Since the end of this March, 100 percent of the electricity that powers the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor and Ellis Island, where millions of Americans first set foot in America, has been shifted into "green power." Windmills in West Virginia and Pennsylvania supply the electricity that powers up the floodlights that shine on Miss Liberty's torch and the air conditioning that keeps all those immigration records from mildewing.
  自今年三月底，紐約港自由女神像與艾利斯島（數百萬美國人最初在此登陸美國）的供電改成百分之百的「綠色電力」。在西維吉尼亞州和賓州的風車供應電力，啟動泛光燈照亮自由女神手持的火炬，以及空氣調節，保護所有移民記錄免於發霉。

  In some ways, shifting away from the heavy use of oil and natural gas is part of the U.S. government's energy strategy. U.S. President George W. Bush said wind power could provide up to 20 percent of the nation's electricity. The General Services Administration (GSA), which runs U.S. government facilities, also notes that going green is not costing taxpayers more money, because it buys electricity in bulk. Plus, there are so many other benefits such as the money farmers get from leasing their land for windmills.
  以某些方式，轉移大量使用石油和天然氣是美國政府能源策略的一部分。美國總統布希說，風力發電可供應該國高達百分之二十的電力。經營管理美國政府設施的聯邦總務署（GSA）也指出，改成綠色電力能源不會多花納稅人的錢，因為當局大量購買電力，而且還有其它許多利益，諸如農民出租土地給風車使用而獲利。

 The Statue of Liberty won't be directly hooked up to the windmills. The GSA is purchasing a renewable energy credit. The electricity the windmills produce is fed into the nation's electrical grid, offsetting the same amount the government uses. The process reduces the amount of electricity that needs to be produced by the conventional means of oil, gas, or coal. The statue and Ellis Island consume the same amount of electricity used by 1,000 homes for a year.
  自由女神像不會直接與風車聯結。GSA購買再生能源使用，以風車產生的電力，供應到國家的電力網絡，抵銷政府使用的同等電量。這過程減少傳統方式需以石油、瓦斯，或煤產生的電量。自由女神像及艾利斯島消耗的電量，等於一千戶家庭一年的使用量。

  France gave the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States more than 100 years ago as a gesture of friendship after the American Revolution. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designed the sculpture to commemorate the centennial of American Independence.
  一百多年前，法國贈送美國人民自由女神像，以表示美國革命後的友誼。巴陶第（Frederic Auguste Bartholdi）設計這座雕像，以慶祝美國獨立百年紀念。

 Completed in France in 1884, the Statue arrived in New York Harbor in 1885 in 350 pieces packed in 214 crates on board a French frigate. The Statue was reassembled in four months. In 1886 thousands of spectators witnessed the dedication of the Statue of Liberty. In 1982 President Ronald Reagan appointed Lee Iacocca to restore the Statue of Liberty. In 1984 the United Nations designated the Statue of Liberty as a World Heritage. On July 5, 1986 the newly restored Statue reopened to the public, celebrating her centennial.
  一八八四年，雕像在法國完成，分三百五十片，裝在二百一十四個板條箱，登上一艘法國巡洋艦，於一八八五年抵達紐約港，歷經四個月重新組裝完成。一八八六年，數千位觀眾見證了自由女神像的開幕式。一九八二年，雷根總統派Iacocca修復自由女神像。一九八四年，聯合國選定自由女神像為「世界遺產」。一九八六年七月五日，重新修復的自由女神像向大眾開放，以慶祝百年紀念。