练习材料
Lesson 93
A noble gift
/ə/ /ˈnəʊbl/ /gɪft/
One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue
/wʌn/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /məʊst/ /ˈfeɪməs/ /ˈmɒnjʊmənts/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /wɜːld/, /ðə/ /ˈstætjuː/
of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in
/ɒv/ /ˈlɪbəti/, /wɒz/ /prɪˈzɛntɪd/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/ /steɪts/ /ɒv/ /əˈmɛrɪkə/ /ɪn/
the nineteenth century by the people of France. The great
/ðə/ /ˈnaɪnˈtiːŋθ/ /ˈsɛnʧʊri/ /baɪ/ /ðə/ /ˈpiːpl/ /ɒv/ /ˈfrɑːns/. /ðə/ /greɪt/
statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste
/ˈstætjuː/, /wɪʧ/ /wɒz/ /dɪˈzaɪnd/ /baɪ/ /ðə/ /ˈskʌlptə/ /Auguste/
Bartholdi, took ten years to complete. The actual figure was
/Bartholdi/, /tʊk/ /tɛn/ /jɪəz/ /tuː/ /kəmˈpliːt/. /ði/ /ˈækʧʊəl/ /ˈfɪgə/ /wɒz/
made of copper supported by a metal framework which had
/meɪd/ /ɒv/ /ˈkɒpə/ /səˈpɔːtɪd/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /ˈmɛtl/ /ˈfreɪmwɜːk/ /wɪʧ/ /hæd/
been especially constructed by Eiffel. Before it could be
/biːn/ /ɪsˈpɛʃəli/ /kənˈstrʌktɪd/ /baɪ/ /ˈaɪf(ə)l/. /bɪˈfɔːr/ /ɪt/ /kʊd/ /biː/
transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it
/trænsˈpɔːtɪd/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/ /steɪts/, /ə/ /saɪt/ /hæd/ /tuː/ /biː/ /faʊnd/ /fɔːr/ /ɪt/
/and a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an island
/ænd/ /ə/ /ˈpɛdɪstl/ /hæd/ /tuː/ /biː/ /bɪlt/. /ðə/ /saɪt/ /ˈʧəʊzn/ /wɒz/ /ən/ /ˈaɪlənd/
at the entrance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a statue which
/æt/ /ði/ /ˈɛntrəns/ /ɒv/ /njuː/ /jɔːk/ /ˈhɑːbə/. /baɪ/ /1884/, /ə/ /ˈstætjuː/ /wɪʧ/
was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris. The following year,
/wɒz/ /151/ /fiːt/ /tɔːl/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /ɪˈrɛktɪd/ /ɪn/ /ˈpærɪs/. /ðə/ /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ /jɪə/,
it was taken to pieces and sent to America. By the end of
/ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ˈteɪkən/ /tuː/ /ˈpiːsɪz/ /ænd/ /sɛnt/ /tuː/ /əˈmɛrɪkə/. /baɪ/ /ði/ /ɛnd/ /ɒv/
October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it
/ɒkˈtəʊbə/ /1886/, /ðə/ /ˈstætjuː/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /pʊt/ /təˈgɛðər/ /əˈgɛn/ /ænd/ /ɪt/
was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi.
/wɒz/ /əˈfɪʃəli/ /prɪˈzɛntɪd/ /tuː/ /ði/ /əˈmɛrɪkən/ /ˈpiːpl/ /baɪ/ /Bartholdi/
Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of
/ˈɛvə/ /sɪns/ /ðɛn/, /ðə/ /greɪt/ /ˈmɒnjʊmənt/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /ə/ /ˈsɪmbəl/ /ɒv/
liberty for the millions of people who have passed through
/ˈlɪbəti/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈmɪljənz/ /ɒv/ /ˈpiːpl/ /huː/ /hæv/ /pɑːst/ /θruː/
New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
/njuː/ /jɔːk/ /ˈhɑːbə/ /tuː/ /meɪk/ /ðeə/ /həʊmz/ /ɪn/ /əˈmɛrɪkə/.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
noble adj. 高尚的，壮丽的
monument n. 纪念碑
statue n. 雕像
liberty n. 自由
present v. 赠送
sculptor n. 雕刻家
pedestal n. 底座
Eiffel n. 巴黎鐵塔
2/音標
音标的变音 s / z / ed / st 读法
外来字如Eiffel，Auguste，Bartholdi的读法
留意pedestal的重声及促音
century的ʧʊ音需要发出声，不要偷懒
1884 / 1886 的18及80的读音也不要偷懒
练习感悟：
今天的单词量及困难字很多，而且录音比较快。需要先理解音标读法才开始朗读。