2014英语四级听力练习慢速3.17(2)_大学英语听力

2014英语四级听力练习慢速3.17(2)

　　Eiffel and others worked in Paris to produce a strong support system for the statue. The design also had to have the ability to move a little in strong winds. Lady Liberty has continued to stand during many a storm, including Hurricane Sandy.

　　France had wanted to give the statue to the United States on the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence -- July fourth, 1876. But technical problems and lack of money delayed the project. France finally officially presented the statue to the United States in Paris in 1884. But the pedestal being built in New York was not finished. Not enough money had been donated to complete the project.

　　The publisher of the New York World newspaper came to the rescue. Joseph Pulitzer used his newspaper to persuade Americans to give more money to finish the pedestal. His efforts brought in another $100,000. And the pedestal was finished.

　　In France, workers separated the statue into 350 pieces, put them on a ship and sent them across the ocean. After surviving the rough seas, the statue arrived in New York in more than 200 wooden boxes. It took workers four months to build the statue on the pedestal.

　　On October 28th, 1886, President Grover Cleveland accepted the statue in a ceremony. He said: We will not forget that Liberty has here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected.

　　Throughout history, the idea of liberty has often been represented by images of a woman. Historians say the statues face was created to look like Bartholdis mother. Her right arm holds a torch high in the air. Her left arm holds a tablet with the date of Americas Declaration of Independence -- July fourth, 1776.