文档介绍：Lesson 93
A noble gift
noble
having or showing an excellent character; not petty or mean
a noble leader, mind, gesture
伟大的领袖﹑高尚的思想﹑高雅的姿态
impressive in size, appearance, etc; splendid (大小﹑外貌等)给人深刻印象的; 卓越的; 非凡的:
a noble building, horse
宏伟的建筑﹑骏马
One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the eenth century by the people of France.
世界上最著名的纪念碑之一的自由女神雕像是在19世纪时由法国人民赠送给美国的。
monument
building, column, statue, etc built to remind people of a famous person or event
纪念馆; 纪念碑; 纪念像; 纪念物
the Statue of Liberty 自由女神像
The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet.
the people指某个国家的人民;指复数的“人们”时通常不加the:
许多/没几个人参加(了)他们的婚礼。
A lot of /Few people went to their wedding.
他从不在乎人们会说什么?
He never pays attention to what people say.
The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years plete.
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