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1、WELCOMETOTHEUSAWashington—thecapitaloftheUSAWashington,D.C.isthecapitalcityoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica."D.C."standsforthe"DistrictofColumbia",thefederaldistrictcontainingthecityofWashington.ThecityisnamedafterGeorgeWashington,militaryleaderoftheAmericanRevolutionandthe
2、firstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.TheDistrictofColumbia,foundedonJuly16,1790,isafederaldistrictasspecifiedbytheUnitedStatesConstitution.ThecentersofallthreebranchesoftheU.S.federalgovernmentareinWashington,D.C.,aswellastheheadquartersofmostfederalagenciesWashingtonalsos
3、ervesastheheadquartersfortheWorldBank,theInternationalMonetaryFund,andtheOrganizationofAmericanStates.AllofthishasmadeWashingtonthefrequentfocalpointofmassivepoliticaldemonstrationsandprotests,particularlyontheNationalMall.Washingtonisalsothesiteofnumerousnationalland
4、marks,museums,andsportsteams,andisapopulardestinationfortourists.CongressBuildingTheWashingtonMonument为纪念首任总统华盛顿而建造WhiteHouse始建于1792年，是美国总统在任期内办公并和家人居住的地方。“白宫”是1902年罗斯福正式命名。LincoinMemorial(林肯纪念堂)TheWashingtonNationalCathedral（华盛顿大教堂）Museum华盛顿有15个大型博物馆，是世界上拥有博物馆最多而且收藏展
5、品最丰富的城市之一MountRushmore（拉什莫尔山）华盛顿、杰佛逊、罗斯福、林肯四位美国总统NationalparkNewYorkCity,officiallytheCityofNewYork,isthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesandthemostdenselypopulatedmajorcityinNorthAmerica.Thecityisatthecenterofinternationalfinance,politics,entertainment,andculture,and
6、isoneoftheworld'smajorglobalNewYorkcitieswithavirtuallyunrivaledcollectionofmuseums,galleries,performancevenues,mediaoutlets,internationalcorporations,andfinancialmarkets.ItisalsohometotheglobalheadquartersoftheUnitedNations.LocatedinthestateofNewYork,NewYorkCityhasap
7、opulationof8.1millionwithinanareaof321squaremiles(approximately830km2).Thecityproperconsistsoffiveboroughs:TheBronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens,andStatenIsland.Eachoftheseboroughs,exceptforStatenIsland,ishometoatleastamillionpeopleandwouldeachbeamongthenation'slargestci
8、tiesifconsideredindependently.EmpireStateBuilding(帝国大厦)纽约最高的建筑，也是世界最高的大厦之一TimeSquare(时代广场)纽约剧院最密集的区域Broadway百老汇CentralPark（中
