弗吉尼亚州的门罗也会在70年后变成孤岛。一个多世纪以来,耸立在自由岛上的自由女神铜像已成为美利坚民族和美法人民友谊的象征,永远表达着美国人民争取民主、向往自由的崇高理想。进入纽约港的船只上的乘客可以看见屹立的自由女神高举自由火炬。对成千上万个来美国的移民来说,自由女神是摆脱旧世界的贫困和压迫的保证,自由女神像成了美国的象征。选自犹太女诗人爱玛·拉扎露丝(Emma Lazarus)的十四行诗《新巨人》):The New ColossusNot like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame."Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries sheWith silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"译文:不似希腊青铜巨人雕塑,拥有征服大地强硬臂膊。巍然屹立飞浪落霞关口,女神高擎火炬光芒卓烁。释放出禁锢已久闪电,流离者之母誉名远播。敞怀欢迎世界所有来客,目光温柔注视双城水郭。