
[04:46.60]estimate 估算
[04:52.57]It is estimated that the project will last four years.
[04:57.92]据估计，这项工程将持续四年。
[05:02.17]They have created a model of her skull
[05:08.51]"Once we have that,
[05:10.04]we can create a voice similar to that person,"
[05:12.92]Suzuki said.
[05:50.70]portrait 肖像、画像
[05:54.22]thanks to sb./sth.
[05:57.06]多亏、由于
[05:58.73]investigation 调查、侦查
[06:01.53]estimate 估算
[06:09.15]Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous portrait of the Mona Lisa
[06:14.96]has a mysterious smile.
[06:18.10]It will always remain a mystery,
[06:21.38]but it is possible to hear
[06:24.31]what her voice would have sounded like,
[06:27.98]thanks to a Japanese sound expert.
[06:31.19]Dr Matsumi Suzuki generally uses his skills
[06:36.76]to help with criminal investigations.
[06:40.01]But now he and his team are trying to
[06:44.19]create the voice of Mona Lisa.
[06:47.34]They have measured the face and hands in the picture
[06:51.57]and estimated her height.
[06:54.77]They have created a model of her skull.
[06:58.74]"Once we have that,
[07:00.81]we can create a voice similar to that person,"
[07:05.70]Suzuki said.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

3 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

4 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。