Visitors flock to see David sculpture after Florida uproar
Visitors flocked
to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture
in Florence on Tuesday, following an uproar
over a Florida school’s decision to force the resignation
of the principal
over complaints about a lesson featuring the Renaissance
masterpiece
. Tourists, many of them Americans on spring break or studying abroad, posed for selfies in front of the giant marble
statue
, which features the Biblical David, naked
with a sling
over his shoulder
and a rock in his hand, ready for battle with Goliath.
tips
flock v. 聚集,群集(flock- 团,絮)
sculpture:雕刻,雕塑
uproar:骚动,喧嚣(roar 吼叫,大声说出;呼喊)
resignation:辞职(resign:辞职;放弃)
principal:n. 校长;首长;本金;主犯;资本;委托人;a. 主要的;最重要的;首要的
Renaissance n. 文艺复兴,复兴
masterpiece:杰作,名著(大师的篇章)
marble:大理石;雕刻(中世纪的欧洲孩子也玩弹子球,不过是大理石的,高级啊)
statue:雕像
nake:裸体
sling:吊索;用投石器投掷