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Lesson 13 A noble gift
崇高的禮物
文章講解
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.
一、詞匯部分
1.noble/ˈnoʊ.bəl/ adj. 高尚的，壯麗的
2.monument/ˈmɑːn.jə.mənt/ n. 紀念碑
3.statue/ˈstætʃ.uː/ n. 雕像
4.liberty/ˈlɪb.ɚ.t̬i/ n. 自由
5.present/pre’z.ənt/ v. 贈送
6.sculptor/ˈskʌlp.tɚ/ n. 雕刻家
7.actual/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/ adj. 實際的，真實的
8.copper/ˈkɑː.pɚ/ n. 銅
9.support/səˈpɔːrt/ v. 支持，支撐
10.framework/ˈfreɪm.wɝːk/ n. 構架，框架
11.transport/ˈtræn.spɔːrt/ v. 運送
12.site/saɪt/ n. 場地
13.pedestal /ˈped.ə.stəl/ n. 底座
一、文章講解
1.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.
1)語法點：同位語，定語從句
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.
2)one of …
3)take 花費時間（Something/it takes someone +時間+ to do something）
e.g. It took me years to realize what’s the most important thing in life.
e.g. It took me several months to convince him to join us.
2.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.
1)figureout:to be able to understand something or to solve a problem
e.g. We had to figure out the connection between the two events.
figure out how/what/who etc:
e.g. I couldn’t figure out what the teacherwas talking about.
2)后置定語（定語從句）
The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal frameworkwhich had been especially constructed by Eiffel
3.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.
后置定語＋定語從句＋過去完成時
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.
4.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.
1)By the end of…
2)put together
to make something by joining all its parts
e.g. Will you help me put this desk together?
to choose people or things to form a team or group
e.g. A team of experts has been put together to examine the effects of global warming.
Than someone/something put together: used for saying that someone or something is better or bigger than the whole of a group or other people or things.
e.g. He knows more about computers than the rest of them put together.
3)a symbol of …的標志
signify/stand for/symbolize/represent/indicate
v. 象征，用記號表現
