15.Washington,D.C. 日
15. Washington, D.C
Content Warm-up Activity ■The White House Detailed Understanding of the Text Exercises
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Text Washington,D.C.is the capital of the United States.Do you know what the letters D.C.stand for?This extract will give you some interesting impressions of the city. 1.When you hear people talk about Washington,D.C.,you may want to know what the letters D.C.mean.They mean "District of Columbia".Washington,the capital city of the U.S.A.,is in the District of Columbia,not as you might expect, in the State of Washington.Washington state is thousands of miles away on the northwest coast.(There are also several other towns called Washington in the United States
Text Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States. Do you know what the letters D.C. stand for? This extract will give you some interesting impressions of the city. 1. When you hear people talk about Washington, D. C., you may want to know what the letters D.C. mean. They mean “District of Columbia”. Washington, the capital city of the U.S.A., is in the District of Columbia, not as you might expect, in the State of Washington. Washington state is thousands of miles away on the northwest coast. (There are also several other towns called Washington in the United States.)
2.Washington,D.C.lies between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River.It's about 220 miles south of New York City. The pleasantest and easiest way to get there is by long- distance bus,or by the fast(125-miles-an-hour)train which costs a little more than the bus journey and a little less than flying.I would travel far more than 200 miles to see Washington.It's not a city that has grown up accidentally as most big cities have done.It was carefully planned as the nation's capital by Frenchman,Pierre L'Enfant.The city was named after George Washington,the much-loved,much- admired,much-respected first President of the United States. In 1791 he himself arranged to buy the land on which it stands
2. Washington, D. C. lies between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River. It’s about 220 miles south of New York City. The pleasantest and easiest way to get there is by longdistance bus, or by the fast (125-miles-an-hour) train which costs a little more than the bus journey and a little less than flying. I would travel far more than 200 miles to see Washington. It’s not a city that has grown up accidentally as most big cities have done. It was carefully planned as the nation’s capital by Frenchman, Pierre L’Enfant. The city was named after George Washington, the much-loved, muchadmired, much-respected first President of the United States. In 1791 he himself arranged to buy the land on which it stands
3.Now let's take our first look at the capital.For a few moments you may feel you are dreaming and that you have stepped back through the centuries into ancient Greece.Many of the beautiful,shining building are built in the noble style of the ancient Greek temples,and stand in wide avenues amid trees and fountains.Most of the mare museums or government offices.Government is the chief business of Washington,_and the chief government building is called the Capitol.With its high dome,it looks a little like St.Paul's in London or St.Peter's in Rome.It stands on a hill overlooking the city,which is divided by Rock Creek Park.A long wide avenue called the Mall leads to the Capitol.At the other end of this avenue a tall,white, needle-like building points to the sky.This is,of course, the highest needle'in the world!--the Washington Monument
3. Now let’s take our first look at the capital. For a few moments you may feel you are dreaming and that you have stepped back through the centuries into ancient Greece. Many of the beautiful, shining building are built in the noble style of the ancient Greek temples, and stand in wide avenues amid trees and fountains. Most of the mare museums or government offices. Government is the chief business of Washington, and the chief government building is called the Capitol. With its high dome, it looks a little like St. Paul’s in London or St. Peter’s in Rome. It stands on a hill overlooking the city, which is divided by Rock Creek Park. A long wide avenue called the Mall leads to the Capitol. At the other end of this avenue a tall, white, needle-like building points to the sky. This is, of course, the highest ‘needle’ in the world! -- the Washington Monument