新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第93课(3)

　　The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America. By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi. Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.

　　句子讲解：

　　7、The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America.

　　第二年，它又被拆卸成若干小块运到了美国。

　　taken ['teikn, 'teikən]

　　v. 拿，带(take的过去分词)

　　例句:

　　1. Every really good spot is )already taken.

　　每一真的好斑点是)已经轮流。

　　语言点 sth. be taken to pieces某物被拆卸成小块

　　8、By the end of October 1886，the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi.

　　officially

　　adv. 正式地;官方地;作为公务员

　　例句:

　　1. They had officially retired ten years previously .

　　他们在此十年前已正式退休。

　　到1886年10月底，这座雕像重新被组装起来，由巴索尔地正式赠送给美国人民。 语言点 sth. be presented to sb.某物被作为礼物送给某人

　　9、Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.

　　symbol ['simbəl]

　　n. 象征;符号;标志

　　例句:

　　1. Blue symbols sadness and sometimes coarseness.

　　蓝色有时象征沉闷悲哀，有时又象征淫秽。

　　从释时起，这座伟大的纪念雕像对通过纽约港进入美国定居的千百万人来说就一直是自由的象征。