英语演讲THE UNITED STATES

The United States

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The United States The United States, local east coast Atlantic, west on the Pacific, north to Canada, south by Mexico and the gulf (分歧)of Mexico. The capital for Washington. The United States comes from 1776 from British rule of the north American colonies. America s economy, culture, science and technology, and military influence throughout the whole of the 20th century. In the first world war and the second world war, the United States and the Allies(同盟国) and with Allies, winning and decades of experience after the cold war finally dragged down the Soviet union, as the world's only superpower.

The national flag of AmericaFifty stars represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies.

The Stars and Stripes

From the eagle s perspective, it holds a bundle of 13 arrows in its left talon, and an olive branch in its right talon(爪子), together symbolizing that the United States of America has "a strong desire for peace, but will always be ready for war."

Great Seal(国徽) of the United States

National flower , Stone and Bird1、On September 23 ,1986 , the House of Representatives passed a joint resolution naming the rose as the “national floral emblem ”(国花). 2、The national stone of America of the United States is blue sapphire (蓝宝石). 3、The blad eagle is the “national bird emblem”

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The Empire State Building(帝国大厦) The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection(交叉点) of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than forty years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. It was designated (指定)as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. In 2007, it was ranked number one on the List of America's Favorite Architecture according to the AIA. The building is owned and managed by W&H Properties.

2.纽约中央火车站(Grand Central Terminal)Built in 1903 The busiest railway station of the world

3.Mount Rushmore拉什莫尔山

Mount Rushmore is a memorial to the birth, growth, preservation and development of the United States of America. Gutzon Borglum sculpted(雕刻) busts(半身像) of Presidents George Washington(乔治.华盛顿), Thomas Jefferson(托马斯.杰斐逊), Theodore Roosevelt(西里奥.罗斯福), and Abraham Lincoln (亚伯拉罕.林肯) high in the Black Hills to represent the first 150 years of American history. The primary resource at Mount Rushmore is the granite sculpture(花岗岩雕塑)itself, but also of interest is the Sculptor's Studio built under the direction of Sculptor Gutzon Borglu

m in 1939. Unique plaster models and tools related to the sculpting process are displayed in the studio.

4. The White House

For almost two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency, the United States government, and the American people. Its history, and the history of the nation s capital, began when President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December of 1790 declaring that the federal government would reside in a district "not exceeding ten miles square...on the river Potomac." President Washington, together with city planner Pierre L'Enfant, chose the site for the new residence, which is now 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As preparations began for the new federal city, a competition was held to find a builder of the "President's House." Nine proposals were submitted, and Irish-born architect James Hoban won a gold medal for his practical and handsome design.

5. The Liberty Statue

The statue, which depicts Liberty throwing off her shackles (束缚) and holding a beacon to light the world, was the creation of a French sculptor, who crafted (精巧制作)it a hundred years after the American Revolution in recognition of solidarity between the French and American people (though it's fair to add that Bartholdi originally intended the statue for Alexandria in Egypt). Bartholdi built Liberty in Paris between 1874 and 1884, starting with a terracotta model and enlarging it through four successive versions to its present size, a construction of thin copper sheets bolted together and supported by an iron framework designed by Gustave Eiffel. The arm carrying the torch was exhibited in Madison Square Park for seven years, but the whole statue wasn't officially accepted on behalf of the American people until 1884, after which it was taken apart, crated up and shipped to New York.

Today you can climb steps up to the crown, but the cramped stairway through the torch sadly remains closed to the public. Don t be surprised if there s an hour-long wait to ascend(攀 登). Even if there is, Liberty Park's views of the lower Manhattan skyline, the twin towers of the World Trade Center lording it over the jutting teeth of New York's financial quarter, are spectacular enough.