英语听力精选进阶版 7928

The largest exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body is on display at the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace.

During his lifetime¹, Leonardo made thousands of pages of notes and drawings on the human body. He wanted to understand how the body was composed².

Clinical anatomists believe that Leonardo's anatomical work from the 1500s was hundreds of years ahead of its time, and in some respects it can still help us understand the body today.

Rosie and Helen tell us more about this event in this week's On the Town.

1 lifetime   

n.一生，终身，寿命，使用期限

参考例句：

• He wrote many books during his lifetime.他一生著作甚多。
• During his lifetime his work was never published.他的作品在他的有生之年从未出版过。

2 composed   

adj.镇静的，沉着的v.组成( compose的过去式和过去分词 )；调解；[印刷]排（字）；使安定

参考例句：

• The committee is composed mainly of lawyers. 委员会主要由律师组成。
• Though badly frightened, she remained outwardly composed. 她虽然非常害怕，但表面上依然很镇静。