One question has intrigued art lovers around the world for generations: what is the secret behind the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile?
有個問題在世世代代的藝術愛好者腦海中縈繞不去：蒙娜麗莎神秘莫測的微笑背后究竟隱藏著什么秘密？
Well now they have the chance to ask her directly, thanks to a new interactive exhibition in Beijing which brings the 500-year-old painting to life.
北京新開的互動展覽讓這幅500歲的作品活了起來，我們于是有機會當面向蒙娜麗莎提問。
Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century masterpiece is now able to move her head and wave her hand in 3D, and even answer questions.
現在通過3D技術，這幅達·芬奇筆下的16世紀的杰作不僅可以轉頭、揮手，甚至還可以回答人們的提問。
But when she talks it's not Renaissance Italian you hear. Instead, it's something like this: "Dajia hao, wo jiao Mengna Lisha. Hen gaoxing jiandao nimen."
而且，你聽到的不是文藝復興時期的意大利語，你會聽到蒙娜麗莎這么說：“大家好，我叫蒙娜麗莎。很高興見到你們。”
The new, digital version of the Mona Lisa is the centrepiece of the World Classic Interactive Arts Exhibition in Beijing, which also features other world-famous paintings such as da Vinci's Last Supper.
這幅新式的運用數碼技術展示的《蒙娜麗莎》是在北京舉行的世界經典藝術多媒體互動展上的重頭展品，同時展出的還包括達·芬奇的《最后的晚餐》等其它聞名世界的作品。
The exhibition's organiser Wang Hui spent two years preparing the collection with a team of over 400 digital artists, at a cost of around 50m yuan.
展覽的組織者王輝為此組織了400多位數碼藝術家，花費了兩年的時間，總投入約為5000萬人民幣。
He says, "What's special about this is that it's the first time 3D technology, holographic technology, and voice recognition technology are fused together in one exhibit."
他說：“這次展覽的獨特之處在于，3D技術、全息技術和語音識別技術首次在一個展品中融為一體。”
So what does the Mona Lisa say if you ask her why she is smiling?
那么，如果你問蒙娜麗莎在笑什么，她會怎么回答呢？
She admits many people find her smile mysterious, but also hints that she is happy about becoming pregnant again after the death of a child.
她承認大家覺得她的笑很神秘，同時她還會高興地暗示大家，在一個孩子死后，她又懷孕了。
Indeed, research by Canadian scientists on the actual painting revealed she was wearing a thin gauzy dress popular with early 16th century Italian ladies who were pregnant or had just given birth.
的確，加拿大科學家的研究報告顯示，畫作中的蒙娜麗莎身著薄紗裙，而這種裙子在16世紀早期懷有身孕或者剛剛生育的意大利婦女中相當流行。
The original Mona Lisa is an oil painting on a board of poplar and is housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
《蒙娜麗莎》的原作是一幅畫在白楊樹板上的油畫，如今收藏在巴黎的盧浮宮博物館。
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（來源：北外網院，英語點津編輯）
