impossible to calculate⑭ what price it would fetch if it ever came on the market⑮. Besides⑯ being a painter, da Vinci was also an architect, scientist and engineer. He designed many new inventions, including a primitive form of a helicopter⑰ and a tank⑱.

　　Besides the works of da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, ranging from the 13th century to the 19th century⑲. It doesn't have any modern paintings in it, however. Modern paintings are all kept at the Muse d'Orsay. We went there on our second day in Paris because my aunt was eager to see⑳ the works of Claude Monet.

　　⑬consensus/kən'sensəs/n.共识，一致的意见

　　⑭calculate/'kælkjʊleIt/vt. & vi.计算，推测

　　calculator n．计算器

　　⑮come on the market上市，出售

　　on the open market自由买卖

　　what引导宾语从句作calculate的宾语；if引导条件状语从句。

　　⑯besides prep.除......之外(还)，相当于in addition to或apart from，后面接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。

　　⑰helicopter/'helIkɒptə(r)/n.直升机

　　⑱tank/tæŋk/n.坦克；(储存液体或气体的)箱，槽，罐

　　⑲现在分词短语ranging from ... to ...作后置定语，修饰前面的paintings；range from ... to ...是固定结构，意思是"从......到......不等"。

　　⑳be eager to do sth.迫不及待地做某事

　　can't wait to do sth.迫不及待地做某事

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　　当然，尽管毕加索是西班牙人，但是当他还是一名年轻而又苦苦挣扎的艺术家时，他离开了西班牙，在法国巴黎定居下来。因此，游览了西班牙之后，我们去了巴黎。在巴黎的四天当中，我们花了一整天参观卢浮宫，在那里我们欣赏了意大利艺术家列奥纳多·达·芬奇创作的《蒙娜·丽莎》。他于1503年至1506年间创作了这幅作品。这幅带着神秘微笑的女子的画像的确给我留下了深刻的印象。举世公认，这幅画是世界上最珍贵的油画作品--如果这幅画在市场上出售，很难估算它的价值。达·芬奇不仅是画家，还是建筑师、科学家和工程师。他设计了许多新发明，包括直升机和坦克的雏形。,除了达·芬奇的作品，卢浮宫还藏有六千余件其他欧洲画家的画作，时间跨度从13世纪到19世纪。然而，它里面没有任何现代艺术作品。现代艺术作品都被保存在奥塞美术馆。在巴黎的第二天，我们去了那里，因为我姑妈迫不及待地想去看看克劳德·莫奈的作品。

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