新概念英語第二冊Lesson 93 A noble gift崇高的禮物(精講)

Lesson 93
A noble gift
崇高的禮物
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Where was the Statue of Liberty made?
One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France. The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete. The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel. Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris. The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America. By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi. Ever 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.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
noble adj. 高尚的，壯麗的
monument n. 紀(jì)念碑
statue n. 雕像
liberty n. 自由
present v. 贈送
sculptor n. 雕刻家
actual adj. 實(shí)際的，真實(shí)的
copper n. 銅
support v. 支持，支撐
framework n. 構(gòu)架，框架
transport v. 運(yùn)送
site n. 場地
pedestal n. 底座