Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest geniuses of all time.

列奧納多·達(dá)·芬奇是有史以來最偉大的天才之一。

He was a painter, an architect, an engineer and a scientist.

他是畫家、建筑師、工程師和科學(xué)家。

He was born in Vinci, Italy in 1452.

1452年，他出生在意大利的達(dá)芬奇。

Vinci is a town just outside of the great Italian city, Florence.

達(dá)芬奇是意大利佛羅倫薩城外的一個小鎮(zhèn)。

His name, da Vinci, means "of Vinci".

他的名字達(dá)·芬奇的意思是“達(dá)芬奇的”。

Leonardo’s father was a lawyer and landowner, and his mother was a peasant.

列奧納多的父親是律師和地主，母親是農(nóng)民。

Leonardo’s parents were never married to each other.

達(dá)芬奇的父母從未結(jié)過婚。

Leonardo lived with his mother until he was around 5 years old.

列奧納多和他的母親住在一起，直到他5歲左右。

When he was 5, he moved into the home of his father.

5歲時，他搬到了父親的家里。

By then his father had married a 16-year-old girl.

那時，他的父親已經(jīng)娶了一個16歲的女孩。

Leonardo’s mother married another man and moved to another town.

萊昂納多的母親嫁給了另一個男人，搬到了另一個城鎮(zhèn)。

She had many more children after that, with several different men.

在那之后，她和幾個不同的男人生了更多的孩子。

In the end, Leonardo had more than 15 half-sisters and brothers.

最后，達(dá)芬奇有超過15個同父異母的兄弟姐妹。

As a young man, Da Vinci didn’t go to school.

達(dá)芬奇年輕時沒有上過學(xué)。

He was educated at home in reading, writing and mathematics.

達(dá)芬奇年輕時沒有上過學(xué)。

In other subjects, he was mostly self-educated.

在其他科目上，他大多是自學(xué)成才。

He had access to books at his father’s home.

他可以在他父親家里看書。

Leonardo spent a lot of time outdoors and developed a strong interest in nature.

達(dá)芬奇花了很多時間在戶外，并對自然產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣。

He loved to observe things, especially birds.

他喜歡觀察事物，尤其是鳥類。

He was also interested in the properties of water.

他還對水的性質(zhì)感興趣。