全文 9 句（男女对话）· 11 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. One of the most famous monuments /'mɒnjumənts/ n. 纪念碑 in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented /prɪ'zentɪd/ v. 赠送 to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
作者2. The great statue /'stætʃuː/ n. 雕像, which was designed by the sculptor /'skʌlptə/ n. 雕塑家 Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.
作者3. The actual figure was made of copper /'kɒpə/ n. 铜 supported /sə'pɔːtɪd/ v. 支持，支撑 by a metal framework /'freɪmwɜːk/ n. 构架，框架 which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
作者4. Before it could be transported /træn'spɔːtɪd/ v. 运送 to the United States, a site /saɪt/ n. 场地 had to be found for it and a pedestal /'pedɪstl/ n. 底座 had to be built.
作者5. The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour.
作者6. By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris.
作者7. The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America.
作者8. By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi.
作者9. Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty /'lɪbəti/ n. 自由 for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
作者1. 世界上最著名的纪念碑之一——自由女神像，是十九世纪由法国人民赠送给美国的。
作者2. 这座巨大的雕像由雕塑家奥古斯特·巴托尔迪设计，花了十年时间才完成。
作者3. 雕像的主体是用铜制成的，由埃菲尔专门建造的金属框架支撑。
作者4. 在它被运往美国之前，必须为它找一块场地，还必须建造一个底座。
作者5. 选中的场地位于纽约港入口处的一个岛上。
作者6. 到1884年，一座高151英尺的雕像已在巴黎竖立起来。
作者7. 第二年，它被拆成若干部分运往美国。
作者8. 到1886年10月底，雕像被重新组装起来，由巴托尔迪正式赠送给美国人民。
作者9. 从那时起，这座伟大的纪念碑对于数百万穿过纽约港到美国安家的人来说，一直是自由的象征。