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《神奇树屋》 第三十八册 Monday with a Mad Genius 09 The Smile

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  At first no one spoke1 on the trip back. It was as ifthey didn't want to break the spell of joy that hadsettled over them. Even though Jack2 was bumping3 upand down in the cart, he could still remember thefeeling of flying smoothly4 through the sky. He couldfeel the wind rustling5 his long feathers.

The cart passed through a gate in the city walls. Asthey started through the streets, Annie broke thesilence. "So if fame is not the secret of happiness," shesaid to Leonardo, "then what is? Do you think it couldbeflying?"102Leonardo thought for a moment. "No, no. Thesecret of happiness cannot be flying," he said.

"Why not?" asked Jack.

"Because flying is a great dream that no one but uswill ever realize," said Leonardo. "Surely happinesscannot be only forus.""True," said Annie.

"So what do you think the secret is?" asked Jack.

"Hmm..." Leonardo was silent. Then he sighed. "Imust think about it," he said.

Jack looked worriedly at the sky. The sun would godown soon and night would come. According to theirrhyme, they were supposed to leave when the nightbird sang its song. "Um...how long do you think it'lltake you to think about it?" Jack asked.

"I do not know," said Leonardo. "Right now all Iknow is that I must hurry to meet with my model.

She is already unhappy enough without my beinglate."103"Why is she unhappy?" asked Annie.

"She will not say," said Leonardo. "Perhaps she istired of posing6 for me. For three years, she has beensitting for her portrait.""Whoa, that's a really long time," said Annie,"especially if you're just sitting.""Yes, yes, it is," said Leonardo. "Lately she will noteven smile. She only stares at me sadly. I have triedhiring singers, musicians, and jokesters to amuse her,but nothing helps.""Maybe you shouldn't meet with her today," saidJack. He didn't want Leonardo to lose his goodfeelings from flying. And he wanted him to spendtime thinking about the secret of happiness.

"No, I must," said Leonardo. "The light is perfecttoday. Late afternoon is the best time for painting aportrait-in my courtyard, when the sunlight is golden,and shadows are beginning to fall."Shadows were falling as the white horse pulled thecart into Leonardo's courtyard. A young woman wasstanding by the studio door.

104"Lisa!" called Leonardo.

"Hello, Leonardo," the woman said. She wore a darkgown with a silk cloth over her shoulder. A thin veilcovered her long brown hair. She had a high foreheadand large brown eyes. Oddly, she looked likesomeone Jack knew, but he couldn't remember who.

"Forgive me, Lisa. I am late," said Leonardo, leapingdown from the cart. "Will you wait for me to set upmy things?""Yes, I will wait," said Lisa.

Leonardo hurried inside, and Jack and Annieclimbed down from the cart. "Hi, we're Annie andJack," said Annie.

The woman smiled at them. "I am Lisa," she said.

"You look familiar to me," said Annie.

"Really?" said Lisa. "Are you from Florence?""No, we're from Frog Creek7, Pennsylvania," saidAnnie. "It's far away."Lisa smiled again. "I like the name of your town,"she said.

105So Lisadidsmile for other people, thought Jack. He wonderedwhy she wouldn't smile for Leonardo.

Leonardo came back outside, carrying a smallcanvas, an easel, and a paint box. He then broughtout a stool9 for Lisa. She sat down and folded herhands.

Leonardo placed the canvas8 on his easel. As heprepared his paints, Jack and Annie looked at hispainting-in-progress.

"Nice," breathed Annie.

The small canvas showed the model, Lisa. Exceptfor her mouth, her whole face had been painted. Inthe background was a misty10 landscape withmountains and winding11 rivers.

Leonardo picked up his brush, dipped it into a paintjar, and began to work. Jack and Annie watchedclosely as the great genius brushed a thin coat ofgreen paint over the scenery.

"What are you doing now?" whispered Annie.

"I paint many very thin coats over the background,"murmured Leonardo. "This casts a soft106green light over everything. So it all blendstogether like smoke, and you cannot tell light fromshadow."107"How'd you figure that out?" asked Annie. "I mean,you're always coming up with new ways to do things.

How do you do that?""I ask questions," said Leonardo. "All the time, I askquestions: How can I paint the light? How can Icapture the shadows? How can I do this? How can Ido that?" Leonardo stopped painting. He put down hisbrush and looked at Jack and Annie. His eyes weresparkling. "And now, my friends, I know the secret.""You do?" said Jack.

"Yes," said Leonardo. "The secret of happiness isavailable toallof us,everyhour ofeveryday. Young, old, rich, poor-everyonecan choose to find happiness in this way.""How?" asked Annie. "What's the secret?"She and Jack leaned forward, eager to hear theanswer.

"Curiosity," said Leonardo.

108"Curiosity?" repeated Jack. He had curiosity. He hadlots of it.

"Always ask questions," said Leonardo. "Always tryto learn something new. Ask: Why? When? Where?

What? Say: `I wonder what this means.' `I wonderhow that works.' `I wonder what this person is like.

And that person. And that one.' I am alwayssearching for answers to things I do not understand.""Me too!" said Jack.

"And so I look forward to each new day, eachspring and summer and fall and winter, and all themonths and years ahead, because there is so much todiscover," said Leonardo.

"Me too!" said Annie.

"Through my curiosity, I forget my failures andsorrows, and I feel great happiness," said Leonardo.

He looked up at the sky. "For instance, one mightwonder how they built that eightsided dome12 on top ofthe cathedral.""I do wonder that!" said Jack.

