自由女神像：近150年来“照亮世界”
📖 逐句对照翻译
The Statue of Liberty has served as the guardian of New York Harbor for nearly 150 years.
自由女神像作为纽约港的守护者已近150年。
The statue might be one of the most photographed works of art in the world.
这座雕像可能是世界上被拍摄次数最多的艺术品之一。
A French sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, designed it in the late 1800s.
法国雕塑家弗雷德里克·奥古斯特·巴托尔迪在19世纪末设计了它。
Today the monument remains a beautiful sight on the New York skyline.
如今，这座纪念碑仍是纽约天际线上一道美丽的风景。
The materials required for building the Statue of Liberty were almost lost at sea.
建造自由女神像所需的材料几乎在海上丢失。
In 1885, the ship carrying those materials nearly sank in stormy seas.
1885年，载有这些材料的船只在狂风巨浪中险些沉没。
Luckily, the ship survived.
幸运的是，这艘船幸存了下来。
It arrived in June of that year.
它在那年六月到达。
By 1886, the Statue of Liberty was erected on what was then called Bedloe’s Island.
到1886年，自由女神像已矗立在当时被称为贝德洛岛的岛上。
The statue was officially opened that year.
这座雕像于当年正式揭幕。
Many years later, the island was given a new name: Liberty Island.
许多年后，这座岛被赋予了一个新名字：自由岛。
“Lady Liberty,” as many people call the statue, was a gift from the people of France.
许多人称之为“自由女神”的雕像，是法国人民赠送的礼物。
Its full name is “Liberty Enlightening the World.”
它的全称是“自由照耀世界”。
The United States and France have been friends and allies since the American Revolution.
美国和法国自美国独立战争以来就一直是朋友和盟友。
France helped the American colonial armies defeat British forces.
法国帮助美国殖民地军队击败了英国军队。
The war officially ended in 1783.
战争于1783年正式结束。
A few years later, the French rebelled against their king.
几年后，法国人民反抗他们的国王。
The Statue of Liberty from the air
从空中俯瞰自由女神像
France had wanted to give the statue to the United States on the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence -- July 4th, 1876.
法国曾想在美国独立宣言100周年纪念日——1876年7月4日，将这座雕像赠予美国。
But technical problems and lack of money delayed the project.
但技术问题和资金短缺延误了该项目。
France finally officially presented the statue to the United States in Paris in 1884.
1884年，法国终于在巴黎正式将这座雕像赠予美国。
A pedestal to hold the 200 tons of weight was finished later.
用于承载200吨重量的基座后来完工了。
The statue also needed a structure that could hold its weight of more than 200 tons.
这座雕像还需要一个能承受其超过200吨重量的结构。
French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel created the necessary technology.
法国工程师亚历山大·古斯塔夫·埃菲尔创造了必要的技术。
Later, he designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
后来，他设计了巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔。
Eiffel and others worked in Paris to produce a strong support system for the statue.
埃菲尔和其他人在巴黎为这座雕像打造了一个坚固的支撑系统。
The design also had to have the ability to move a little in strong winds.
该设计还必须具备在强风中轻微移动的能力。
In France, workers separated the statue into 350 pieces, put them on a ship and sent them across the ocean.
在法国，工人们将雕像拆分成350块，装上船，跨越重洋运送出去。
After surviving the rough seas, the statue arrived in New York in more than 200 wooden boxes.
在经历波涛汹涌的大海后，雕像被装在200多个木箱中抵达纽约。
It took workers four months to build the statue on the pedestal.
工人们花了四个月时间在基座上建造这座雕像。
On October 28th, 1886, President Grover Cleveland accepted the statue in a ceremony.
1886年10月28日，格罗弗·克利夫兰总统在仪式上接受了这座雕像。
He said: “We will not forget that Liberty has here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected.”
他说：“我们不会忘记，自由已在此地安家；她所选择的祭坛也不会被忽视。”
She's a survivor
她是个幸存者
Throughout history, the idea of liberty has often been represented by images of a woman.
纵观历史，自由的概念常常以女性形象来象征。
Historians say the statue’s face was created to look like Bartholdi’s mother.
历史学家表示，雕像的面部是依照巴托尔迪母亲的模样创作的。
Her right arm holds a torch high in the air.
她的右臂高高举起火炬。
Her left arm holds a tablet with the date of America’s Declaration of Independence -- July 4th, 1776.
她的左臂抱着一块刻有美国《独立宣言》签署日期——1776年7月4日——的平板。
On her head, the Statue of Liberty wears a crown with seven points.
自由女神像头上戴着一顶有七个尖角的皇冠。
Each point is meant to represent the light of freedom as it shines on the seven seas and seven continents of the world.
每个点都代表着自由之光，照耀在世界的七大洋和七大洲上。
The 25 windows in the crown represent gemstones found on Earth.
冠部的25扇窗户代表着地球上发现的宝石。
A chain that represents oppression lies broken at her feet.
代表压迫的锁链断裂在她脚下。
Lady Liberty was officially named a National Monument in 1924.
自由女神像于1924年被正式命名为国家纪念碑。
Liberty Island and Fort Wood have been overseen by the U.S. National Park Service since 1933.
自1933年以来，自由岛和伍德堡一直由美国国家公园管理局监管。
The Statue of Liberty has survived damage caused by time, visits by millions of people and the weather.
自由女神像历经岁月侵蚀、数百万游客的到访以及恶劣天气的考验，依然屹立不倒。
It stood firm during a destructive storm, Hurricane Sandy, which struck the East Coast in October of 2012.
它在2012年10月袭击东海岸的破坏性风暴——飓风桑迪中屹立不倒。
But Liberty Island suffered damage, requiring major repairs.
但自由岛也遭受了损坏，需要进行大规模修复。
I’m Anna Matteo.
我是安娜·马特奥。
Jerry Watson wrote this story, and Anna Matteo adapted it for VOA Learning English.
杰里·沃森撰写了这个故事，安娜·马特奥为VOA英语学习频道进行了改编。
