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Leonardo da Vinci Painting Sells for Record $450 Million
Leonardo da Vinci 达芬奇
painting 画作，绘画
sell for record 创纪录的销售额
A painting of Jesus Christ by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record $450 million.
That is the most money ever paid for an artwork.
Jesus Christ 名字，基督耶稣
artwork 画作 = painting （雅思写作中，artwork和painting可以替换）
The painting is called "Salvator Mundi," Latin for "Savior of the World."
It is one of fewer than 20 works by the Renaissance painter known to exist.
It sold at an auction on Wednesday.
something is called 什么东西叫什么名字
Renaissance 文艺复兴（时期），专有名词
auction 拍卖会，at an auction 在拍卖会上
auction 拍卖会
Renaissance 文艺复兴（时期）
A Pablo Picasso's painting "Les femmes D'Alger" held the previous record for artwork sold at auction.
It was sold in 2015 for over $179 million.
held the previous record for 保持着什么东西先前的纪录
artwork sold at auction 拍卖的艺术品
Pablo Picasso 巴勃罗·毕加索
The sale of the da Vinci painting took place at Christie's auction house in New York City.
Bidding for the piece opened at $75 million.
The bidding lasted 19 minutes.
take place 发生
Christie's auction house 佳士得拍卖行
New York City 美国纽约
bid, bidding 出价，竞标
bidding for the price opened at $75 million 起拍价为7500万美元
last 持续，last 19 minutes 持续了19分钟
Christie's auction house 佳士得拍卖行
People inside Christie's cheered as the hammer came down to mark the end of bidding.
The record sale price includes money that the unnamed winner must pay to the auction house.
cheer 喝彩，欢呼
hammer 锤子
end of bidding 竞标结束
unnamed winner 无名买家
auction house 拍卖行
“It was a moment when all the stars were aligned, and Leonardo would be very pleased.”
stars are aligned 原意指星星连在一起，常用语意思指不能思议的事情发生了
align 使成一条线
people would be very pleased 人们会很高兴，pleased 高兴
The 66-centimeter-tall painting dates to around 1500.
It shows Jesus dressed in Renaissance-style clothing.
His right hand is raised in blessing and his left hand holds a crystal ball.
centimeter 厘米，公分
66-centimeter-tall 66公分高的
dates to 可追溯至
dates to around 1500 可追溯到1500年前
Renaissance-style clothing 文艺复兴时期风格的服装
his right hand is raised in blessing 右手在祝福
raise 举起
blessing 福气，福祉，好事
left hand holds a crystal ball 左手拿着一个水晶球
The painting was in a private collection of King Charles I of England.
It disappeared from view until 1900, when a British collector bought it.
At that time, it was thought to have been painted by a student of Leonardo rather than the master himself.
private collection of people 谁的私人收藏
King Charles I of England 英格兰的查理一世
collector 收藏家
master 大师，绘画大师
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