新概念 2 L93 A noble gift 崇高的礼物

词汇

  • noble a. 贵族的
    • a noble family
    • noble blood
    • a. 高贵的，崇高的
      • a noble leader
  • mounument n. 纪念碑
    • erect v. 竖立，建造
    • put up
  • statue n. 雕像
  • liberty n. 自由，解放
    • economic liberty
    • religious liberty
  • present v. 给，呈给
    • present sb with sth.
    • present sth to sb.
    • present a lesson = give a lesson 上课
    • v. 赠送
  • sculptor n. 雕刻家
    • sculpture n. 雕塑
  • actual a. 事实上的，实际上的
    • actual number
    • actual life
    • ideal a. 理想的
  • support v. 支撑
    • The bridge can’t support the cars.
    • v. 支持
      • Which football team do you support?
    • = be + for
  • framework 框架
    • frame 框
  • transport v. 运输，运送
    • transplant 移植
    • translate
    • transformer
  • site n. 场地，地点
    • website
    • the site of the battle
  • pedestal n. 基座，底座
    • pedestrian n. 行人

原文

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.

参考译文：

世界上最著名的纪念碑之一的自由女神雕像是在 19 世纪时由法国人民赠送给美国的。这座由雕像家奥古斯特.巴索尔地设计的巨大雕像是用 10 年时间雕像刻成的。这座雕像的主体是用铜制成的，由艾菲尔特制的金属框架支撑着。在雕像被运往美国之前，必须为它选好一块场地，同时必须建造一个基座。场地选在了纽约港入口处的一个岛上。到 1884 年，一座高度达 151 英尺的雕像在巴黎竖立起来了。第二年，它被拆成若干小块，运到美国。到 1886 年 10 月底，这座雕像被重新组装起来，由巴索尔地正式赠送给美国人民。从那时起，这座伟大的纪念碑对通过纽约港进入美国定居的千百万人来说就一直是自由的象征。

  • one of 后面的名词要用复数
  • the people 通常是某个国家的人民
    • 如果只是泛指「人们」，通常不加 the
      • He never pay attention to what people say.
  • made of 某种材料制作而成（物理变化），可以看出原材料
  • take … to pieces 把…拆开/拆散
    • put … together 把…装配/组合起来
  • make one’s home 定居，居住