新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第93課(1)

　　Lesson 93 A noble gift 崇高的禮物

　　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. The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete. The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.

　　句子講解：

　　1、One of the most famous monuments in the world,the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in thenineteenth century by the people of France.

　　世界上最著名的紀(jì)念碑之一的自由女神像是在19世紀(jì)時(shí)由法國人民贈(zèng)送給美國的。

　　語言點(diǎn)one of the most +形容詞+名詞in the world世界上最……的……之一：Time is one of the most precious things in the world.

　　時(shí)間是這個(gè)世界上最彌足珍貴的東西之一。

　　2、The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.

　　這座巨大的雕像是由雕刻家奧古斯特o巴索爾地設(shè)計(jì)的。他花了10年的時(shí)間才雕刻完成。

　　語言點(diǎn)1 sth. be designed by sb.某物是某人設(shè)計(jì)而成的

　　語言點(diǎn)2 sb. take +時(shí)間to do sth.某人花費(fèi)……時(shí)間完成某事

　　3、The actual figure was made of copper supportedby a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.

　　這座雕像的主體是用銅制成的，由艾菲爾特制的金屬框架支撐著。

　　重點(diǎn)詞組講解：

　　liberty ['lib?ti]

　　n. 自由;許可;冒失

　　例句:

　　1. Give me liberty , or give me your death.

　　不給我自由應(yīng)該是你死不是我死。

　　presented

　　v. 提出(present的過去分詞);呈遞，提供

　　例句:

　　1. The exhibition presented a picture of general prosperity in China's economy.

　　展覽會(huì)展示了中國經(jīng)濟(jì)一片欣欣向榮的景象。

　　statue ['stætju:, -t?u]

　　n. 雕像，塑像

　　vt. 以雕像裝飾

　　例句:

　　1. The statue was cast in bronze.

　　這座雕像是用“青銅”鑄的。

　　sculptor 英 [?sk?lpt?(r)]

　　n. 雕刻家，雕塑家; [天] 玉夫座; 雕刻(塑)工人;

　　[例句]The sculptor completed his work on a sudden inspiration.

　　那個(gè)雕刻家靈感一來就完成了作品。

　　figure ['fiɡ?]

　　n. 數(shù)字;人物;圖形;價(jià)格;(人的)體形;畫像

　　vi. 計(jì)算;出現(xiàn);扮演角色

　　vt. 計(jì)算;認(rèn)為;描繪;象征

　　例句:

　　1. The sculptor figured the girl in clay.

　　雕塑家用粘土塑造了這個(gè)女孩子的形象。

　　copper ['k?p?]

　　n. 銅;銅幣;[俚]警察

　　adj. 銅的

　　vt. 鍍銅于

　　例句:

　　1. Your emotion was the death of you, copper.

　　你的情感就是你的死穴，警察先生。

　　framework ['freimw?:k]

　　n. 框架，骨架;結(jié)構(gòu)，構(gòu)架

　　例句:

　　1. The test framework should be application-independent.

　　測試框架應(yīng)當(dāng)是應(yīng)用獨(dú)立的。

　　constructed

　　vt. 構(gòu)造，建造;創(chuàng)立，構(gòu)筑;搭建(construct的過去分詞)

　　例句:

　　1. Technology is also constructed in the society.

　　技術(shù)也是社會(huì)地建構(gòu)起來的。