126 美第奇宫

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Vinnie and Mandy walked down the streets of Florence with Leo

维尼和曼蒂跟着里奥走在佛罗伦萨的街道上。

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As they walked, Mandy thought there must be something special about the boy

走着走着，曼蒂心想，这个男孩肯定有什么特别之处。

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Everyone seemed to like him

大家似乎都很喜欢他。

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Vinnie said," Mandy, look up!"

维尼说：“曼蒂，抬头看！”

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Mandy lifted her head

曼蒂抬起了头。

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People were looking down at them from open windows and balconies

人们正从敞开的窗户和阳台上往下看着他们。

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" Why is everyone staring at us?" Vinnie asked

“为什么大家都在盯着我们看？”维尼问道。

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Leo laughed." They're not staring at you

里奥笑了。“他们不是在盯着你们看。

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They're just enjoying the view from their balconies."

他们只是在阳台上欣赏风景罢了。”

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" Enjoying the view of the street?" asked Mandy

“欣赏街上的风景？”曼蒂问道。

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" Yes! Watching people is fun! Look!"

对！观察人们很有趣！看！

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Leo opened his notebook

里奥打开了他的笔记本。

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The pages were filled with extraordinary pictures of people and animals

笔记本的页面上画满了人物和动物的非凡画作。

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" Leo! You're amazing!" Mandy gasped

“里奥！你太厉害了！”曼蒂惊叹道。

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" No wonder your teacher says you're gifted!" exclaimed Vinnie

“难怪你的老师说你有天赋！”维尼叫道。

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Leo shrugged and closed his notebook

里奥耸了耸肩，合上了笔记本。

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" Tell us about the Medici family," asked Mandy

“跟我们讲讲美第奇家族吧。”曼蒂请求道。

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" They are the most powerful family in Florence," said Leo

“他们是佛罗伦萨最有权势的家族。”里奥说。

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" What do they want you to do?" asked Vinnie

“他们想让你做什么？”维尼问道。

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" All artists need supporters

所有的艺术家都需要资助人。

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Powerful families such as the Medici hire artists

像美第奇这样的权势家族会雇佣艺术家。

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Master Verrocchio's workshop does a lot of work for them," said Leo

“韦罗基奥师傅的作坊为他们做了很多活儿。”里奥说。

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" We make furniture and portraits of their family

我们制作家具和他们家人的肖像。

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We even make their kitchen utensils."

我们甚至连他们的厨房用具也做。”

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Leo stopped in front of a large estate

里奥在一座大庄园前停了下来。

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" Here we are!" he said

“我们到了！”他说。

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Leo led them through a gate and into a courtyard with a lovely garden

里奥领他们穿过大门，进入一个带美丽花园的庭院。

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" My lord Lorenzo is expecting you, sir," said a servant by the door

“洛伦佐大人正在等候您，先生。”门口的仆人说道。

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He took them inside the palace and into a large courtyard

他带他们走进宫殿，来到一个大庭院。

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" Whoa!" Vinnie said loudly

“哇！”维尼大声喊道。

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" It looks like a museum!"

“这里就像一座博物馆！”

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The stone walls were decorated with carvings

石墙上装饰着精美的雕刻。

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" The family must really love art," remarked Mandy

“这家人一定非常热爱艺术，”曼蒂说。

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" Leo!" called a young man about seventeen years old

“里奥！”一个大约十七岁的年轻男子喊道。

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He came toward them and smiled

他微笑着朝他们走来。

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He wore a shirt with puffy sleeves and a high lace collar

他穿着一件带泡泡袖和高蕾丝领的衬衫。

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" Welcome," he said." Please have a seat."

“欢迎，”他说，“请坐。”

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" These are my friends,"

“这两位是我的朋友，”

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Leo said, introducing Vinnie and Mandy

里奥一边介绍维尼和曼蒂一边说。

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A servant brought in some cakes

一个仆人端来了些蛋糕。

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" I am a great admirer of you, Leo," said Lorenzo

“我很钦佩你，里奥，”洛伦佐说。

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" You and I have a lot in common."

“你和我有许多共同语言。”

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" In what way, my lord?" asked Leo

“在哪方面，大人？”里奥问道。

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" We're both young," began Lorenzo

“我们都很年轻，”洛伦佐开始说。

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" We're both intelligent

“我们都很有头脑。

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And we both love art."

而且我们都热爱艺术。”

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Leo nodded, but remained quiet

里奥点点头，但仍保持着安静。

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" One day, I will make Florence the most beautiful city in the world," Lorenzo said confidently

“总有一天，我要让佛罗伦萨成为世界上最美丽的城市，”洛伦佐自信地说。

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" And I believe you and I can do that together."

“我相信，你我可以一起实现这个目标。”

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" Florence is already magnificent," replied Leo

“佛罗伦萨已经足够壮丽了，”里奥回答道。

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" I agree. But I intend to make it more so." Lorenzo laughed

“我同意。但我打算让它变得更加壮丽。”洛伦佐笑了。

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" Then people will say,' He is Lorenzo, the one who made Florence magnificent!'"

“到那时，人们就会说，‘他就是洛伦佐，那个成就佛罗伦萨壮丽的人！’”

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Mandy choked on her cake

曼蒂被蛋糕呛了一下。

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Finally she realized who this man was

她终于明白了这个人是谁。

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" He's Lorenzo the Magnificent!" she wanted to scream

“他是豪华者洛伦佐！”她真想尖叫出来。

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She was eating cake with the future ruler of Florence, Italy!

她正在和意大利佛罗伦萨未来的统治者一起吃蛋糕！