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Vocabulary
statue n. 雕像
词组:a marble statue 大理石雕像
扩展:the Statue of Liberty 自由女神像
liberty n. 自由
词组:be at liberty to do sth.
某人可自行做某事
翻译:你大可以畅所欲言。
You are at liberty to say what you want.
present v. (在正式场合等)颁发,授予,赠送;呈现;呈递
present sth. to sb. 把某物颁发给某人
Betty will present the prizes to the winners.
贝蒂将给获胜者颁奖。
present v. (在正式场合等)颁发,授予,赠送;呈现;呈递
be presented by… 由……捐赠/授予
这家人把宝剑捐赠给了博物馆。
The sword was presented by the family
to the museum.
sculptor n. 雕刻家
派生:sculpture vt. 雕刻
词组:
sculpture A into B / sculpture B out of A (A材料 B成品)
翻译:我把木头雕刻成美女。
I sculptured a piece of wood into a beauty.
actual adj. 实际的,真实的
翻译:我没开玩笑,那都是他的原话。
I’m not joking. Those were his actual words.
copper n. 铜
扩展:
金 gold
银 silver
铁 iron
钢 steel
support
① vt. 支持,支撑(某个具体东西)
Feeling weak, she supported herself
against a desk and rested for a short time.
support
② vt. 拥护,赞成,支持(人、想法等)
He made the right decision. Unfortunately, nobody supported him.
③ vt. 抚养,供养,赡养
My son can support himself now.
1. The old man entered the room ____________(支撑) by his grandson.
2. The goods will be ___________ (运送) to Tokyo by air.
3. They ___________ (赠送) him with a bunch of flowers at yesterday’s meeting.
4. What he told us yesterday was an _________ (真实的) thing.
5. His friend is a man of _________ (高尚的) mind.
6. The ___________ (纪念碑) is in honour of a scientist.
Listening
Where was the Statue of Liberty made?
Reading
1. The Statue of Liberty was first put up __________
(a) in 1886
(b) at the entrance of New York Harbour
(c) in Paris
(d) on a pedestal at the entrance of New York Harbour
2. The Statucof Liberty was presented to the American people __________
(a) by Eiffel who was the sculptor
(b) by Bartholdi who made the metal framework
(c) by the French Premier
(d) by the sculptor Bartholdi
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.
One of the most famous monu