The Last Supper, like the Mona Lisa, is a very famous painting by the great Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is a much larger work than the Mona Lisa, and was painted on an indoor wall in a monastery in Milan, Italy, between 1495 and 1497. The Last Supper is a religious work about the final meal Jesus Christ had with his followers before he was arrested and killed.
In the scene, Christ has just told his followers he will leave them soon, and one of them will betray him. That they are shocked and disbelieving is shown on their faces. Their emotions are clear from their expressions. What's more, people who are familiar with the Bible may recognize some of the figures. The painting is also made more realistic by the clever use of perspective, which gives the scene a 3D effect, like in a real room.
According to some stories about Leonardo, he used real people as models for some of Christ's followers, and he explored Milan in search of suitable faces. He himself might be one of the figures. Also, it is rumored that the prior of the monastery complained that the painting was taking too long to finish. The artist was angered by this as he liked to take his time. Supposedly, he used the prior's face as Judas, the man who betrayed Christ. He is the fourth from the left in the painting.
The Last Supper is one of the world's most famous paintings, and its location in Milan is a popular tourist spot. The picture is also one of the most studied. Many people believe the painting contains hidden messages and unsolved mysteries. One odd thing is that Christ and his followers are eating supper as the brilliant sun shines brightly outside. No one knows why. Can you figure it out?
和《蒙娜麗莎的微笑》一樣，《最後的晚餐》是偉大的義大利藝術家李奧納多‧達文西非常有名的畫作。它的尺寸比《蒙娜麗莎的微笑》大了許多，於1495至1497年間繪於義大利米蘭一座修道院室內的牆壁。《最後的晚餐》是一幅宗教作品，畫的是關於耶穌基督遭逮捕並殺害前，和他的門徒們共進的最後一餐。
在這一幕中，耶穌剛告訴他的弟子他很快會要離開他們，而且他們其中一人會背叛他。他們震驚和不可置信的神情全展現在臉上。他們的表情清楚透露出情緒。此外，熟悉聖經的人可能認得一些人物。這幅畫也因為巧妙運用透視畫法而更顯得逼真，這讓畫面有立體的效果，如同真的在房間裡。
根據一些關於李奧納多的故事，他用了真人作為模特兒，來畫耶穌的門徒，而且他在米蘭各地探索，尋找合適的面孔。他自己可能就是其中一個人物。還有，據說修道院的院長曾抱怨這幅畫花太久的時間完成。這樣的抱怨讓達文西感到生氣，因為他喜歡從容作畫。據說，他用這位院長的面孔來當猶大，也就是背叛耶穌的人。他是這幅畫左邊數來第四位。
《最後的晚餐》是最舉世聞名的畫作之一，其所在區域是米蘭中熱門的觀光景點。這幅畫也是最常被研究的其中一幅。許多人相信這幅畫裡有隱藏的訊息和未解之謎。有一件奇怪的事，就是耶穌和他的門徒共進晚餐時外面正豔陽高照。沒有人知道這是為什麼。你能明白原因嗎？
- supper [ˋsʌpɚ] n.
晚餐，晚飯 - indoor [ˋɪn͵dor] adj.
屋內的，室內的 - religious [rɪˋlɪdʒəs] adj.
宗教上的 - arrest [əˋrɛst] v.
逮捕 - Mona Lisa [ˋmonəˋlɪzə] n.
《蒙娜麗莎》 - Italian [ɪˋtæljən] adj.
義大利（人）的 - Leonardo da Vinci [͵liəˋnɑrdo də vɪntʃɪ] n.
達文西 - monastery [ˋmɑnəs͵tɛrɪ] n.
修道院 - Milan [mɪˋlæn] n.
米蘭 - Jesus Christ [ˋdʒizəs kraɪst] n.
耶穌基督 - follower [ˋfɑləwɚ] n.
門徒，弟子 - betray [bɪˋtre] v.
背叛，出賣 - shocked [ʃɑkt] adj.
感到震驚的 - emotion [ɪˋmoʃən] n.
情感，情緒 - expression [ɪkˋsprɛʃən] n.
表情，神色 - figure [ˋfɪgjɚ] n.
人物 - realistic [rɪəˋlɪstɪk] adj.
寫實的，逼真的 - clever [ˋklɛvɚ] adj.
巧妙的，高明的 - model [ˋmɑd!] n.
（繪畫、攝影的）模特兒 - explore [ɪkˋsplor] v.
探索 - suitable [ˋsutəb!] adj.
適當的，合適的 - Bible [ˋbaɪb!] n.
聖經 - perspective [pɚˋspɛktɪv] n.
透視畫法 - rumor [ˋrumɚ] v.
謠傳 - supposedly [səˋpozdlɪ] adv.
據說，一般相信 - spot [spɑt] n.
地點，場所 - contain [kənˋten] v.
包含，含有 - unsolved [ʌnˋsɑlvd] adj.
未解開的，未解決的 - mystery [ˋmɪstərɪ] n.
謎，難以解釋的事物 - odd [ɑd] adj.
奇怪的 - brilliant [ˋbrɪljənt] adj.
明亮的 - prior [ˋpraɪɚ] n.
修道院院長 - Judas [ˋdʒudəs] n.
猶大 - what's more
而且 - in search of
尋找，尋求 - take one's time
從容地做，慢慢做 - figure out
了解，解開
