美国主要城市英文介绍课件

WELCOMETOTHEUSAWELCOMETOTHEUSA1Washington—thecapitaloftheUSAWashington,D.C.isthecapitalcityoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica."D.C."standsforthe"DistrictofColumbia",thefederaldistrictcontainingthecityofWashington.ThecityisnamedafterGeorgeWashington,militaryleaderoftheAmericanRevolutionandthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Washington—thecapitalofthe2TheDistrictofColumbia,foundedonJuly16,1790,isafederaldistrictasspecifiedbytheUnitedStatesConstitution.ThecentersofallthreebranchesoftheU.S.federalgovernmentareinWashington,D.C.,aswellastheheadquartersofmostfederalagenciesTheDistrictofColumbia3

WashingtonalsoservesastheheadquartersfortheWorldBank,theInternationalMonetaryFund,andtheOrganizationofAmericanStates.AllofthishasmadeWashingtonthefrequentfocalpointofmassivepoliticaldemonstrationsandprotests,particularlyontheNationalMall.Washingtonisalsothesiteofnumerousnationallandmarks,museums,andsportsteams,andisapopulardestinationfortourists.Washingtonalsose4CongressBuildingCongressBuilding5TheWashingtonMonument为纪念首任总统华盛顿而建造TheWashingtonMonument为纪念首任总6WhiteHouse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。WhiteHouse始建于1792年，是美国总统在任期7LincoinMemorial(林肯纪念堂)LincoinMemorial(林8TheWashingtonNationalCathedral

（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品最丰富的城市之一TheWashingtonNationalCathed9MountRushmore（拉什莫尔山）华盛顿、杰佛逊、罗斯福、林肯四位美国总统MountRushmore（拉什莫尔山）华盛顿、杰佛逊、10NationalparkNationalpark11NewYorkCity,officiallytheCityofNewYork,isthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesandthemostdenselypopulatedmajorcityinNorthAmerica.Thecityisatthecenterofinternationalfinance,politics,entertainment,andculture,andisoneoftheworld'smajorglobalNewYorkNewYorkCity,officiallythe12citieswithavirtuallyunrivaledcollectionofmuseums,galleries,performancevenues,mediaoutlets,internationalcorporations,andfinancialmarkets.ItisalsohometotheglobalheadquartersoftheUnitedNations.LocatedinthestateofNewYork,NewYorkCityhasapopulationof8.1millionwithinanareaof321squaremiles(approximately830km2).Thecityproperconsistsoffiveboroughs:TheBronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens,andStatenIsland.Eachoftheseboroughs,exceptforStatenIsland,ishometoatleastamillionpeopleandwouldeachbeamongthenation'slargestcitiesifconsideredindependently.citieswithavirtuallyunriva13

EmpireStateBuilding(帝国大厦)纽约最高的建筑，也是世界最高的大厦之一

14TimeSquare(时代广场)纽约剧院最密集的区域TimeSquare(时代广场)纽约剧院最密集的区域15Broadway百老汇Broadway百老汇16CentralPark（中央公园）世界著名的城市公园CentralPark（中央公园）世界著名的城市公园17美国主要城市英文介绍ppt课件18ChicagoisthethirdmostpopulouscityintheUnitedStates.With2.7millionresidents,itisthemostpopulouscityinboththeU.S.stateofIllinoisandtheAmericanMidwest.Itsmetropolitanarea,sometimescalledChicagoland,ishometo9.5millionpeopleandisthethird-largestintheUnitedStates.ChicagoistheseatofCookCountyandasmallpartofthecitylimits(specificallytheO'Hareregion)extendsintoDuPageCounty.ChicagoChicagoisthethirdmostpopu19Chicagowasincorporatedasacityin1837,nearaportagebetweentheGreatLakesandtheMississippiRiverwatershed.Today,Chicagoislistedasanalpha+globalcitybytheGlobalizationandWorldCitiesResearchNetwork,andranksseventhintheworldinthe2012GlobalCitiesIndex.Thecityisaninternationalhubforfinance,commerce,industry,telecommunications,andtransportation,withO'HareInternationalAirportbeingthesecond-busiestairportintheworldintermsoftrafficmovements.Chicagowasincorporatedasa20美国主要城市英文介绍ppt课件21

The Bean（云豆）The Bean（云豆）22LinkenParkLinkenPark23TheCityofLosAngeles,alsoknownsimplyasL.A.orinformallyastheCityofAngels,isthesecond-largestcityintheUnitedStatesintermsofpopulation.ItwasincorporatedasacityinCaliforniaonApril4,1850andisthecountyseatandthelargestcityinLosAngelesCounty.LosAngelesservesasthecoreandmostimportantcityofthesprawlingSouthernCaliforniaurbanareawhichcountsnearly18millionresidents.Thecityisalsolargebygeographicstandardssinceitsprawlsovermorethan465squaremiles,makingitlargerthaneitherNewYorkCityorChicagoinarea.Los

AngelesTheCityofLosAngeles,also24LosAngelesisoneofthecultural,economic,scientificandentertainmentcentersofthecountry.Inaddition,LosAngeleshostedtwoOlympicGames(in1932and1984)andishometoworld-renownedscientificandculturalinstitutions.LosAngelesisoneofthecult25HollywoodHollywood26AvenuofStars星光大道AvenuofStars星光大道27DisneylandDisneyland28PhiladelphiaisthelargestcityintheCommonwealthofPennsylvania,thesecondlargestcityontheEastCoastoftheUnitedStates,andthefifth-most-populouscity,intheUnitedStates.ItislocatedintheNortheasternUnitedStatesattheconfluenceoftheDelawareandSchuylkillrivers,anditistheonlyconsolidatedcity-countyinPennsylvania.Philadelphiawasoneofthenation'scapitalsduringtheRevolutionaryWar,andthecityservedasthetemporaryU.S.capitalwhileWashington,D.C.,wasunderconstruction.Philadelphiaisknownforitsartsandculture.PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaisthelargestci29

ThecityhasmoreoutdoorsculpturesandmuralsthananyotherAmericancity,andPhiladelphia'sFairmountPark

isthelargestlandscapedurbanparkintheworld.Thecityhasmo30美国主要城市英文介绍ppt课件31美国主要城市英文介绍ppt课件32IndependencePalace(独立宫)IndependencePalace(独立宫)33SanFranciscoofficiallytheCityandCountyofSanFrancisco,istheleadingfinancialandculturalcenterofNorthernCaliforniaandtheSanFranciscoBayArea.SanFranciscoTheonlyconsolidatedcity-countyinCalifornia,SanFranciscoencompassesalandareaofabout46.9squaremiles(121km2)onthenorthernendoftheSanFranciscoPeninsula,givingitadensityofabout17,620peoplepersquaremile(6,803peopleperkm2).TheCaliforniaGoldRushof1849broughtrapidgrowth,makingitthelargestcityontheWestCoastatthetime.DuetothegrowthofitsSanFranciscooff