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Mystery masterpiece revealed as Rembrandt self-portrait
Деловой английский без отрыва от дел!Почему люди учат английский, но не умеют говорить? 
Многие из нас учат язык более 14 лет, начиная со школы. Мы понимаем речь, умеем читать и писать, но говорить из нас могут лишь немногие. Хотя некоторые свободно говорят после года обучения. Но КАК они учат английский? Как научиться говорить? Какая методика эффективнее? Приглашаем на бесплатный урок в Москве всех подписчиков, которые хотят научиться свободно говорить по-английски. ЧТО НОВОГО? /WHAT’S NEW?/Mystery masterpiece revealed as Rembrandt self-portrait CNN March 18, 2013A mystery portrait donated to a British heritage charity as part of a mixed lot of paintings has been identified as a work by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn -- worth more than $30 million. The picture, dated 1635, shows the then 29-year-old artist in a black velvet cape and hat decorated with outsized ostrich feathers. It was given to the National Trust in 2010, along with four other artworks. At the time it was thought to have been painted by one of Rembrandt's pupils, but new tests and research by leading Rembrandt scholar Ernst van de Wetering have shown it is more likely to be by the teacher himself. "Over the years, it has gone back and forward," David Taylor, the National Trust's curator of paintings and sculpture, told CNN. "Decades ago it was thought to be a Rembrandt, and then the experts said no, that it was by someone in his studio instead." Van de Wetering, chairman of the Rembrandt Research Project, said the painting was last examined in 1968, and that in the intervening years "we have gathered far more knowledge about Rembrandt's self-portraits and the fluctuations in his style." He said that X-ray analysis, along with "newly found circumstantial evidence remarkably increased the likelihood that the painting was by Rembrandt himself," and that a recent close look at the picture had confirmed those suspicions. The painting was given to the Trust by the estate of Edna, Lady Samuel of Wych Cross, whose late husband Harold, Lord Samuel of Wych Cross was a keen art collector and philanthropist. "It was part of a very generous gift, of five top-notch paintings," Taylor explained. As well as the Rembrandt portrait, the donation also included two peasant scenes and two maritime scenes. But while the Trust recognized that the portrait was a high-quality work, it was not put on display at Buckland Abbey, in Devon, southwest England, immediately. "It was in storage at first," explained Taylor. "Though not because it was unloved, more because we were waiting for the right place for it -- we wanted to get the display right." "It's amazing to think we might have had an actual Rembrandt hanging here on the walls at Buckland Abbey for the past couple of years," Jez McDermott, property manager at Buckland Abbey, said in a statement. Vocabularydonate / dəu'neɪt / - дарить, жаловать, жертвовать heritage / 'herɪtɪʤ / - наследство; наследие charity / 'ʧærɪtɪ / - благотворительность ostrich / 'ɔstrɪʧ / - страус feather / 'feðə / - перо chairman / 'ʧeəmən /- председатель gather / 'gæðə/ - накоплять, приобретать suspicion / sə'spɪʃ(ə)n/ - подозрение likelihood / 'laɪklɪhud / - вероятность maritime / 'mærɪtaɪm / - морской storage / 'stɔːrɪʤ / - склад, хранилище property / 'prɔpətɪ / - имущество; собственность ОБЩЕНИЕ /COMMUNICATION/How long does it take on foot Tina: Excuse me, officer. I'm lost. How do I get to the new shopping mall? Police officer: You're pretty far from there. I hope you are not in a hurry. Tina: No, I 'm just going to do some shopping. Which way should I go? Police officer: To get there, go straight for five blocks. Then turn left and walk about two blocks. It's on the right. Tina: OK. How long does it take on foot? Police officer: Around 20 minutes. Tina: Thank you, sir. ВАРИАЦИИ НА ТЕМУ /MANY AND VARIOUS/getget off - to leave a place, or to help someone to leave a place: ( покидать место или помогать кому-то покинуть место) get through - to come successfully to the end of an unpleasant experience or period of time, or to help someone do this: ( успешно дойти до конца неприятного случая или помочь кому-то сделать это) ТАЙНЫЙ СМЫСЛ /OBSCURE MEANING/ IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet TUC: Trades Union Congress LLD: Doctor of Laws
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