美国学生世界地理教材 第31期:帝国州(2)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第17期:没有尽头的队列(2)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第18期:没有尽头的队列(3)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第19期:十三俱乐部(1)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第20期:十三俱乐部(2)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第21期:十三俱乐部(3)

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,

美国学生世界地理教材 第23期:建于沼泽中的城市(2)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第24期:建于沼泽中的城市(3)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第25期:建于沼泽中的城市(4)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第26期:建于沼泽中的城市(5)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第27期:玛丽的领地弗吉尼亚的领土和佩恩的森林(1)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第28期:玛丽的领地弗吉尼亚的领土和佩恩的森林(2)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第29期:玛丽的领地弗吉尼亚的领土和佩恩的森林(4)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第30期:帝国州(1)

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,

美国学生世界地理教材 第22期:建于沼泽中的城市(1)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第67期:海盗的海洋(4)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第61期:近在咫尺 远在天涯(1)

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

美国学生世界地理教材 第62期:近在咫尺 远在天涯(2)

Why did ships want to get from one ocean to the other, anyway? 轮船为什么非要从一边海洋到另一边海洋去呢？ Why shouldnt those on one side stay on that side, and those on the other side stay on the other side? 为什么两边的轮船

美国学生世界地理教材 第63期:近在咫尺 远在天涯(3)

This doctor found out that what made the Isthmus so unhealthful waswhat do you suppose?nothing but little mosquitos. 这个医生发现造成地峡如此有害于健康的罪魁祸首是你猜是什么呢？竟然只是小小的蚊子。 These mosqui

美国学生世界地理教材 第64期:海盗的海洋(1)

Chapter 20 Pirate Seas 第20章 海盗的海洋 I was once on a train leaving Baltimore when a man asked me where I was going. I told him I was going to Baltimore. 我有一次坐火车正要离开巴尔的摩，这时一个男子问我到哪去。我告