练习材料： Lesson 93 A noble gift 时长：96s
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.
wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈmɒnjʊmənts ɪn ðə wɜːld, ðə ˈstætjuː ɒv ˈlɪbəti, wɒz prɪˈzɛntɪd tuː ðə jʊˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɒv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn ðə ˈnaɪnˈtiːŋθ ˈsɛnʧʊri baɪ ðə ˈpiːpl ɒv ˈfrɑːns.
The great statue, which was designed by the sculpter Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.
ðə greɪt ˈstætjuː, wɪʧ wɒz dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈskʌlptə Auguste Bartholdi, tʊk tɛn jɪəz tuː kəmˈpliːt.
The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
ði ˈækʧʊəl ˈfɪgə wɒz meɪd ɒv ˈkɒpə səˈpɔːtɪd baɪ ə ˈmɛtl ˈfreɪmwɜːk wɪʧ hæd biːn ɪsˈpɛʃəli kənˈstrʌktɪd baɪ ˈaɪf(ə)l.
Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
bɪˈfɔːr ɪt kʊd biː trænsˈpɔːtɪd tuː ðə jʊˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ə saɪt hæd tuː biː faʊnd fɔːr ɪt ænd ə ˈpɛdɪstl hæd tuː biː bɪlt.
The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour.
ðə saɪt ˈʧəʊzn wɒz ən ˈaɪlənd æt ði ˈɛntrəns ɒv njuː jɔːk ˈhɑːbə.
By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris.
baɪ 1884, ə ˈstætjuː wɒz 151 fiːt tɔːl hæd biːn ɪˈrɛktɪd ɪn ˈpærɪs.
The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America.
ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ jɪə, ɪt wɒz ˈteɪkən tuː ˈpiːsɪz ænd sɛnt tuː əˈmɛrɪkə.
By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi.
baɪ ði ɛnd ɒv ɒkˈtəʊbə 1886, ðə ˈstætjuː hæd biːn pʊt təˈgɛðər əˈgɛn ænd ɪt wɒz əˈfɪʃəli prɪˈzɛntɪd tuː ði əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpiːpl baɪ Bartholdi.
Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Habour to make their homes in America.
ˈɛvə sɪns ðɛn, ðə greɪt ˈmɒnjʊmənt hæz biːn ə ˈsɪmbəl ɒv ˈlɪbəti fɔː ðə ˈmɪljənz ɒv ˈpiːpl huː hæv pɑːst θruː njuː jɔːk härbər tuː meɪk ðeə həʊmz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə.
任务配置：L0+L1+L4
知识笔记： /r/ 有点像 “若”的发音
1）双唇略张开并收圆，稍突出。
2）舌尖卷起，靠近上齿龈后部,舌两侧贴住上齿龈两侧。
3）气流通过舌端及上齿龈后背部形成轻微的摩擦，同时震动声带发出/r/音。
注意：/r/是个浊辅音，声音是由声带震动发出，有些学生会把汉语中的声母r的发音来代替/r/的发音，于是把rose读成"肉丝"，把road读成"肉的"，但实际上两者有很大的差别。
copper
n.1.[u] 铜a chemical element. Copper is a soft reddish-brown metal used for making electric wires, pipes and coins. 2.[pl] 铜币brown coins that do not have much value 3.[c](informal) 警察a police officer
v.1. to cover or coat something with copper 用铜板[铜皮]盖[包]
adj.1. red-brown in color 铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
pedestal
n.1.（柱子或雕塑等的）底座，基座the base that a column, statue, etc. rests on
to put/place sb on a pedestal
把某人奉为完人；盲目崇拜某人to admire sb so much that you do not see their faults
eg: He put his wife on a pedestal and so was all the more hurt when he found she was capable of deceiving him.
他太宠妻子了，因此当他知道她是在欺骗他时，他受到的打击实在太大了。
erect
adj. 1.垂直的；竖直的；直立的in a vertical position 2.（因性兴奋）勃起的，坚挺的 larger than usual, stiff and standing up because of sexual excitement
v. 1.~ sth 建立；建造to build sth
2.~ sth 竖立；搭起to put sth in position and make it stand vertical
3.~ sth 创立；设立to create or establish sth
eg: I sat erect, breathing not at all normally. 我僵直的坐在那，呼吸还没平息。
练习感悟：sculpter 是法语，去查发音是/ˈskəlp-tər/ 但是如果是法语的发音应该不是这么发，意思是雕塑家，翻译成英语的单词是：carve
