篇一：The statue of liberty(改编)
in a free American nation More than a century, a statue
has become a symbol of friendship between the people of U.S and France, always expressing the American people for
The Statue of Liberty
One of the most famous statues in the world stands on an island in New York
Harbor. This statue is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. For Americans, it is the most
important symbol of their culture, since it is seen as a tribute to the most significant
event in history—US victory in the war of independence. The Statue of Liberty is a
woman who holds a torch up high. Visitors can go inside the statue. The statue is so
large that as many as twelve people can stand inside the torch. Many more people can
stand in other parts of the statue. The statue weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet tall.
The Statue of Liberty was put up in 1886. It was a gift to the United States from
the people of France. Over the years France and the United States had a special
relationship. In 1776 France helped the American colonies gain independence from
England. The French wanted to do something special for the U.S. centennial, its 100th
birthday.
Laboulaye was a well-known Frenchman who admired the United States. One
night at a dinner in his house, Laboulaye talked about the idea of a gift. Among
Laboulaye’s guests was the French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. Bartholdi
thought of a statue of liberty. He offered to design the statue. At the same time, he was
in love with a woman whom he had met in Canada. His mother could not approve of
her son's affection for a woman she had never met, but Bartholdi went ahead and
married his love in 1876. That same year Bartholdi had assembled the statue's right
arm and torch, and displayed them in Philadelphia. It is said that he had used his
wife's arm as the model, but felt her face was too beautiful for the statue. He needed
someone whose face represented suffering yet strength, someone more severe than
beautiful. He chose his mother. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on an island in
Upper New York Bay in 1886. It had his mother's face and his wife's body, but
Bartholdi called it "my daughter, Liberty".
Many people contributed in some way. The French people gave money for the
statue. Americans designed and built the pedestal for the statue to stand on. The
American people raised money to pay for the pedestal. The French engineer
Alexander Eiffel, who was famous for his Eiffel Tower in Paris, figured out how to
make the heavy statue stand.
In the years after the statue was put up, many immigrants came to the United
States through New York. As they entered New York Harbor, they saw the Statue of
Liberty holding up her torch. She symbolized a welcome to a land of freedom.
? New words and Expressions:
statue ['st?t?u?]n. 雕像，塑像，铸像
symbol ['s?mbl]n.符号，象征，标志
symbolize ['s?mb?la?z]v. 象征；用符号表现
democracy [d?'m?kr?si] n.民主国家；民主；民主制
liberty ['l?b?ti]n. 1.自由，自由权 2.许可，准许 3.放肆，无
礼，冒昧行为
harbor ['hɑ?b?]n. 港口，海港
tribute ['tr?bju?t]n. 贡品；称赞；敬意；礼物
significant [s?ɡ'n?f?k?nt]adj. 1.重要的, 可观的 important;
considerable
torch [t??t?]n.
weigh [we?] v.
relationship [r?'le??n??p]n.
colony ['k?l?ni]n.
independence [??nd?'pend?ns]n.
centennial [sen'teni?l]n.
adj.
Frenchman ['frent?m?n] n.
admire [?d'ma??(r)]vt.
sculptor ['sk?lpt?(r)] n.
design [d?'za?n] vt.
approve[?'pru?v]vi.
vt.
affection [?'fek?n]n.
assemble[?'sembl]vt.
v.
dedicate ['ded?ke?t]vt.
bay [be?]n.
contribute [k?n'tr?bju?t]vt.
pedestal ['ped?stl]n.
engineer [?end??'n??(r)]n.
vt.
figure ['f?ɡ?(r)]vt.
immigrant ['?m?ɡr?nt]n.
enter ['ent?(r)]v.
