NEW YORK CITY简介.ppt

GENERAL INTRODUCTION FIVE DISTINCT BOROUGHS EDUCATION officially The City of New York the largest city in the United States, with a metropolitan area that is among the largest urban areas in the world. one of the worlds primary global cities influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, and entertainment an important center for international affairs, hosting the United Nations headquarters Manhattan The Bronx Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Wall Street The UN Headquarters The Central Park The Statue of Liberty Broadway World Trade Center * * NEXT The birth of New York City The city with its good harbor was discovered as early as 1524 ,and it was established by the Dutch who named the city New Amsterdam. In 1664,the city was taken by the English and it got the name New York as it bears now. New York is often called “The Big Apple” “The City That Never Sleeps” “The Capital of The World” “The Empire City” Manhattan (曼哈顿） 21 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide the center of New York the economic center of USA the political center of the world Now every inch of the land is worth a lot of money ,but in 1626,it was bought from local Indians for a handful of goods worth only $24.That’s why the native Americans were very angry over this business deal. in Lower Manhattan the symbol of American monopoly capitalism It has been a dominant global financial center since World War II and is home to the New York Stock Exchange. The world famous New York Exchange is diagonally across the Wall Street. The United Nations was founded in 1945 in San Francisco. The headerquarters was built in 1953 in New York. United Nations Day is celebrated each year on 24 October because on the day in 1945 the Charter of the United Nations came into force. The UN Hesdquarters 打结的枪 铸剑为犁 破碎的地球 the largest and most important public park in Manhat