从来没有哪座雕像如救世主基督像这般鲜明地刻画出一个城市的天际线,它高高地耸立在丛林密布的科尔科瓦杜山上,俯瞰着里约热内卢的海滩、酒吧和贫民区。
What do you find when you reach the top of the mountain? The slightly deflating truth that this particular Christ is a "mere" 98ft (30m) in stature. To put this in context, the Eiffel Tower prods the clouds at 1,063 ft (324m). Now that is an urban giant.
当你到达山顶的时候你看见了什么呢?这座基督像真实的身材“只有”98英尺(30米)高,比想象中的略有缩水。作为对照,直插云霄的埃菲尔铁塔的高度为1063英尺(324米)。那才称得上是都市巨人。
The Statue of Liberty
自由女神像
The same case of slight return perhaps applies to the most famous American lady who is carved from copper and lives on an island opposite the skyscrapers of lower Manhattan.
同样的缩水也发生在最著名的美国女士身上。这位用铜雕成的女神像位于下曼哈顿区摩天大楼对面的一个岛上。
Again, it is not that Liberty is tiny. The statue, to the tip of the torch, measures 151ft (46m). The whole construction from ground level up is 305ft (93m). And yet, all those representations in films, TV shows and American mythology leave you expecting just a little more.
话说回来,自由女神像并不小。从火炬的顶端开始计算,雕像本尊高达151英尺(46米)。从地面开始计算,雕像高305英尺(93米)。但是,电影、电视剧和美国神话呈现出的自由女神像会让你对她的期待更高一些。
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