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為紀念首任總統華盛頓而建造TheWashingtonMonument為紀念首任總6WhiteHouse始建于1792年，是美國總統在任期內辦公并和家人居住的地方?！鞍讓m”是1902年羅斯福正式命名。WhiteHouse始建于1792年，是美國總統在任期7LincoinMemorial(林肯紀念堂)LincoinMemorial(林8TheWashingtonNationalCathedral

（華盛頓大教堂）Museum華盛頓有15個大型博物館，是世界上擁有博物館最多而且收藏展品最豐富的城市之一TheWashingtonNationalCathed9MountRushmore（拉什莫爾山）華盛頓、杰佛遜、羅斯福、林肯四位美國總統MountRushmore（拉什莫爾山）華盛頓、杰佛遜、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(帝國大廈)紐約最高的建筑，也是世界最高的大廈之一

14TimeSquare(時代廣場)紐約劇院最密集的區域TimeSquare(時代廣場)紐約劇院最密集的區域15Broadway百老匯Broadway百老匯16CentralPark（中央公園）世界著名的城市公園CentralPark（中央公園）世界著名的城市公園17美國主要城市英文介紹ppt課件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美國主要城市英文介紹ppt課件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美國主要城市英文介紹ppt課件31美國主要城市英文介紹ppt課件32IndependencePalace(獨立宮)IndependencePalace(獨立宮)33SanFranciscoofficiallytheCityandCountyofSanFrancisco,istheleadingfinancialandculturalcenterofNorthernCaliforniaandtheSanFranciscoBayArea.SanFranciscoTheonlyconsolidatedcity-countyinCalifornia,SanFranciscoencompassesalandareaofabout46.9squaremiles(121km2)onthenorthernendoftheSanFranciscoPeninsula,givingitadensityofabout17,620peoplepersquaremile(6,803peopleperkm2).TheCaliforniaGoldRushof1849broughtrapidgrowth,makingitthelargestcityontheWestCoastatthetime.DuetothegrowthofitsSanFranciscooff