Lesson93 A noble gift
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. Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris. The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America. By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi. Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
音标:ˈlɛsn93 ə ˈnəʊbl gɪft
wʌn əv ðə məʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈmɒnjʊmənts ɪn ðə wɜːld, ðə ˈstætjuː əv ˈlɪbəti, wəz prɪˈzɛntɪd tə ðə jʊˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn ðə ˈnaɪnˈtiːŋθ ˈsɛnʧʊri baɪ ðə ˈpiːpl əv ˈfrɑːns. ðə greɪt ˈstætjuː, wɪʧ wəz dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈskʌlptə Auguste Bartholdi, tʊk tɛn jɪəz tə kəmˈpliːt. ði ˈækʧʊəl ˈfɪgə wəz meɪd əv ˈkɒpə səˈpɔːtɪd baɪ ə ˈmɛtl ˈfreɪmwɜːk wɪʧ həd biːn ɪsˈpɛʃəli kənˈstrʌktɪd baɪ ˈaɪf(ə)l. bɪˈfɔːr ɪt kəd bi trænsˈpɔːtɪd tə ðə jʊˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ə saɪt həd tə bi faʊnd fər ɪt ənd ə ˈpɛdɪstl həd tə bi bɪlt. ðə saɪt ˈʧəʊzn wəz ən ˈaɪlənd ət ði ˈɛntrəns əv njuː jɔːk ˈhɑːbə. baɪ 1884, ə ˈstætjuː wɪʧ wɒz 151 fiːt tɔːl həd biːn ɪˈrɛktɪd ɪn ˈpærɪs. ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ jɪə, ɪt wəz ˈteɪkən tə ˈpiːsɪz ənd sɛnt tʊ əˈmɛrɪkə. baɪ ði ɛnd əv ɒkˈtəʊbə 1886, ðə ˈstætjuː həd biːn pʊt təˈgɛðər əˈgɛn ənd ɪt wəz əˈfɪʃəli prɪˈzɛntɪd tə ði əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpiːpl baɪ Bartholdi. ˈɛvə sɪns ðɛn, ðə greɪt ˈmɒnjʊmənt həz biːn ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ˈlɪbəti fə ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpiːpl huː həv pɑːst θruː njuː jɔːk ˈhɑːbə tə meɪk ðeə həʊmz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə.
任务配置: L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:1. put…together把…把在一起
2.make their homes in America.在美国安家落户.
3.the following year第二年
4. ever since then自那以后
monument纪念碑
statue雕像
liberty自由
sculptor雕刻家
framework支架
pedestal底座
学习au和ei的发音，温习/i:/发音长，发音时较为放松，嘴唇、舌根用力不大，只有舌尖紧张。
练习感悟:1.持续训练真的有用，慢慢找到读英文的节奏感。接下来需要的做就是咬牙切齿的死磕。
2.语调和语感以及复述是弱项，不能急。
3.温习原有音标，学习新音标。