109"And I wonder-what exactly makes the cloudschange shape?" said Annie.

"And-and what makes bread crackly on the outsideand soft on the inside?" asked Jack.

"Are there really just ten types of noses?" saidAnnie.

"How many kinds of ears are there?" said Jack.

"How many kinds of feet?""Hands!" said Annie.

"Eyebrows13!" said Jack.

Their two voices spilled over each other as theykept calling out questions: "And who rings the bells inthe bell tower?" "Why is the sky blue?" "Where docity birds sleep?""AND WHY WON'T LISA SMILE FORLEONARDO?" asked Annie.

Jack and Leonardo looked at Annie. Then they allturned and looked at Lisa. Jack had actually forgottenshe was sitting near them.

The quiet, lovely woman blinked14. "What?" she said.

"What did you say?"110"Why won't you smile for Leonardo, Lisa?" askedAnnie. "Are you mad at him because you've beenposing for three years?"Lisa's face grew red. She seemed to be fightingtears. She shook her head.

"Is-is there another reason?" Annie asked softly.

Lisa looked at Leonardo. He was staring back ather. "Yes," she whispered. "There is.""What is it?" Annie asked.

"I am afraid to smile," said Lisa. She kept staring atLeonardo, though she was talking to Annie. "If Ismile, Leonardo will paint my smile, and he will bedone with me. He will sell my portrait to my familyand never think of me again."There was silence for a moment. Jack and Annielooked at Leonardo. "Annie," said Leonardo finally,staring at Lisa. "Tell Lisa that if she will smile, Iwillfinish her portrait. But tell her that Iwill notsell it to her family. I will carry it111with me wherever I go, for the rest of my life, and Iwill never forget her.""Lisa, Leonardo says that-" started Annie.

But Lisa stopped her. "I heard," she said softly. Thenshe smiled. It was a faint smile, but a mysterious andbeautiful one. Her face glowed in the golden light oflate afternoon.

"Ah!" gasped15 Leonardo. "Keep that smile," he said.

He kept staring at Lisa as he dipped his paintbrushinto a jar. "Please! Keep that smile, Mona Lisa."Mona Lisa? Jack had heard the name Mona Lisa before.

Lisa kept smiling. Leonardo painted. "Hey, listen,"Annie said to Jack.

Jack listened. He heard a bird whistling and trilling.

A plain brown bird was singing from the rooftopabove the courtyard.

"That looks like the bird you let out of the cage,"said Jack.

"Itishim!" whispered Annie.

"He is a nightingale," said Leonardo, keeping hiseyes on Lisa. "A beautiful singer, yes?"Annie smiled at Jack. "Time to go," she said.

"Remember Morgan's rhyme-help the genius`Till the night bird sings its song."'

"Right," said Jack, sighing. "Good-bye, Leonardo."Leonardo didn't seem to hear him.

"Good-bye, Lisa," said Annie.

Lisa turned her eyes to look at Jack and Annie.

"Bye," she whispered.

Then Leonardo turned and looked at them, too.

"Yes, good-bye, my friends!" he said. "Come againsoon, please! You have been a great help to me today.""You helped us, too," said Annie.

Leonardo bowed to them. Then he turned back tohis work. He painted Lisa's smile as the nightingalesang on. The bird's song grew louder and louder, untilit seemed to fill the Florence night.


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1 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
2 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
3 bumping b75f677204f9b0bc21b088f2ccdfe89b     
爆沸; 突沸; 放气; 崩沸
参考例句:
  • The circulation of the magazine has been bumping along for some time at around 30, 000. 一段时间以来,杂志的销量一直在三万份上下摇摆。
  • "Yes, "and shipped his oars without bumping the boat. "来啦,"说着从桨架上取下双桨,没有让船颠簸一下。
4 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
参考例句:
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
5 rustling c6f5c8086fbaf68296f60e8adb292798     
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的
参考例句:
  • the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze 树木在微风中发出的沙沙声
  • the soft rustling of leaves 树叶柔和的沙沙声
6 posing 23441ef7edcca04bf4ba92c8e0dca6ff     
n. 摆架式 名词pose的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The model was posing carefully. 这位模特儿在认真地摆着姿势。
  • She is always posing. 她总是装腔作势。
7 creek 3orzL     
n.小溪,小河,小湾
参考例句:
  • He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
  • People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。
8 canvas oXGzz     
n.粗帆布,一块油画布
参考例句:
  • The times that people used canvas boat have become history.人们用帆船的时代已成为历史。
  • Smith painted an oil painting on the canvas.史密斯在画布上画了一幅油画。
9 stool nU7zv     
n.凳子;粪便;根株;v.长出新枝,排便
参考例句:
  • The stool is steady enough.这个凳子很稳。
  • The boy was straining at stool.那个男孩在用力大便。
10 misty l6mzx     
adj.雾蒙蒙的,有雾的
参考例句:
  • He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿,看看是不是还有雾霭。
  • The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。
11 winding Ue7z09     
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
参考例句:
  • A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
  • The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
12 dome 7s2xC     
n.圆屋顶,拱顶
参考例句:
  • The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
  • They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。
13 eyebrows a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
14 blinked e3d1093d7e443918dc1306c875f2f46b     
眨眼睛( blink的过去式 ); 闪亮,闪烁
参考例句:
  • He blinked in the bright sunlight. 他在强烈的阳光下直眨眼睛。
  • The boy blinked up at me in some surprise. 那男孩有些吃惊地眨着眼看我。
15 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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