1·The Portuguese Vasco da Gama's Voyage around southern Africa to India took place at the end of the fifteenth century, and by 1502 the trans-Abrabian caravan route had been cut off by political unrest.
葡萄牙人瓦斯科·达·伽马在15世纪末环绕南非航行至印度，而到1502年的时候跨阿巴拉比的商队路线因政治动乱而被切断。
2·Then da Vinci applied up to 30 incredibly thin strokes of glaze above the flesh tone—many just a few micrometres thick.
接着使用非常薄的釉料刷在基本色调上，最多可达30次，许多釉料层只有几微米厚。
3·Technical, stylistic and material composition evidence also point to it being a da Vinci.
无论是从技术，风格和材料成分上来看，都无疑证明了是达·芬奇的作品。
4·Then they had as their captains Bartolomeo daBergamo, Roberto da San Severino, the Count of Pitigliano, and the like.
以后，他们有了贝加莫的巴托罗缪，罗伯托·达·圣·塞韦里诺，皮蒂利亚诺伯爵，以及这样的人作为他们的军事指挥官。
5·“I’ve had friends at companies that have gone bankrupt because U.S. buyers have reneged on payments, ” said Ms. Da, who added that she did not know the identity of these American buyers.
“我有朋友在那些已经破产的公司，它们破产是因为美国主顾们反悔，不再付款”，达女士表示，她还补充说，她并不知道那些美国主顾的身份。