? Phrases and Expressions:
long for
put up
be in love with
approve of sth. 2. 有意义的 having a meaning, especially one that is immediately obvious 3. 意味深长的 full of meaning1.火炬 2.手电筒 衡量；称 (??的重量) ；称得重量 关系；联系；亲属关系 殖民地；聚居区 独立，自主，自立 百年纪念 一百年的 法国人 钦佩，赞赏，羡慕 雕刻家 设计 赞成，称许批准，同意 1.喜爱 2.爱情，爱慕之情 组装，装配 （使）聚集 致力于；献出；提献词 （海或湖泊的）湾 捐助，捐献，贡献；投稿底座，基架，基础工程师，技师 设计；建造；策划估计；推测；判断；计算 移民，侨民sb coming into a country from abroad to make their home there进入；参加，加入；登录，写入 渴望， 羡慕； 憧憬； 想望； 思举起； 张贴； 建造； 提高 与??恋爱，相爱赞成，称许，满意 （使）集合，
go ahead继续；进行
figure out 想出；算出
? proper names:
The Statue of Liberty 自由女神像
New York Harbor 纽约港
Laboulaye (édouard René de Laboulaye) 爱德华·列斐伏尔·德·拉沃拉叶(法
国法学家；诗人；作家；反奴隶制活
动家。)
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi 弗里德里克?奥古斯特?巴托尔迪
（1834-1904，法国雕塑家）。
Philadelphia费城（美国宾夕法尼亚州东南部港市）
Eiffel Tower ['aif?l ta??](法国巴黎的) 埃菲尔铁塔
Alexander Eiffel 亚历山大·埃菲尔
? Notes:
l. The Statue of Liberty is a woman who holds a torch up high．
自由女神像是一个高举火炬的妇女。
who引导一个定语从句，修饰a woman。
high是表示程度的副词，作“高高地”解。例如：
A bird is flying high above．
一只鸟在高空飞翔。
2. The statue is so large that as many as twelve people can stand inside the torch．塑像
很大，火炬里面能站多达12个人。
so…that作“如此……以至于”解。例如：
At night，it was so cold that I couldn't sleep at all．
夜里冷得我一点儿也睡不着。
as many as作“多达……”解。例如：
as many as thirty years
多达30年
Take as many as you want．
你要多少就拿多少。
3. In l776，France helped the American colonies gain independence from
England．1776年，法国帮助美洲殖民地从英国统治下赢得了独立。
gain independence是跟在动词help后面的一个不带to的不定式。类似的句
子还有：
He helped me lift a heavy box．
他帮我抬起一只重箱子。
independence作“独立”解，通常和gain，get，achieve等动词搭配，表示“获
得独立”。
4．Among Laboulaye's guests was the French sculptor Fr6d6ric Auguste Bartholdi．
法国雕塑家弗雷德里克?奥古斯特?巴托尔迪是拉伯莱耶的座上客之一。
这个句子是倒装句，正常语序应为：
The French sculptor Fr6d6ric Auguste Bartholdi was among Laboulaye's guests．
5．He offered to design the statue． 他主动要求设计这座雕像。
offer作“主动表示愿意(做某事)，提议”解，例如：
He offered to lend me some books． 他主动表示可以借给我一些书。
6. The French engineer Alexander Eiffel，who was famous for his Eiffel Tower in
Paris，figured out how to make the heavy statue stand．
法国工程师亚历山大?埃菲尔因为建造了巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔而闻名于世，他
计算出如何才能把这个沉重的雕像竖起来。
who后面引导一个定语从句，修饰Alexander Eiffel。
figure out作“计算出；演算出”解。例如：
Could you figure out the total cost of the whole plan?
你能计算出这项计划所需的所有费用吗?
stand是跟在动词make后面不带to的动词不定式。
7. She symbolized a welcome to a land of freedom．她象征着(美国)欢迎人们来到一
个自由的国度。
to是介词，表示方向。
? Exercises:
Comprehension of the Text
Answer the following questions according to the text.
1. What does the Statue of Liberty look like?
2. How big is the Statue of Liberty?
3. In what sense do we say that France and the United States had a special
relationship?
4. Who designed the Statue of Liberty?
5. In what way did the French people and American people contribute to the
establishment of the statue?
6. What did the Statue of Liberty symbolize for the immigrants to the United States?
7. Can you find more symbols of American culture? Share their stories with your
classmate.
8. What can you think of when it comes to Chinese culture?
9. Can you name some symbols of other countries?
10. What does a nation value as their symbol?
? Build up your vocabulary
Replace the underlined parts with words or expressions from the text
her till the end of the crisis.
banks are located.
