英文演讲--自由女神像The_Statue_of_Liberty教案.pptVIP

The Statue of Liberty 2.general description “Liberty Enlightening the World “(La liberté éclairant le monde), known more commonly as “the Statue of Liberty”, bronze statues, 47 meters high pedestal, 46 meters high statue, 93 meters high total, 229 tons. The statue represents a woman, standing upright, dressed in a flowing robe and a spiked crown, holding a stone tablet close to her body in her left hand and a flaming torch high in her right hand. The statue is made of copper with the exception of the flame of the torch, which is coated in gold leaf. robe torch chain tablet crown 46 m 93 m The symbol of the Statue of Liberty ☆The torch she proudly holds symbolizes enlightenment. The symbol of the Statue of Liberty ★The crown she wears on her head has seven points. Those represent the seven seas and the seven continents of the world. The symbol of the Statue of Liberty The tablet she holds in her left hand is inscribed with July IV, MDCCLXXVI, (July 4, 1776, the date the Declaration of Independence was signed). The symbol of the Statue of Liberty ★The Roman-style robe she wears symbolizes that the nation is a Republic, as Rome was. The symbol of the Statue of Liberty The broken chains at her feet symbolize freedom from oppression. The interior of the pedestal contains a bronze plaque inscribed with the poem The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. A poem was cut on the base of Statue: The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land； Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch whose flame Is imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome； her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities . Keep ancient lands your storied pomp! cries she with silent lips. Give me your tired your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempe