美国voa一分钟英语

---------------------------------------------- A Noble Gift One of the most famous monuments in the world, the statue of libery, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteeth century bu the people of France. The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete. The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel. 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 NewYork Harbour. By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris. 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 mounment has been a symbol of liberty for the millons of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.

VOA Standard English （标准英语）和 VOA Special English（特别英语）的主要区别在于播音速度不同。

概括起来， VOA Special English 特别于以下三点：

词汇量较严格地限定在美国人最常用的1500个基本单词内；

句式简单，清晰；

语速约为90 words/min,即2/3的Standard English速度。