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1、2019年英语作文ACenturyLater ACenturyLater,StatueofLibertyStillAttractsMillions FromVOALearningEnglish,weletoThisisAmerica.ImSteveEmber. TodaywetellabouttheStatueofLiberty.Thehuge,greenstatuecelebratesAmericanfreedom.IthasservedastheguardianofNewYorkHarborformorethanacentury. Comealongwithus,aswevisitLady
2、Liberty. TheStatueofLibertymaybeoneofthemostoftenphotographedworksofartintheworld.AFrenchsculptor,FredericAugusteBartholdi,designedthestatueinthelate1800s.TodaythemonumentcontinuestopresentabeautifulsightontheNewYorkskyline.ButitcameclosetoneverarrivingintheUnitedStates. Thematerialsrequiredforbuild
3、ingtheStatueofLibertywerealmostlostatsea.In1885,theshipcarryingthosematerialsalmostsankinstormyseas.Bartholdisdreamofahugesculpturemightneverhavebeenfulfilled. Luckily,theshipsurvivedtheroughseas.ItarrivedsafelyinJuneof1885.Bythenextyear,theStatueofLibertyhadarisenonwhatwasthencalledBedloesIsland.Th
4、estatuewasofficiallyopenedthatyear.Manyyearslater,theislandwasgivenanewname:LibertyIsland. ShesaSurvivor TheStatueofLibertyhassurviveddamagecausedbytime,visitsbymillionsofpeopleandtheweather.Itstoodfirmduringadestructivestorm,HurricaneSandy,whichstrucktheEastCoastinOctoberof20XX.ButLibertyIslandsuff
5、ereddamage,requiringmajorrepairs. LadyLiberty,asmanypeoplecallthestatue,wasagiftfromthepeopleofFrance.ItsfullnameisLibertyEnlighteningtheWorld. TheUnitedStatesandFrancehavebeenfriendsandalliessincetheAmericanRevolution.FrancehelpedtheAmericancolonialarmiesdefeatBritishforces.Thewarofficiallyendedin1
6、783.Afewyearslater,theFrenchrebelledagainsttheirking. AFrenchhistorianandpoliticalleader,Edouard-ReneLefebvredeLaboulaye,hadtheideaforthestatue.In1865,hesuggestedthattheFrenchandtheAmericansbuildamonumenttogethertocelebratefreedom.Bartholdiagreedtodesignit. In1875,theFrenchestablishedanorganizationt
7、oraisemoneyforBartholdiscreation.Twoyearslater,anAmericangroupwasformedtoraisemoneytopayforapedestal.AmericanarchitectRichardMorrisHuntwaschosentodesignthissupportstructure.Thepedestalwouldstand47metershigh. InFrance,BartholdidesignedamodeloftheStatueofLiberty.Thenhebuiltaseriesoflargercopiesoftheve
8、rysmallmodelstatue.Workerscreatedawoodenformcoveredwithplasterforeachpart.Theyplaced300piecesofcopperontheforms.Thecopperskinwasabouttwoandonehalfmillimetersthick,thesameastwoAmericanpenniesplacedback-to-back. Thestatuealsoneededastructurethatcouldholditsweight-morethan200tons.FrenchengineerAlexandr
9、eGustaveEiffelcreatedthenewtechnology.Later,hedesignedthefamousEiffelTowerinParis. EiffelandothersworkedinParistoproduceastrongsupportsystemforthestatue.Thedesignalsohadtohavetheabilitytomovealittleinstrongwinds.LadyLibertyhascontinuedtostandduringmanyastorm,includingHurricaneSandy. Francehadwantedt
10、ogivethestatuetotheUnitedStatesonthe100thanniversaryoftheDeclarationofIndependence-Julyfourth,1876.Buttechnicalproblemsandlackofmoneydelayedtheproject.FrancefinallyofficiallypresentedthestatuetotheUnitedStatesinParisin1884.ButthepedestalbeingbuiltinNewYorkwasnotfinished.Notenoughmoneyhadbeendonatedt
11、opletetheproject. ThepublisheroftheNewYorkWorldnewspapercametotherescue.JosephPulitzerusedhisnewspapertopersuadeAmericanstogivemoremoneytofinishthepedestal.Hiseffortsbroughtinanother$100,000.Andthepedestalwasfinished. InFrance,workersseparatedthestatueinto350pieces,putthemonashipandsentthemacrossthe
12、ocean.Aftersurvivingtheroughseas,thestatuearrivedinNewYorkinmorethan200woodenboxes.Ittookworkersfourmonthstobuildthestatueonthepedestal. OnOctober28th,1886,PresidentGroverClevelandacceptedthestatueinaceremony.Hesaid:WewillnotforgetthatLibertyhasheremadeherhome;norshallherchosenaltarbeneglected. Thro
13、ughouthistory,theideaoflibertyhasoftenbeenrepresentedbyimagesofawoman.HistorianssaythestatuesfacewascreatedtolooklikeBartholdismother.Herrightarmholdsatorchhighintheair.HerleftarmholdsatabletwiththedateofAmericasDeclarationofIndependence-Julyfourth,1776. Onherhead,theStatueofLibertywearsacrownwithse
14、venpoints.Eachpointismeanttorepresentthelightoffreedomasitshinesonthesevenseasandsevencontinentsoftheworld.The25windowsinthecrownrepresentgemstonesfoundonEarth.Achainthatrepresentsoppressionliesbrokenatherfeet. LadyLibertysmessageofhope In1903,abronzeplaquewasplacedontheinnerwallofthestatuespedestal
15、.OnitarewordsfromthepoemTheNewColossus,writtenbyEmmaLazarusin1883.Themarkerrepresentsthestatuesmessageofhopeforpeopleseekingfreedom.OnememorablelinereadsIliftmylampbesidethegoldendoor. NotlikethebrazengiantofGreekfame, Withconqueringlimbsastridefromlandtoland; Hereatoursea-washed,sunsetgatesshallstand Amightywomanwithatorch,whoseflame Istheimprisonedlightning,andhername MotherofExiles.Fromherbeacon-hand Glowsworld-widewele;hermilde
