自由女神英语介绍.pptxVIP

会计学1 Statue of Liberty第1页/共20页 The United States, the Statue of Liberty, cultural heritage, in 1984 the World Heritage List. 美国,自由女神像,文化遗产,在1984年了世界文化遗产名录。第2页/共20页 第3页/共20页 Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a statue given to the United States by France in the late 19th century, standing at Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans 自由女神像,是一尊雕像给美国人民是法国在十九世纪后期,站在自由女神岛在哈德逊河的口在纽约港作为欢迎参观,移民,并回归美国人.第4页/共20页 第5页/共20页 第6页/共20页 第7页/共20页 These days, although only the very wealthy can afford to arrive here by sea, and a would-be immigrants first (and possibly last) view of the States is more likely to be the customs check at JFK Airport, Liberty remains a stirring sight, with Emma Lazaruss poem, The New Colossus, written originally to raise funds for the statues base, no less quotable than when it was written……第8页/共20页 第9页/共20页 第10页/共20页 第11页/共20页 　　It was to be another two years before it could be properly unveiled: money had to be collected to fund the construction of the base, and for some reason Americans were unwilling - or unable - to dip into their pockets 第12页/共20页 第13页/共20页 Richard Morris Hunt built a pedestal around the existing star-shaped Fort Wood, and Liberty was formally dedicated by President Cleveland on October 28, 1886, in a flag-waving shindig that has never really stopped. The statue was closed for a few years in the mid-1980s for extensive renovation and, in 1986, fifteen million people descended on Manhattan for the statues centennial celebrations.第14页/共20页 第15页/共20页 Today you can climb steps up to the crown, but the cramped stairway though the torch sadly remains closed to the public. Dont be surprised if theres an hour-long wait to ascend. Even if there is, Liberty Parks views of the lower Manhattan skyline, the twin towers of the World Trade Center lording it over the jutting teeth of New Yorks financial quarter, ar