自由女神像
The Statue of Liberty
翻译
Located in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.
自由女神像位于纽约港，是世界上最具标志性的地标之一。
But what is it doing there? And where did it come from?
但是它是做什么的呢？又是从何而来？
Officially called "Liberty Enlightening the World", the Statue of Liberty was a gift to America from the French in 1886 as a representation of international friendship.
自由女神像的正式名称为“自由照耀世界”，是1886年法国为了表示跨国友谊送给美国的礼物。
But its story really began more than 20 years earlier in 1865 when Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that France should create a monument for the United States.
但实际上故事再1865年的20几年前就开始了，爱德华·德·拉布拉耶提议法国应该给美国建造一座纪念碑。
It would be a long time before Laboulaye's dream was realized.
拉布拉耶的想法在很多年后才实现。
It wasn't until ten years later that the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design the statue.
十多年后，雕塑家奥古斯特·巴索尔蒂才被委托设计这座雕塑。
The American people agreed to pay for the pedestal for the statue to stand on, while the French people would fund the Statue of Liberty itself, but raising enough money was difficult.
美国人民同意为雕塑的底座付钱，但法国人民需要自己集资建造自由女神像，但集资确实不是一件易事。
The statue was completed in French in 1884, almost ten years after it was commissioned, but the pedestal wasn't finished for another two years, in April of 1886.
这座雕塑于1884年在法国完工，从收到委任后进十年才完成，但是底座又花费了两年的时间建造，在1886年4月完成。
The statue was transported in 350 individual pieces which were packed in 214 separate crates.
运输雕像时，它被拆成了350个板块，装成了214个板箱。
Once the pedestal was completed, it took four months to reassemble the statue.
底座完成之后，一共花了4个多月重组雕像。
Finally, on October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, an event celebrated by bands, parades, speeches, and fireworks.
最终，在1886年10月28日，格罗弗·克利夫兰总统为自由女神像举行落成典礼，典礼上有乐队、游行队伍、演讲及烟花表演。
The Statue of Liberty quickly became a famous landmark.
自由女神像很快成为一个有名的地标。
For many immigrants who came to the United States through New York, it was their first sight of their new country.
前往美国的移民一来到纽约，他们第一眼看到的就是自由女神像。
For others, it symbolized the idea of Freedom that America was built on.
对其他人而言，自由女神像象征着美国赖以建立的自由理念。
生词统计
| 单词 | 音标 | 翻译 |
|---|---|---|
| sculpt | skʌlpt | v. 造型、雕刻； n. 雕刻品 |
| pedestal | 'pɛdɪstl | n. 基架、基座、基础； v. 搁在台上、支持、加座 |
| separate | sɛpəˌret | v. 分开、隔开、分局； adj. 单独的、分开的、各自的、不同的 |
| crate | kret | n. 板条箱、篓； v. 将某物装入板条箱中 |
| dedicate | 'dɛdɪket | v. 致力、献身 |
| parade | pə'red | n. 游行、阅兵、炫耀； v. 游行、炫耀、列队行进 |
| immigrant | ɪmɪɡrənt | adj. 移民的、迁入的； n. 移民、侨民 |
原文阅读
Located in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.
But what is it doing there? And where did it come from?
Officially called "Liberty Enlightening the World", the Statue of Liberty was a gift to America from the French in 1886 as a representation of international friendship.
But its story really began more than 20 years earlier in 1865 when Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that France should create a monument for the United States.
It would be a long time before Laboulaye's dream was realized.
It wasn't until ten years later that the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design the statue.
The American people agreed to pay for the pedestal for the statue to stand on, while the French people would fund the Statue of Liberty itself, but raising enough money was difficult.
The statue was completed in France in 1884, almost ten years after it was commissioned, but the pedestal wasn't finished for another two years, in April of 1886.
The statue was transported in 350 individual pieces which were packed in 214 separate crates.
Once the pedestal was completed, it took four months to reassemble the statue.
Finally, on October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, an event celebrated by bands, parades, speeches, and fireworks.
The Statue of Liberty quickly became a famous landmark.
For many immigrants who came to the United States through New York, it was their first sight of their new country.
For others, it symbolized the idea of Freedom that America was built on.