127 佛罗伦萨大教堂

旁白 neutral

The young Lorenzo gave Leo a bag of coins

小洛伦佐给了里奥一袋硬币。

旁白 neutral

Mandy and Vinnie ate their cake politely

曼迪和维尼礼貌地吃着蛋糕。

旁白 neutral

" Leo, take this to Master Verrocchio," Lorenzo said

“里奥，把这个交给韦罗基奥大师，”洛伦佐说。

旁白 neutral

" And come back tomorrow

“明天再来。

旁白 neutral

I hear you are a genius with machines

我听说你是机器方面的天才。

旁白 neutral

I want you to do something for me."

我想让你为我做件事。”

旁白 neutral

As they left the Medici Palace, Mandy was excited

当他们离开美第奇宫时，曼迪很兴奋。

旁白 neutral

" He's going to be a great ruler!" she blurted out

“他会成为一位伟大的统治者！”她脱口而出。

旁白 neutral

" He's only seventeen,"

“他才十七岁，”

旁白 neutral

said Leo, staring curiously at her

里奥好奇地盯着她说。

旁白 neutral

But Mandy had learned about Lorenzo in school

但曼迪在学校里了解过洛伦佐。

旁白 neutral

Under his rule, Florence became the most important city of the time

在他的统治下，佛罗伦萨成了当时最重要的城市。

旁白 neutral

" If I were you, I would take his offer," she said to Leo

“我要是你，就接受他的提议。”她对里奥说。

旁白 neutral

He laughed and replied," Are you a fortune teller?

他笑着回答：“你是算命先生吗？

旁白 neutral

Can you tell the future?"

你能预知未来？”

旁白 neutral

Vinnie squeezed Mandy's arm

文尼捏了捏曼迪的胳膊。

旁白 neutral

" Hey, don't say any more," he whispered

“嘿，别再说了。”他小声说道。

旁白 neutral

" I want to show you something," Leo said

“我想给你们看样东西。”里奥说。

旁白 neutral

He took them to a huge dome-shaped building

他带他们来到一座巨大的穹顶建筑前。

旁白 neutral

" Isn't it beautiful?"

“很美吧？”

旁白 neutral

The building was a large cathedral

这座建筑是一座宏伟的大教堂。

旁白 neutral

The marble panels outside were light green and pink

外部的大理石板呈浅绿色和粉色。

旁白 neutral

The huge dome was made of red brick

巨大的穹顶由红砖砌成。

旁白 neutral

A tall bell tower rose beside it

旁边矗立着一座高高的钟楼。

旁白 neutral

" I come here every day to sketch,"

“我每天都会来这里写生，”

旁白 neutral

Leo said, showing them his drawings

里奥说着，拿出他的画作给他们看。

旁白 neutral

" What are these machines?" asked Vinnie

“这些是什么机器？”维尼问道。

旁白 neutral

He expected to see drawings of the cathedral, but the pages were filled with machines

他本以为会看到大教堂的素描，但画页上却画满了各种机器。

旁白 neutral

One sketch showed a large wooden wheel

一幅草图画的是一个巨大的木轮。

旁白 neutral

Another sketch was of a crane

另一幅则是一台起重机。

旁白 neutral

" Machines built this cathedral," Leo replied

“机器建造了这座大教堂，”里奥回答。

旁白 neutral

" To me machines are more fascinating than the buildings they make."

“对我来说，机器比它们建造的建筑更迷人。”

旁白 neutral

Again Vinnie and Mandy were amazed at his talent

温尼和曼迪再次惊叹于他的才华。

旁白 neutral

" Come inside," said Leo

“进来吧，”里奥说。

旁白 neutral

" There are beautiful paintings and stained glass."

“里面有美丽的画作和彩色玻璃。”

旁白 neutral

As they followed Leo inside, Mandy whispered

跟着里奥进去时，曼迪低声说，

旁白 neutral

" There's something special about Leo."

“里奥有些特别之处。”

旁白 neutral

" He's just a kid with talent," said Vinnie

“他不过是个有天赋的孩子，”温尼说。

旁白 neutral

" I don't think so, Vinnie," Mandy said

“我不这么认为，温尼，”曼迪说。

旁白 neutral

She stopped and looked around

她停下脚步，环顾四周。

旁白 neutral

" Vinnie! I think we're close to the end of our journey."

“温尼！我想我们快抵达旅程的终点了。”

旁白 neutral

They could see beautiful stained-glass windows

他们能看见美丽的彩色玻璃窗。

旁白 neutral

Tall arches curved above them

高高的拱顶在他们头顶弯成弧形。

旁白 neutral

" I think this is the place in the photo," Mandy whispered

“我想这就是照片里的地方，”曼迪低声说。

旁白 neutral

" Come look," Leo called

“过来看，”里奥喊道。

旁白 neutral

He sat, opened his notebook, and began to draw with his left hand

他坐下来，翻开笔记本，开始用左手画画。

旁白 neutral

Mandy watched him sketch and said

曼迪看着他速写，说道，

旁白 neutral

" You're so talented!"

“你太有才了！”

旁白 neutral

" Even for a lefty?" Leo grinned

“就算是左撇子也很有才？”里奥咧嘴笑道。

旁白 neutral

" Who cares if you are left-handed?" asked Vinnie

“谁在乎你是不是左撇子？”温尼问。

旁白 neutral

" Many people think left-handed people are weird," replied Leo

“很多人觉得左撇子很奇怪，”里奥回答。

旁白 neutral

" But it doesn't bother me."

“但这并没困扰我。”

旁白 neutral

He got up, leaving his notebook open on the floor

他站起来，把笔记本摊开留在地上。

旁白 neutral

" I want to see some paintings in the dome,"

“我想去看穹顶的一些画，”

旁白 neutral

he said and walked off

他说着便走开了。

旁白 neutral

Mandy leaned over the open notebook and tried to read the writing

曼迪俯身看着摊开的笔记本，试着读上面的字迹。

旁白 neutral

" I can't tell what it says," she said

“我看不出来写的是什么，”她说。

旁白 neutral

" The writing is so strange!"

“这字迹太奇怪了！”