? Fill in the blanks with the listed words in their proper forms.
1. Can you tell me who first _____of the idea?
2. Everybody ______towards Jane’s present when she left the office.
3. He failed to 4. India gained from Britain in 1947.
5. The old woman
6. The girl is a baby in her arms.
7. The mayor extended a warm to the new visitors.
8. Please help me to peace.
to drive me to the station.
? Close
Fill in the blanks with the proper words given below and change the form where
necessary.
The sun was shining quite brightly as Mrs. Grant left her house, and she saw no to take an her. She got the bus to take her into the town and long it came on to rain. It had not stopped when the bus arrived the marketplace
half an hour later. Mrs. Grant stood up and absent-mindedly picked the umbrella
on the seat in front of her.
, “That is, Madam!”
? Translation:
Put the following sentences into proper English.
1. 下学期学校将上演一台话剧。 (play)
2. 这个大厅大得足以容纳200人。 (so?that)
篇二：the Statue of Liberty自由女神演讲稿
The Statue of Liberty
When we talk about New York, I believe what comes to over 50% of you may be the Statue of Liberty. So, what I will introduce to you is the giant figure, a famous symbol of American culture.
The statue is also called Liberty Enlightening the World. Now, it has been located in the New York Harbor for over a century. It is a gi
There is some basic information. Liberty weighs 225 tons; its height is 46 meters and the height of its base is 45 meters. The woman figure holds a torch that can give orange light at night in her right hand, and in her left arm, she carries a book which means the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Its father is Frederic Auguste Bartholdi(弗里德里克·奥古斯特·巴托尔迪), a French sculptor. It is said that the woman figure has his mother’s face and his wife’s body. It took him 10 years to complete the creation. However, the whole statue wasn't officially accepted on behalf of the American people until 1884, after which it was taken apart, crated up and shipped to New York. It was formally dedicated by President Cleveland(克里弗兰) on October 28, 1886. In fact, Liberty is more a huge building than a statue. Its base is a big hall in which you can watch movies about early life of immigrants. Besides, there are stairs of 171 steps inside the Liberty’s body. You can climb up it to the crown. It is said that 40 people can stand inside her head, and you can have a good view of the beautiful scenery of New York Harbor there.
The Liberty’s base was engraved with Emma Lazarus's （埃玛·娜莎罗其）poem of 14 lines, The New Colossus, which was written originally to raise funds for the statue's base. The poem is very popular, especially the last five lines, "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" The Statue of Liberty is a member of the World Cultural Heritage. It’s also a reminder of American Dream. It symbolizes American high ideals of fighting for liberty, and also stand for American people’s pursuing the happy life.
篇三：The Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
Good morning everyone, My name is Amy. As for New York, what hits me firstly is the Statue of Liberty. Let’s have a look.
Liberty Enlightening the World, known commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is located in Liberty Island of New York Bay. As a gift France presented to America for celebrating 100th anniversary of Independence it is created by French sculptor Bartholdi with his mother and wife as the model in 1876. The statue acts as a beautiful girl of ancient Greek, which makes a impression of kindness and warm on visitors, but it is a big size girl, which is up to 46 meters in height, even reaches 93 meters including the base and weighs 225 tons. And it is hollow inside so that visitors can take the elevator to her head and go to the museum that records the immigration history of America in the base.
In 1984, it is rated in the World Heritage List, which stems from not only its beauty and magnitude but also its significance.
The statue of Liberty is dressed in a robe of ancient Greece style, holding torch highly with the right hand, which is rooted in story of Prometheus, God of Freedom in Greek myth that he was tied by a never broken chain on a steep cliff due to stealing kindling for human to complete civilization in the end. However, the broken handcuffs, leg chains at her feet, and the Declaration of Independence in her left hand represent freedom and breaking the constraints of tyranny. And the statue of Liberty wears a radiant crown, of which seven tip awns stand for seven continents. Her lip appears to say "Give me your tired your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" which is impressed in the base.
In a word, the statue of liberty is the symbol of America and the symbol of freedom and democracy.
That’s all, let’s welcome my partner Lily.