TheStatueofLiberty
OneofthemostfamousstatuesintheworldstandsonanislandinNewYork
atueis,ofcour,ricans,itisthemost
importantsymboloftheirculture,sinceitisenasatributetothemostsignificant
eventinhistory—tueofLibertyisa
tueisso
repeoplecan
tueweighs225tonsandis301feettall.
gifttotheUnitedStatesfrom
eyearsFranceandtheUnitedStateshadaspecial
1776FrancehelpedtheAmericancoloniesgainindependencefrom
nial,its100th
birthday.
nightatadinnerinhishou,
Laboulaye’sguestswastheFrenchsculptorFrédéldi
ametime,hewas
hercouldnotapproveof
herson'saffectionforawomanshehadnevermet,butBartholdiwentaheadand
meyearBartholdihadasmbledthestatue'sright
armandtorch,idthathehadudhis
wife'sarmasthemodel,ed
someonewhofacereprentedsufferingyetstrength,someonemoreverethan
tueofLibertywasdedicatedonanislandin
ismother'sfaceandhiswife'sbody,but
Bartholdicalledit"mydaughter,Liberty".
nchpeoplegavemoneyforthe
nchengineer
AlexanderEiffel,whowasfamousforhisEiffelTowerinParis,figuredouthowto
maketheheavystatuestand.
Intheyearsafterthestatuewasputup,manyimmigrantscametotheUnited
enteredNewYorkHarbor,theysawtheStatueof
bolizedawelcometoalandoffreedom.
NewwordsandExpressions:
statue['stætʃuː]n.雕像,塑像,铸像
Morethanacentury,astatueinafreeAmericannation
hasbecomeasymboloffriendshipbetweenthepeopleof
ance,alwayxpressingtheAmericanpeoplefor
symbol['sɪmbl]n.符号,象征,标志
symbolize['sɪmbəlaɪz]v.象征;用符号表现
democracy[dɪ'mɒkrəsi]n.民主国家;民主;民主制
liberty['lɪbəti]n.1.自由,自由权2.许可,准许3.放肆,无
礼,冒昧行为
harbor['hɑːbə]n.港口,海港
tribute['trɪbjuːt]n.贡品;称赞;敬意;礼物
significant[sɪɡ'nɪfɪkənt]adj.1.重要的,可观的important;
considerable
2.有意义的havingameaning,especially
onethatisimmediatelyobvious
3.意味深长的fullofmeaning
torch[tɔːtʃ]n.1.火炬2.手电筒
weigh[weɪ]v.衡量;称(„„的重量);称得重量
relationship[rɪ'leɪʃnʃɪp]n.关系;联系;亲属关系
colony['kɒləni]n.殖民地;聚居区
independence[ˌɪndɪ'pendəns]n.独立,自主,自立
centennial[n'teniəl]n.百年纪念
adj.一百年的
Frenchman['frentʃmən]n.法国人
admire[əd'maɪə(r)]vt.钦佩,赞赏,羡慕
sculptor['skʌlptə(r)]n.雕刻家
design[dɪ'zaɪn]vt.设计
approve[ə'pruːv]vi.赞成,称许
vt.批准,同意
affection[ə'fekʃn]n.1.喜爱2.爱情,爱慕之情
asmble[ə'mbl]vt.组装,装配
v.(使)集合,(使)聚集
dedicate['dedɪkeɪt]vt.致力于;献出;提献词
bay[beɪ]n.(海或湖泊的)湾
contribute[kən'trɪbjuːt]vt.捐助,捐献,贡献;投稿
pedestal['pedɪstl]n.底座,基架,基础
engineer[ˌendʒɪ'nɪə(r)]n.工程师,技师
vt.设计;建造;策划
figure['fɪɡə(r)]vt.估计;推测;判断;计算
immigrant['ɪmɪɡrənt]n.移民,侨民sbcomingintoacountryfrom
abroadtomaketheirhomethere
enter['entə(r)]v.进入;参加,加入;登录,写入
PhrasandExpressions:
longfor渴望,羡慕;憧憬;想望;思
putup举起;张贴;建造;提高
beinlovewith与„„恋爱,相爱
approveofsth.赞成,称许,满意
goahead继续;进行
figureout想出;算出
propernames:
TheStatueofLiberty自由女神像
NewYorkHarbor纽约港
Laboulaye(ÉdouardRenédeLaboulaye)爱德华·列斐伏尔·德·拉沃拉叶(法
国法学家;诗人;作家;反奴隶制活
动家。)
FrédéricAugusteBartholdi弗里德里克•奥古斯特•巴托尔迪
(1834-1904,法国雕塑家)。
Philadelphia费城(美国宾夕法尼亚州东南部港市)
EiffelTower['aifəltaʊə](法国巴黎的)埃菲尔铁塔
AlexanderEiffel亚历山大·埃菲尔
Notes:
tueofLibertyisawomanwhoholdsatorchuphigh.
自由女神像是一个高举火炬的妇女。
who引导一个定语从句,修饰awoman。
high是表示程度的副词,作“高高地”解。例如:
Abirdisflyinghighabove.
