#NGV# #维多利亚州国立美术馆# #EscherXnendo#

从埃舍尔着手于的曲面细分开始，他试图找到可以代表无限的方法。这对艺术家构成了重大挑战，多年来他探索了不同的图像解决方案。在20世纪50年代中期，他开发了曲面细分，其中图案的中心经常会逐渐减少，其中限制达到无限小和无限多。《Smaller and smaller》是第一幅这样的作品，形状的减少和蜥蜴的规则交替颜色形成了复杂且高度装饰的图案。

#leash#
piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog’s collar in order to control it BrE 〔牵狗的〕绳子，皮带 【英】
SYN lead BrE 【英】
Never leave your dog off the leash outside a store.
千万不能不拴皮带就把狗留在商店外面。
on/off a leash
At her side on a leash trotted a small grey dog.
一只用绳子牵着的灰色小狗在她的身边小跑着。
2
keep/have sb on a leash
to control someone – used humorously 控制某人〔幽默用法〕
Marcus keeps you on a short leash, does he?
马库斯是不是牢牢地控制着你？

#Easy英语新闻# 一德国男子涉嫌毒害21名同事[傻眼]
The suspect was seen on a security camera opening a worker’s lunchbox and putting a substance on the sandwich inside, according to police. 据警方透露，这名犯罪嫌疑人被监控拍到在一名工人的三明治上放了不明物质。

Police found a small bottle of a similar substance in the suspect’s bag when he was arrested. 警方在逮捕犯罪嫌疑人时，在他的包里发现了一小瓶类似的东西。

Tests revealed the substance to be toxic lead acetate. 测试显示该物质是有毒的醋酸铅。

It can cause severe organ damage and is nearly tasteless. 它会导致严重的器官损伤并且几乎无味。

Now police are investigating the deaths of 21 former employees at the company. 现在警方正在调查该公司21名前雇员的死亡事件。

“There were a strikingly high number of heart attacks and cancers among the death cases in the company,” police said. “该公司死亡病例中心脏病发作和癌症发病率高得惊人。”警方说。

关键字
suspect 犯罪嫌疑人
...was seen on a security camera ...被监控拍到
lunchbox 午餐盒
toxic 有毒的
former employees 前同事
heart attacks 心脏病发作