The Story of the Statue

The Story of the Statue, written by Heather Lynn Banks.

《自由女神像的故事》，作者：希瑟·琳恩·班克斯

Introduction. The Statue of Liberty is a famous monument in the United States. It is a great work of art that is important to our country's past, present, and future.

引言 自由女神像是美国知名的纪念建筑 它是一件伟大的艺术品，对美国的过去、现在和未来都十分重要

supersized statue. The Statue of Liberty looks like a giant green woman. It weighs about 450 ,000 pounds or as much as 115 cars. From the ground to the tip of its torch, it is 305 and a half feet, as tall as a 30 -story building. From head to toe, it is 111 and a half feet tall, taller than three school buses stacked end -to -end.

巨型雕像 自由女神像看起来就像一位高大的绿色女士 它重约45万磅，重量相当于115辆汽车 从地面到火炬顶端，它高305.5英尺，和一栋30层的大楼一样高 从头到脚它高111.5英尺，比三辆首尾相接的校车还要高

The statue is located on an island near New York. As the tallest statue in the United States, Lady Liberty can be seen from miles away. Where did this famous monument come from?

这座雕像坐落于纽约附近的一座小岛上 作为美国最高的雕像，好几英里外就能看见自由女神了 这座著名的纪念建筑究竟从何而来呢？

An idea is born. Édouard de Laboulaye, a French historian, admired the United States. In 1865, he gave a dinner party. One of the guests was the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi. Mr. Laboulaye told Mr. Bartholdi that he wanted to give a gift of friendship to the United States. The gift was the Statue of Liberty.

构想诞生 法国历史学家爱德华·德·拉布莱十分欣赏美国 1865年，他举办了一场晚宴 雕塑家奥古斯特·巴托尔迪是到场的宾客之一 拉布莱先生告诉巴托尔迪，他想要送一份象征友谊的礼物给美国 这份礼物就是自由女神像

Mr. Bartholdi began planning the statue in 1871. First, he suggested that they build it on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. The Americans thought about it and agreed. Then Mr. Bartholdi made a clay model of the statue. The model was finished in 1875. The statue needed to last through wind and bad weather. So the French engineer, Gustave Eiffel, agreed to help. He created a strong iron skeleton for the statue. He also had the idea to cover the outside with 300 sheets of thin copper.

巴托尔迪先生1871年开始规划这座雕像 首先，他提议将雕像建在纽约港的贝德罗岛上 美国人商议之后同意了这个提议 之后巴托尔迪制作了雕像的黏土模型 模型在1875年制作完成 这座雕像需要抵御狂风和恶劣天气 因此法国工程师古斯塔夫·埃菲尔同意提供帮助 他为雕像打造了坚固的铁制骨架 他还提出方案，在外层覆盖300片薄铜片