《英语国家概况》美国篇,期末整理.docx

The United States of AmericaPart 1The Country and The American IdentityCommon-sense Knowledge1、全称：The United States of America (美利坚合众国)2、简称：the United States;the U.S.; America.3、National Anthem：《星条旗永不落》 The Star-Spangled Banner（同时可以叫做国旗）1931年被美国国会正式定为国歌。4、National Flower：Rose5、Jet lag: About 16 hours (west of America), and 13 hours (east of America).（了解）6、The Capital: Washington D.C.为纪念美国国父乔治-华盛顿和发现美洲新大陆的哥伦布Christophe而定名7、绰号：山姆大叔（Uncle Sam）Location1、Canada on the north；Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south ；Atlantic Ocean on the east；Pacific Ocean on the west.2、The largest country in the world：Russia，Canada， China，America，brazil，Australia.3、50 states in totalAlaska—the largest ；Rhode Island (罗德岛州)—the smallest ；Texas（德克萨斯州）—the largest on the mainland4、著名城市Boston是Massachusetts马萨诸塞州的首府5、两边两座山，中间一条河。The eastern part—the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range (阿巴拉挈亚山脉).The western part—Rocky Mountains（落基山）—the great backbone of North AmericaThe Mississippi River—father of watersThe Great LakesLake Michigan密歇根湖—wholly within the United States唯一全在美国境内Lake Erie伊利湖和Lake Ontario 安大略湖间有Niagara Falls尼亚加拉大瀑布Lake Superior 苏必利尔湖—世界上最大的淡水湖无特色的Lake Huron 休伦湖Climate1、Mainly temperate with some mild subtropical zones with only the southern Florida and Hawaii being tropical.大部分是温带大陆性气候。2、The Northeast 东北部著名城市有：（1）Boston 波士顿（2）New York 纽约：①Situated on three islands—Manhattan Island（曼哈顿岛）, Long Island（纽约长岛） and Staten Island（斯塔顿岛） at the mouth of Hudson River（哈德逊河）. ②Five boroughs—Manhattan（曼哈顿）, Brooklyn（布鲁克林）, Bronx（布朗克斯）, Richmond（里士满） and Queens（纽约皇后区）. ③the headquarter of the United Nations （联合国总部）④The statue of liberty自由女神像The formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World.3、The South 南部著名城市有：New Orleans(新奥尔良)；Miami（迈阿密）；Atlanta （亚特兰大）The Midwest—the birthplace of the Republican Party共和党的诞生地中部著名城市有：（1）Chicago—the windy city; second most populous city after New York（New York最多）5、The West 西部著名城市有：（1）San Francisco圣弗兰西斯科/旧金山有Golden Gate Bridge（金门大桥）（2）Los Angels 洛杉矶有Hollywood