The Statue of Liberty
自由女神像
The Statue of Liberty represents a woman holding a torch of fire.
自由女神像代表高舉火炬的一個女人。
It stands on an island at the entrance to the New York City harbor.
自由女神像坐落于紐約港口的自由島上。
It is almost 93 meters tall,one of the tallest statues ever built.
93米的高度是有史以來建造的最高的雕像。
Its complete name is "Liberty Enlightening the World".
右手高舉象征自由的火炬,其全名是“自由照耀世界”。
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the people of the United States from the people of France.
自由女神像是法國送給美國獨立100周年的禮物,
It was an expression of friendship and the goal of liberty shared by the people of both countries.
象征著兩國人民的友誼以及爭取自由的崇高理想和目標。
The statue was designed and built in France.
這座雕像是在法國設計及建造。
France officially presented the statue to the United States Minister to France in Paris on July 4th, 1884.
1884年,法國正式把自由女神像贈送給美國。
The statue was then taken apart and sent to the United States.
然后這座雕像被拆開并送往美國。
New York City celebrated with a huge parade.
紐約市曾舉行了盛大的游行慶祝。
Since then, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of freedom for people all over the world.
此后,自由女神像成為全世界人民自由的象征。