一只鸟在高空飞翔。
tueissolargethatasmanyastwelvepeoplecanstandinsidethetorch.塑像
很大,火炬里面能站多达12个人。
so…that作“如此……以至于”解。例如:
Atnight,itwassocoldthatIcouldn'tsleepatall.
夜里冷得我一点儿也睡不着。
asmanyas作“多达……”解。例如:
asmanyasthirtyyears
多达30年
Takeasmanyasyouwant.
你要多少就拿多少。
776,FrancehelpedtheAmericancoloniesgainindependencefrom
England.1776年,法国帮助美洲殖民地从英国统治下赢得了独立。
gainindependence是跟在动词help后面的一个不带to的不定式。类似的句
子还有:
Hehelpedmeliftaheavybox.
他帮我抬起一只重箱子。
independence作“独立”解,通常和gain,get,achieve等动词搭配,表示“获
得独立”。
4.AmongLaboulaye'sguestswastheFrenchsculptorFr6d6ricAugusteBartholdi.
法国雕塑家弗雷德里克•奥古斯特•巴托尔迪是拉伯莱耶的座上客之一。
这个句子是倒装句,正常语序应为:
TheFrenchsculptorFr6d6ricAugusteBartholdiwasamongLaboulaye'sguests.
5.Heofferedtodesignthestatue.他主动要求设计这座雕像。
offer作“主动表示愿意(做某事),提议”解,例如:
Heofferedtolendmesomebooks.他主动表示可以借给我一些书。
nchengineerAlexanderEiffel,whowasfamousforhisEiffelTowerin
Paris,figuredouthowtomaketheheavystatuestand.
法国工程师亚历山大•埃菲尔因为建造了巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔而闻名于世,他
计算出如何才能把这个沉重的雕像竖起来。
who后面引导一个定语从句,修饰AlexanderEiffel。
figureout作“计算出;演算出”解。例如:
Couldyoufigureoutthetotalcostofthewholeplan?
你能计算出这项计划所需的所有费用吗?
stand是跟在动词make后面不带to的动词不定式。
bolizedawelcometoalandoffreedom.她象征着(美国)欢迎人们来到一
个自由的国度。
to是介词,表示方向。
Exercis:
ComprehensionoftheText
Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext.
estheStatueofLibertylooklike?
istheStatueofLiberty?
ndowesaythatFranceandtheUnitedStateshadaspecial
relationship?
ignedtheStatueofLiberty?
waydidtheFrenchpeopleandAmericanpeoplecontributetothe
establishmentofthestatue?
dtheStatueofLibertysymbolizefortheimmigrantstotheUnitedStates?
findmoresymbolsofAmericanculture?Sharetheirstorieswithyour
classmate.
nyouthinkofwhenitcomestoChineculture?
namesomesymbolsofothercountries?
esanationvalueastheirsymbol?
Buildupyourvocabulary
Replacetheunderlinedpartswithwordsorexpressionsfromthetext
earsofstruggling,manyAfricancountriesfreedthemlvesfromthecontrol
ofEuropeancountries.
niversitywillcelebrateits100thbirthdayintheyear2005.
ryago,automobilesreprentedthewealthoftheirowners.
ewsofthedisaster,herfriendsdeclaredthattheywerewillingtostaywith
hertilltheendofthecrisis.
reetisafamousstreetinNewYork,wheretheStockExchangeandmajor
banksarelocated.
Fillintheblankswiththelistedwordsintheirproperforms.
tellmewhofirst_____oftheidea?
ody______towardsJane’sprentwhenshelefttheoffice.
edtotheextrathreethousanddollars.
ainedfromBritainin1947.
womanaboutninetypounds.
lisababyinherarms.
orextendedawarmtothenewvisitors.
helpmetooutmyincometax.
eace.
rivemetothestation.
Clo
Fillintheblankswiththeproperwordsgivenbelowandchangetheformwhere
necessary.
eftherhou,andshesawno
thebustotakeherintothetownand
otstoppedwhenthebusarrivedthemarketplace
toodupandabnt-mindedlypickedtheumbrella
thatwasontheatinfrontofher.
Acoldvoicesaid,“Thatis,Madam!”
Translation:
PutthefollowingntencesintoproperEnglish.
1.下学期学校将上演一台话剧。(play)
2.这个大厅大得足以容纳200人。(so„that)
holdweighindependenceoffercontributerai
figuresymbolizethinkwelcome
hangingupmineneedloudly
beforeatonwithbefore
3.经过几代人的艰苦努力,印度终于摆脱了英国,赢得独立。(gainindependence
from)
4.英国诗人雪莱(Shelly)是世界上最伟大的诗人之一。(among)
5.他的朋友表示愿意每天到他家去,帮助他做家庭作业。(offer)
6.我想不起“天空”用英语怎么说。(thinkof)
7.我们正设法为红十字会募集资金。(rai)
8.在这家超市的后面造起了一幢新房子。(putup)
9.红玫瑰象征着甜蜜、温馨的爱情。(symbolize)
10.这位著名的雕塑家在复旦大学受到了热烈的欢迎。(receiveawelcome)
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