A man disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair has thrown cake at the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting at the Louvre in Paris.
（be）disguised as 伪装成Louvre 卢浮宫The piece, which was undamaged, was left with white cream smeared across its protective glass.
be left with 被留下…smear [smɪr]弄脏；诽谤；胡乱涂抹；弄上油污；诋毁The perpetrator, seen wearing a wig and lipstick, urged people to "think of the Earth" while being led from the scene.
perpetrator [ˈpɜːrpətreɪtər]作恶者；行凶者；犯罪者wig 假发wear lipstick 涂口红urge sb to do 催促某人做某事think of 想想；考虑be led from 被带离The incident on Sunday was described by witnesses as being "jaw-dropping".
incident 事故witness 目击者jaw-dropping 惊掉下巴Louvre visitor Luke Sundberg, from the US, saw it all unfold. "The crowd begin gasping and we looked up and some man in a wheelchair [dressed] as an old lady ran up to the painting and started punching it before smearing cake all over it," the 20-year-old told the PA news agency.
unfold （事情）发展；经过gasp [ɡæsp](尤指由于惊讶或疼痛而)喘气some man 某个人run up to 跑到什么跟前punch [pʌntʃ]锤；用拳猛击；拳打"It took about 10 to 15 seconds for the security to actually take the man away, but the crowd seemed to panic a little bit.
security 安保人员take away 带走"It was jaw-dropping, it was a lot to take in considering how historic Mona Lisa is... the moment was once in a million."
take in 理解；领会；领悟；（一下子）看清，看明白considering 考虑到；就…而言；鉴于historic 有历史意义的；历史上著名(或重要)的；可名垂青史的；有史时期的once in a million 百万分之一The activist, who was also seen throwing roses in the gallery, was escorted out by security. "Think of the Earth," he declared.
activist 激进分子；积极分子be seen doing 被看到做…gallery 展览馆；画廊escort 护送；陪同"There are people who are destroying the Earth. Think about it. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That's why I did this."
that's why 那就是为什么…A 36-year-old man was detained and sent to a police psychiatric unit, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed on Monday, adding it had started an investigation into the damage of cultural artefacts.
detain 扣留；拘留；扣押psychiatric 精神病的prosecutor 公诉人；检察官；原告律师；控方律师confirm 确认artefact 工艺品；人工制品；手工艺品(尤指有历史或文化价值的)
