Chapter 9 Yankee Land 第8章 扬基人的定居地 A pair of shoes, a hat, or an automobile we should not call New if they were a year old, 一双鞋、一顶帽子或一辆汽车,如果用了一年,我们就不该说它们是新的了, but th
In spite of the fact that land in New York City is worth more than any other land in the World, there are two big parks where city people may have a little country. 尽管纽约市的土地比世界上其他任何地方都要贵,但市内仍然有两
On one side of Manhattan Island is the Hudson River and on the other side is the East River. 曼哈顿岛的一面是哈得逊河,另一面是东河。 A bridge was built across the East River by stretching ropes made of steel from one side of the
One group of high buildings in New York might be called the capitol of the World. 纽约的一组高楼可以称作是全世界的国会大厦。 After World War II most of the countries of the World wanted to find some way of keeping a third World W
There are only six continents where people live, but on each of these continents there are several countries. 世界上有人居住的大陆只有六个,但是每一个大陆上都有好 多个国家。 A country doesn't mean the country. 国家并不
The country of a king is called a kingdom.If one man rules over several countries, he is called an emperor and the countries an empire. 一个国王的国家叫做王国。如果一个人统治好几个国家,他就叫做帝王,这些国家就叫做
Chapter 5 The 13 Club 第5章 十三俱乐部 A man may pay millions of dollars to have a hospital, a library, 一个人也许要花上几百万美元才能让一家医院、一个图书馆 or a museum named after him, and another who has paid nothin
As the initials of the United States are U.S., someone said they stand for Uncle Sam, so the old fellow dressed in a flag we call Uncle Sam. 美国的首字母是U.S,于是有人说它代表山姆大叔(Uncle Sam,首字母同U.S.),我们因此就把那
Now thirteen is generally considered an unlucky number, but these 13 States were not afraid of bad luck. 现在13通常被认为是个不吉利的数字,但是这13个州并不害怕什么坏运气。 In fact, as the new country had to have a flag,
When I wa a boy I thought the Capital was the most beautiful building in the World. 小时候,我以为国会大厦就是世界上最美的建筑。 Since then I have seen nearly all of the most beautiful buildings in the World, 后来我见到了世
Several States have so few people that they send only one Representative. 有几个州人数太少,只能选送一名众议员。 The Senate and the House of Representatives together are called Congress, and when Congress is holding a meeting a fla
This other building is called the Treasury. 那是财政部。 There is a picture of it on the 10 dollar bill. 10美元上就有它的图案。 In the Treasury is kept money of the United States. 美国的钱都由财政部保管。 We write United S
It's like a giant finger, five hundred and fifty-five feet high. 它就像一根巨大的手指,有555英尺高, It seemed a mile high, 看起来足有1英里高, but it is really only about a tenth of a mile highnot even as high as a low mount
Chapter 7 Mary's Land, VirRinia's State, and Penn's Woods 第7章 玛丽的领地、弗吉尼亚的领土和佩恩的森林 Did you ever trade a top for some marbles or an apple for an orange? 你曾经用陀螺交换购买一些弹珠,或者用一个
Near the Mother of Waters are two cities.One is named Annapolis. 在河之母附近有两座城市。一个叫安纳波利斯, The other is named Baltimore. 另一个叫巴尔的摩。 Annapolis means Anna's City, and it too was named after a queen
A name that is in the Bible is the name of a city, Philadelphia. 有座城市的名字是取自于《圣经》非拉铁非(简称费城), It means the City of Brotherly Love. 意思是兄弟之爱的城市。 This name was chosen to give to thi
Chapter 8 The Empire State 第8章 帝国州 Several countries together are called an Empire. So New York State is often called the Empire State, 几个国家合在一起叫做帝国,纽约州常被叫做帝国州, because it has as many people,
Chapter 6 A City Built in a Swamp 第6章 建于沼泽中的城市 A cap which you wear on your head means head. 有些含有cap (帽子)的英语单词表示头的意思。 A captain also means head he's the head of a company of soldiers.A capital m
Almost all vegetables and fruits in the World have sugar in their juice; they are sweet. 世界上几乎所有的植物和水果的汁液里都含糖,是甜的。 Some have a great deal, some have very little. 有些含有大量的糖分,有些则含
Chapter 19 So Near and Yet so Far 第19章 近在咫尺,远在天涯 N-A-M-E-R-I-C-A and S-A-M-E-R-I-C-A are two names printed in large letters across my map of North America and South America. 我有一张北美洲和南美洲的地图,从地图的
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