Visitors flock to see David sculpture after Florida uproar

Visitors flocked to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture in Florence on Tuesday, following an uproar over a Florida school’s decision to force the resignation of the principal over complaints about a lesson featuring the Renaissance masterpiece. Tourists, many of them Americans on spring break or studying abroad, posed for selfies in front of the giant marble statue, which features the Biblical David, naked with a sling over his shoulder and a rock in his hand, ready for battle with Goliath.

tips

flock v. 聚集，群集（flock- 团，絮）

sculpture：雕刻，雕塑

uproar：骚动，喧嚣（roar 吼叫，大声说出；呼喊）

resignation：辞职（resign：辞职；放弃）

principal：n. 校长；首长；本金；主犯；资本；委托人；a. 主要的；最重要的；首要的

Renaissance n. 文艺复兴，复兴

masterpiece：杰作，名著（大师的篇章）

marble：大理石；雕刻（中世纪的欧洲孩子也玩弹子球，不过是大理石的，高级啊）

statue：雕像

nake：裸体

sling：吊索；用投石器投掷