練習(xí)材料： Lesson 93? A noble gift 時長：96s
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.
w?n ?v e? m??st ?fe?m?s ?m?nj?m?nts ?n e? w??ld, e? ?st?tju? ?v ?l?b?ti, w?z pr??z?nt?d tu? e? j??na?t?d ste?ts ?v ??m?r?k? ?n e? ?na?n?ti??θ ?s?n??ri ba? e? ?pi?pl ?v ?frɑ?ns.
The great statue, which was designed by the sculpter Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.
e? gre?t ?st?tju?, w?? w?z d??za?nd ba? e? ?sk?lpt? Auguste Bartholdi, t?k t?n j??z tu? k?m?pli?t.
The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
ei ??k???l ?f?g? w?z me?d ?v ?k?p? s??p??t?d ba? ? ?m?tl ?fre?mw??k w?? h?d bi?n ?s?p???li k?n?str?kt?d ba? ?a?f(?)l.
Before it could be transported to the United States,? a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
b??f??r ?t k?d bi? tr?ns?p??t?d tu? e? j??na?t?d ste?ts,? ? sa?t h?d tu? bi? fa?nd f??r ?t ?nd ? ?p?d?stl h?d tu? bi? b?lt.?
The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour.
e? sa?t ????zn w?z ?n ?a?l?nd ?t ei ??ntr?ns ?v nju? j??k ?hɑ?b?.
By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris.
ba? 1884, ? ?st?tju? w?z 151 fi?t t??l h?d bi?n ??r?kt?d ?n ?p?r?s.
The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America.
e? ?f?l???? j??, ?t w?z ?te?k?n tu? ?pi?s?z ?nd s?nt tu? ??m?r?k?.
By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi.
ba? ei ?nd ?v ?k?t??b? 1886, e? ?st?tju? h?d bi?n p?t t??g?e?r ??g?n ?nd ?t w?z ??f???li pr??z?nt?d tu? ei ??m?r?k?n ?pi?pl ba? Bartholdi.
Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Habour to make their homes in America.
??v? s?ns e?n, e? gre?t ?m?nj?m?nt h?z bi?n ? ?s?mb?l ?v ?l?b?ti f?? e? ?m?lj?nz ?v ?pi?pl hu? h?v pɑ?st θru? nju? j??k?h?rb?r tu? me?k ee? h??mz ?n ??m?r?k?.
任務(wù)配置：L0+L1+L4
知識筆記：?/r/ 有點(diǎn)像 “若”的發(fā)音
1）雙唇略張開并收圓，稍突出。
2）舌尖卷起，靠近上齒齦后部,舌兩側(cè)貼住上齒齦兩側(cè)。
3）氣流通過舌端及上齒齦后背部形成輕微的摩擦，同時震動聲帶發(fā)出/r/音。
注意：/r/是個濁輔音，聲音是由聲帶震動發(fā)出，有些學(xué)生會把漢語中的聲母r的發(fā)音來代替/r/的發(fā)音，于是把rose讀成"肉絲"，把road讀成"肉的"，但實(shí)際上兩者有很大的差別。
copper?
n.1.[u] 銅a chemical element. Copper is a soft reddish-brown metal used for making electric wires, pipes and coins. 2.[pl] 銅幣brown coins that do not have much value? 3.[c](informal) 警察a police officer
v.1.?to?cover?or?coat?something?with?copper?用銅板[銅皮]蓋[包]
adj.1.??red-brown?in?color?銅(制)的；(紫)銅色的
pedestal
n.1.（柱子或雕塑等的）底座，基座the base that a column, statue, etc. rests on
to put/place sb on a pedestal
把某人奉為完人；盲目崇拜某人to admire sb so much that you do not see their faults
eg:??He?put his?wife?on?a?pedestal?and?so?was?all the?more?hurt?when?he found?she?was capable?of?deceiving?him.
他太寵妻子了，因此當(dāng)他知道她是在欺騙他時，他受到的打擊實(shí)在太大了。
erect?
adj.? 1.垂直的；豎直的；直立的in a vertical position? 2.（因性興奮）勃起的，堅挺的 larger than usual, stiff and standing up because of sexual excitement
v.? 1.~ sth? 建立；建造to build sth
2.~ sth? 豎立；搭起to put sth in position and make it stand vertical
3.~ sth? 創(chuàng)立；設(shè)立to create or establish sth
eg:? I?sat?erect,?breathing?not?at?all normally.? ?我僵直的坐在那，呼吸還沒平息。
練習(xí)感悟：sculpter 是法語，去查發(fā)音是/?sk?lp-t?r/ 但是如果是法語的發(fā)音應(yīng)該不是這么發(fā)，意思是雕塑家，翻譯成英語的單詞是：carve
