Honesty Of Greats

Honesty¹ of greats²

Michelangelo, painting the matchless³ frescoes on the high ceiling⁴ of the Sistine Chapel⁵, spent countless⁶ hours on his back on high scaffolding⁷, carefully⁸ perfecting⁹ the details of each figure. A friend asked him why he took such pains¹⁰ with figures which could be seen only at a distance¹¹ by viewers¹². "After all¹³," said the friend, "who will know whether it is perfect or not¹⁴?" "I will," replied the artist.

1.       honesty – честность

2.       greats – великие люди

3.       matchless -  несравненный, бесподобный

4.       ceiling – потолок

5.       chapel – капелла, часовня

6.       countless – бесчисленный

7.       scaffolding – подмостки

8.       carefully – осторожно, с бережностью

9.       perfecting совершенствуя

10.   pains – боли

11.   distance – расстояние

12.   viewers – обозреватели, зрители

13.   after all – (дословно: после всего) в конце концов

14.   whether it is perfect or not – совершенно оно или нет

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