Lesson 93
A noble gift
崇高的礼物
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1Where was the Statue of Liberty made?
2One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty,
3was presented to the USA in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
4The great statue,
5 which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi,
6 took ten years to complete.
7The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
8Before it could be transported to the United States,
9a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
10The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour.
11By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris.
12The following year,
13it was taken to pieces and sent to America.
14By the end of October 1886,
15the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi.
16Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty
17for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.