Lesson 93A Noble Gift
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WherewastheStatueofLibertymade?
自由女神像是在哪里制造的？
Oneofthemostfamousmonumentsintheworld, theStatueofLiberty, waspresentedtotheUSAinthenineteenthcenturybythepeopleofFrance.
世界上最著名的纪念碑之一——自由女神像，是法国人民在十九世纪赠送给美国的。
Thegreatstatue, whichwasdesignedbythesculptorAugusteBartholdi, tooktenyearstocomplete.
这座巨大的雕像由雕塑家奥古斯特·巴托尔迪设计，用了十年时间才完成。
TheactualfigurewasmadeofcoppersupportedbyametalframeworkwhichhadbeenespeciallyconstructedbyEiffel.
雕像本身是用铜制成的，由一个金属框架支撑，而这个框架是埃菲尔专门建造的。
BeforeitcouldbetransportedtotheUnitedStates, asitehadtobefoundforitandapedestalhadtobebuilt.
在把它运往美国之前，必须先为它找到一个地点，还要建造一个底座。
ThesitechosenwasanislandattheentranceofNewYorkHarbour.
选定的地点是纽约港入口处的一个岛。
By1884, astatuewhichwas151feettallhadbeenerectedinParis.
到1884年，一座高151英尺的雕像已在巴黎竖立起来。
Thefollowingyear, itwastakentopiecesandsenttoAmerica.
第二年，它被拆开运往美国。
BytheendofOctober1886, thestatuehadbeenputtogetheragainanditwasofficiallypresentedtotheAmericanpeoplebyBartholdi.
到1886年10月底，雕像被重新组装起来，并由巴托尔迪正式赠送给美国人民。
Eversincethen, thegreatmonumenthasbeenasymboloflibertyforthemillionsofpeoplewhohavepassedthroughNewYorkHarbourtomaketheirhomesinAmerica.
从那以后，对于数百万经过纽约港到美国安家的人来说，这座巨大的纪念碑一直是自由的象征。
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- monument/ˈmɑːnjumənt/n.
a large building or statue that helps people remember something
纪念碑；纪念馆
#1One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the USA in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
- statue/ˈstætʃuː/n.
a figure of a person or animal made of stone or metal
雕像；塑像
#1One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the USA in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
- liberty/ˈlɪbərti/n.
being free to do and say what you want
自由
#9Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
- present/prɪˈzent/v.
to give something to someone in a formal way
赠送；呈献
#1One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the USA in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
- sculptor/ˈskʌlptər/n.
an artist who makes figures from stone, wood or metal
雕塑家
#2The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.
- actual/ˈæktʃuəl/adj.
real; the thing itself, not something around it
实际的；真实的
#3The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
- copper/ˈkɑːpər/n.
a soft red-brown metal
铜
#3The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
- support/səˈpɔːrt/v.
to hold something up so it does not fall
支撑；支持
#3The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
- framework/ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/n.
the strong parts that hold up a large object
框架；构架
#3The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
- transport/trænsˈpɔːrt/v.
to carry things from one place to another
运送；运输
#4Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
- site/saɪt/n.
a place where something is built or will be built
地点；场所
#4Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
- pedestal/ˈpedɪstl/n.
the base that a statue stands on
底座；基座
#4Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
- erect/ɪˈrekt/v.
to build something so that it stands up
竖立；建造
#6By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris.
- symbol/ˈsɪmbl/n.
a thing that stands for an idea
象征；标志
#9Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.