新标准初中英语九年级(下):UNIT2 350th birthday

[00:02.32]Who is a typical Harvard student?
[00:05.72]The answer is that there is no such person.
[00:09.49]They come from all over the United States
[00:12.78]and more than 100 other countries.
[00:16.59]In 1997, Mary Fasano became the oldest person
[00:22.28]to get Harvard degree when she graduated
[00:25.60]at the age of 89.
[00:29.15]The John Harvard Statue,
[00:31.45]located in front of University Hall,
[00:34.85]was completed in 1884 and is now known
[00:39.00]as 'The Statue of Three Lies'.
[00:43.11]Although the writing on the statute¹ reads
[00:46.01]'John Harvard, Founder², 1638',
[00:50.33]none of these three statements is true.
[00:53.86]The statue is not really John Harvard,
[00:57.38]since no pictures of Mr Harvard
[00:59.76]has ever been found:
[01:02.60]John Harvard was not the founder
[01:04.60]of Harvard College;
[01:06.53]and the College started in 1636.
[01:10.29]However, the statue is very popular
[01:13.20]with tourists,
[01:14.36]and each year, thousands of visitors rub³
[01:16.99]John Harvard's shoe for luck.
[01:18.94]

1 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 rub   

n.摩擦，困难，障碍，难点，磨损处；vt.擦，搓，摩擦，惹怒；vi.摩擦，擦破

参考例句：

• Don't let the wire rub up against the pipe.别让电线碰到管子上。
• He used to rub up against many famous movie stars.他过去经常偶然碰到许多有名的影星。