American, yet with big breasts, and named the new-born doll after Barbara, who was just a teenager at that time decent all-American"mod ifies the word"version 5. Now more than sixty years old, Barbara-who declines interv iews but is said to have loved the doll- may be the most famous unknown figure on the planet.(Para. 9) Meaning: Barbara, who is now more than sixty years old and who refuses interviews but is said to have loved the doll, is probably the most famous person in the world with her real name being unknown 6. The real Ken, who died in 1994, was disgusted by the doll that made his family famous (Para. 10) Meaning: The real Ken, who died in 1994, disliked the doll that made his family famous 7. Grant Wood instantly rose to fame in 1930 with his painting American Gothic,an often-copied interpretation of the solemn pride of American farmers.(Para. 12) Meaning: Grant Wood became famous immed iately when he finished his painting American Gothic in 1930. The painting, which is often copied in other forms of art such as poster, cards and souvenirs, reflects his understanding of the sincere pride of American farmers 8.... but the faces in his composition were what captured the worlds attention. Para 12) but the faces in his painting were the most attractive 9. He stretched the models necks a bit, but there was no doubt who posed for the portrait (Para. 13) Meaning: He made the models' necks a bit longer in the painting, but doubtlessly people would know who was sitting for the painting no doubt: very probably No doubt he will help us if we ask him.如果我们请他帮忙他准会帮助我们 No doubt he means to help, but in fact he just gets in the way 很可能他原意是要帮忙但事实上他净碍事 10. Nan later remarked that the fame she gained from American Gothic saved her from a ver boring life.(Para. 14) Meaning: Nan said later that the painting American Gothic helped her come to fame and prevented her from living a dull life 11. But the Buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938, honored a pair of connected traged from the settlement of the american frontier-the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. ( Para. 16) Meaning: But the Buffalo nickel, which was produced from 1913 to 1938, honored two tragediesthe killing of the buffalo herds and the destruction of the American Ind ians- which were closely connected and took place as the result of the settlement of the American frontier 12. While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins, famed artists James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation.(Para. 17) Meaning: In the previous years coin makers had used white people as models for most American coins. In contrast. James earle Fraser. who was a famous artist broke this trad ition and used three actual American Indians as models for his creation. One was Two Moons of the Cheyenne, the second was Iron Tail of the Sioux, and the third's identity was uncertain but may have been big Tree of the Kiowa.) 13. Barrels of meat supplied to the army were stamped"EA-US', identifying the company(EA) and the country of origin. (Para. 21) Meaning: The letters of"EA-US "were stamped on all barrels of meat that were supplied to the US army, with EA stand ing for the company that supplied the meat and US stand ing forAmerican, yet with big breasts, and named the new-born doll after Barbara, who was just a teenager at that time. “decent, all-American” modifies the word “version” 5. Now more than sixty years old, Barbara—who declines interviews but is said to have loved the doll—may be the most famous unknown figure on the planet. (Para.9) Meaning: Barbara, who is now more than sixty years old and who refuses interviews but is said to have loved the doll, is probably the most famous person in the world with her real name being unknown. 6. The real Ken, who died in 1994, was disgusted by the doll that made his family famous. (Para.10) Meaning: The real Ken, who died in 1994, disliked the doll that made his family famous. 7. Grant Wood instantly rose to fame in 1930 with his painting American Gothic, an often-copied interpretation of the solemn pride of American farmers. (Para.12) Meaning: Grant Wood became famous immediately when he finished his painting American Gothic in 1930. The painting, which is often copied in other forms of art such as poster, cards, and souvenirs, reflects his understanding of the sincere pride of American farmers. 8. …but the faces in his composition were what captured the world’s attention. (Para.12) Meaning: …but the faces in his painting were the most attractive. 9. He stretched the model’s necks a bit, but there was no doubt who posed for the portrait. (Para.13) Meaning: He made the models’ necks a bit longer in the painting, but doubtlessly people would know who was sitting for the painting. no doubt: very probably ---No doubt he will help us if we ask him. 如果我们请他帮忙,他准会帮助我们 ---No doubt he means to help, but in fact he just gets in the way. 很可能他原意是要帮忙,但事实上他净碍事 10. Nan later remarked that the fame she gained from American Gothic saved her from a very boring life. (Para.14) Meaning: Nan said later that the painting American Gothic helped her come to fame and prevented her from living a dull life. 11. But the Buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938, honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier—the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. (Para.16) Meaning: But the Buffalo nickel, which was produced from 1913 to 1938, honored two tragedies—the killing of the buffalo herds and the destruction of the American Indians— which were closely connected and took place as the result of the settlement of the American frontier. 12. While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins, famed artists James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation. (Para.17) Meaning: In the previous years coin makers had used white people as models for most American coins. In contrast, James Earle Fraser, who was a famous artist, broke this tradition and used three actual American Indians as models for his creation.( One was Two Moons of the Cheyenne, the second was Iron Tail of the Sioux, and the third’s identity was uncertain but may have been Big Tree of the Kiowa.) 13. Barrels of meat supplied to the army were stamped “EA-US”, identifying the company(EA) and the country of origin. (Para.21) Meaning: The letters of “EA-US” were stamped on all barrels of meat that were supplied to the US army, with EA standing for the company that supplied the meat and US standing for