*The Christ the Redeemer statue of Jesus Christ

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*The Christ the Redeemer statue of Jesus Christ is in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. It is 30 meters tall (Taipei 101 is 508 meters tall). The only Jesus statue that is taller is the Christ the King statue in Poland at 33 meters tall.
在巴西里約熱內盧的基督像有30公尺高(台北101的高度是508公尺)。這是唯一比起位在波蘭達33公尺高的基督君王像還要更高的耶穌雕像。

*The statue stands on top of Corcovado Hill, a 710 meters tall mountain that means “hunchback” in Portuguese to describe its rounded shape.
這座雕像站立於高710公尺的科爾瓦多山丘上,在葡萄牙語裡的意思是「駝背」,用來描述山丘圓圓的形狀。

*In 2007, the statue was selected as one of the “New 7 Wonders of the World.” The others are: the Great Wall (China), Machu Picchu (Peru), Petra (Jordan), Chichen Itza Pyramid (Mexico), the Colosseum (Italy), and the Taj Mahal (India).
2007年的時候,這座雕像被選為「世界新七大奇景」之一。其他奇景包括萬里長城(中國)、馬丘比丘(祕魯)、佩特拉(約旦)、奇琴伊察金字塔(墨西哥)、羅馬競技場(義大利),還有泰姬瑪哈陵(印度)。

*You can take the train or car up Corcovado Hill to see the statue. Once you get to the top of the mountain, you can walk 220 steps or take an elevator to the statue.
你可以搭乘火車或汽車登上科爾瓦多山丘去看基督像。當你抵達山頂後,你可以步行上220個台階或是搭乘電梯抵達雕像。
(空中英語教室)

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