Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris.

　　句子讲解：

　　4、Brfore It could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.

　　在这座雕像被运往美国之前，必须为它选好一块合适的场地，同时必须建造一个基座。

　　语言点 sth.could be transported to somewhere某物可被运送到某地

　　5、The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour.

　　场地就选在了纽约港入口处的一个岛上。

　　语言点 chosen过去分词作后置定语。

　　6、By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall, had been erected in Paris.

　　到1884年，一座高度达151英尺的雕像在巴黎竖立起来了。

　　重点词汇学习：

　　transported

　　v. 运输;搬运(transport的过去式)

　　例句:

　　1. A special bus transported the tourists from the airport to a hotel.

　　一辆专车把游客们由机场送到一家旅馆。

　　found

　　vt. 创立，建立;创办

　　v. 找到(find的过去分词)

　　例句:

　　1. I found a torture to lose you.

　　俄才发现失去你是一种折磨。

　　pedestal ['pedistəl]

　　n. 基架，基座;基础

　　vt. 搁在台上;支持;加座

　　例句:

　　1. He desired not to be pedestalled, but to sink into the crowd.

　　他期望的不是受到颂扬，而是深入到群众中去。

　　entrance ['entrəns]

　　n. 入口;进入

　　vt. 使出神，使入迷

　　例句:

　　1. When the entrance open, push with your foot.

　　门开了之后，再用你的脚把门推开。

　　harbour ['hɑ:bə]

　　vi. 藏匿;入港停泊;庇护

　　vt. 庇护;藏匿;入港停泊

　　n. 海港(等于harbor);避难所

　　例句:

　　1. Part of the harbour is a yacht basin.

　　港湾的“一”“部分”是个停泊游艇的内港。

　　erected

　　adj. 直立的;正立的

　　vt. 建立;竖立(erect的过去分词)

　　例句:

　　1. A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist.

　　树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。