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There is a well-known statue located in Harvard Yard. That is the seated John Harvard Statue located in front of University Hall. The statue is quite famous, being one of the four statues in the United States with which people take most photos. The other three statues are the Statue of Liberty, the Statue of Lincoln in Lincoln Memorial, and the Ben Franklin Statue in front of the Liberal Hall in Philadelphia.
哈佛園中有一座雕像十分著名, 那就是在大學樓前端坐著的哈佛銅像。這座雕像十分著名, 名列美國攝影留念最多的四大雕像之一, 其余三座分別是：自由女神像、林肯紀念堂里的林肯雕像和費城自由紀念館前的富蘭克林雕像。
The statue was cast m 1884 by Daniel Chester French (sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial)and is known as “The Statue of Three Lies. ”Despite its name, the statue does not depict the true likeness of John Harvard. John Harvard died in 1638 and did not leave any photos or portraits. When Samuel James Bridge, a longtime supporter of Harvard University, proposed to Harvard’s board of trustees that he commission a statue of John Harvard, the mission was assigned to Daniel Chester French. The first problem French had to solve in making the statue was how to find a model. The little bit of information which was known about John Harvard, “he was reverent, god-like and a lover of learning, , , certainly gave French wide latitude.
哈佛雕像是丹尼爾.切斯特.弗蘭克（林肯紀念堂的雕塑家）于1884年鑄造的, 被人稱為“三個謊言雕像”。盡管叫哈佛雕像, 卻不是約翰?哈佛真正的樣子。約翰?哈佛1638年去世的時候沒有留下任何照片或畫像。當哈佛大學的一個長期贊助者賽謬爾?詹姆斯?布里奇向校董事會提議, 委托他們建一個約翰?哈佛的雕像時, 董事會把這個任務分給了丹尼爾.切斯特.弗蘭克。弗蘭克要解決的第一個問題就是如何找到一個模特。關于約翰?哈佛的信息很少, 只知道“他很虔誠, 像神一樣, 熱愛學習”。這點信息顯然給了弗蘭切很大的自由空間。
First, the university board decided to choose a student to be the model. Finally, a graduating student called Sherman Hoar, a descendent of Puritan himself, was selected. Then French started to cast the statue. French created a bust of Sherman Hoar, and used it as a model for Harvard’s likeness. French also had to decide what kind of clothing a Puritan clergyman of the early 17th century might wear. A copy of Felt’s Customs of New England was to provide French with guidance. Besides, French gave the statue skinny legs, because that was one symptom of tuberculosis which Harvard had. French worked on the sculpture for one year.
首先, 校董事會決定物色一個學生做模特。最后, 一個名叫謝爾曼?霍爾的應屆畢業生中選了, 霍爾本人也是清教徒后裔。接下來弗蘭克就開始鑄造雕像了。弗蘭克造了霍爾的半身像, 用來做哈佛像的模型。弗蘭克還得考慮17世紀早期的清教徒牧師會穿什么衣服, 菲爾特的《新英格蘭習俗》這本書給弗蘭克提供了指導幫助。另外, 弗蘭克給了哈佛一雙細腿, 這是因為哈佛患有肺結核, 而肺結核的一個癥狀就是腿很細。弗蘭克在這上面花了一年時間。
Sherman Hoar was so lucky. It is said that Hoar also took a picture in front of the statue and said: “It’s the honor of my lifetime to take a photograph with Harvard's statue, ” Later on, on the 200th university anniversary^ 1936), a Harvard alumnus called David McCord wrote the following poem:
謝爾曼.霍爾真是三生有幸了。據說霍爾后來也在哈佛雕像前拍了一張照片, 并且說道：“與哈怫雕像合影, 是我一生的榮幸。”后來, 一位名叫大衛?麥克庫德的哈佛校友在200年校慶時_ (1936年）寫了如下一首小詩：
Is that you, John Harvard?
是你嗎, 約翰?哈佛？
I said to his statue.
我對著他的雕像說。
“Aye-that's me, ”said John,
“啊一是我呀”, 約翰回答說,
“And after you are gone. ”
“可那是在你走了之后呀。”
