The_Buffalo_Nickel1新视野.ppt

The Buffalo Nickel 野牛镍币 今天，美国的硬币都用来纪念美国政府的杰出人物，其中大部分是著名的前任总统。 Today, American coins honor prominent figures of the US government –mostly famous former presidents. But the Buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938 , honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier—the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. 但是1913到1938年间，发行的野牛镍币，却是为了纪念由美国拓居引起相互关联的悲剧—野牛群的灭绝和美洲印第安人的毁灭。 While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins ,famed artist James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation. 此前一直是白人被用作是美国镍币上的模特，而著名的艺术家詹姆斯·厄尔·弗雷泽却反传统而行之，启用了三名真正的美洲印第安人作为自己创作的原型 frontier：n. 1.边远地区（由指20世纪前美国西部） 2.前沿，尖端 e g: Many scientists enjoy the excitement of working at the frontiers of knowledge. 【同义词】border , boundarydestruction: n. 破坏，消灭 e g: Floods menaced the valley with destruction. 【同义词】ruin , overthrow , devastation , downfall 由于大草原上不再有野牛漫步，弗雷泽为了镍币另一面上的野牛，只好到纽约中央公园的动物园里素描了一只老野牛。两年后，即1915年，此牛以100美元的价格售出，然后被宰杀取肉，剥皮，牛角制成了墙上的装饰品。 For the buffalo on the other side , since buffalo no longer wandered about the great grasslands , Fraser was forced to sketch an aging buffalo from New York City’s Central park Zoo . Two years later , in 1915, this animal was sold for $100 and killed for meat ,a hide ,and a wall decoration made from its horns. herd: n.牧群 horn: 1. n.角（牛、羊等的 2. n. 喇叭，号角 decoration: n.破坏，毁坏 【扩展】 decorate v. eg：The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ornaments such as colored lights and glass balls. The Buffalo Nickel 制作人：周晓娜 杜宪 小组成员：李亚亚 魏亚静 梁杰 段育根 黄义东 史景升 周云 刘超 刘鑫 冯纪梅 *