“兄弟之爱之城”与“豆豆城”

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1、“兄弟之爱之城”与“豆豆城”　　AlmostallAmericancitieshavenicknames.Theyhelpestablishacity’sidentity.Theycanalsospreadunityandprideamongitscitizens.　　Twoeastcoastcities―PhiladelphiaandBoston―werebothimportantintheearlyhistoryoftheUnitedStates.Philadelphiaisbestknownas“TheCityofBrother

2、lyLove.”　　In1681，KingCharlestheSecond，ofEngland，gaveWilliamPennalargeamountoflandtoestablishacolony.TheKingnamedthecolonyPennsylvaniainhonorofPenn’sfather.WilliamPennwasaQuaker.Hebroughthisbeliefsaboutequality，religiousfreedomandbrotherlylovetothisnewland.Pennwasalsoane

3、xpertinLatinandGreek.HeestablishedacityandnameditPhiladelphia，whichisGreekfor“brotherlylove.”AnancientcitycalledPhiladelphiawasalsonotedinChristianity’sholybook，theBible.　　Philadelphiabecamethesocial，politicalandgeographicalcenteroftheAmericancolonies.Inthelate1700s，man

4、yeventsthattookplaceinPhiladelphiagavebirthtotheAmericanRevolutionandindependence.Forexample，theDeclarationofIndependenceandtheConstitutionweresignedinthecity.4Philadelphiawasthetemporarycapitalofthenewnationfrom1790to1800.　　SomeofPhiladelphia’sothernicknamesare“TheQuak

5、erCity，”“TheCradleofLiberty”and“TheBirthplaceofAmerica.”Philadelphiaisalongname.Somanypeoplejustcallit“Philly.”　　Bostonisanotherimportantcity.ItisoneoftheoldestcitiesintheUnitedStates.In1630，PuritansettlersfromEnglandestablishedBostoninwhatwouldbecomethestateofMassachus

6、etts.　　SeveralmajoreventstookplaceinBostonbeforeandduringtheAmericanRevolution.YoumayhaveheardoftheBostonMassacre，theBostonTeaPartyandtheBattleofBunkerHill.　　So，likePhiladelphia，Bostoniscalled“TheCradleofLiberty.”Anothernicknameis“TheCradleofModernAmerica.”　　However，Bos

7、ton’smostfamousnicknameis“Beantown.”Butitwasnotbecausethecitygrewalotofbeans.Inthe1700s，Bostonwasamajortradingcenter.ItreceivedalotofsugarcanefromtheWestIndies.Beansbakedinmolasses―asugarproduct―becameafavoritefoodinthecity.Today，nocompaniestheremakeBostonbakedbeans.Res

8、taurantsinBostonrarelyserveit.ButmanyAmericanseatthistastydishathome.4　　费城（Philadelphia）位于美国东海岸的宾夕法尼亚州（Pennsyl