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smostfamoussportsteamaretheWashingtonRedskins（华盛顿印第安人队）,whoplayAmericanfootball（美式足球，即橄榄球）andhavewontheprestigious（享有声望的,声望很高的）Superbowl（“超级碗”，美国橄榄球冠军赛）threetimes. 

WashingtonDCispredominantly（主要地）abusinesscityandtherefore（因此）hotelrates（酒店房间收费）areusuallyhighestduringthebusinessweekandlowerattheweekendsandinthesummer.ThemaintouristseasoninWashingtonDCrunsroughlyfromApriltoSeptemberandthebusinessseasontendstostartslightlyearlierandfinishinthefall（秋天）,virtuallydisappearingduringtheheightofsummer.

WashingtonDChasmanyworld-famoustouristattractionsandmajorlandmarksandtheseincludetheWhiteHouse--completedin1800andhometoeveryUSpresidentexceptGeorgeWashington,theFederalBureauofInvestigation（FBI（美国）联邦调查局）offices--situated（位于）inDowntown

Washington（华盛顿市中心）, 

usingstate-of-the-art（艺术级的）crime-solvingtechnology.

TheWashingtonLibraryofCongress（美国国会图书馆）--thenationallibraryofAmerica,whichisactuallytheworld'

slargestlibrary,withmorethan100millionitems,theNationalZoologicalPark（美国国家动物园）--mostfamousforitstwogiantpandas（大熊猫）,MeiXiangandTianTian,andtheMCICenter

（华盛顿体育中心）--ahugearena（舞台）hostingmanyconcerts（音乐会）andsportingevents,whichopenedin1997atacostofaroundUSD200million. 

DowntownWashington,thelargestareaofthecity,islocatedtothenorthandeastoftheWhiteHouse,withnumerousshops,departmentstores,theaters,touristattractions,museums（博物馆）,restaurants,officeblocks（办公大楼）andmanyofWashington'

slandmarkbuildings.

WashingtonDChasafairlymildclimate（温和气候）andtheweatherinWashingtonisoftenextremelysunnyandhot,particularlyattheheightofsummer.ThisisoneofAmerica'

smostimportantcitiesandisalwaysworthvisiting,whateverthetimeofyear.

Chicago（芝加哥）:

ChicagoisoneofthemostimportantcitiesinAmericaandisatoptouristdestination（目的地）.Withsomanyinterestingattractions,historiclandmarks,entertainment,sports,beachesandanumberofvastparksandgardens,ChicagoislocatednexttothebeautifulLakeMichigan（密歇根湖）.Chicagoisfullof

interestingandappealingtouristattractionsandhistoricallandmarks. 

SomeofthetoptouristattractionsinChicagoincludeChicago'

sfamousMagnificentMile（华丽一英里，芝加哥市最高级的一个地段）--partofMichiganAvenue（密歇根大道）whichhasbecomeaMecca（圣地）forshoppinginChicagowithliterally（真实地；

确切地）hundredsofshops,theHaroldWashingtonLibrary（哈罗德华盛顿图书中心）--oneofthelargestlibrariesintheworld,Chicago'

sHancockObservatory（汉考克了望台）--withstunningviewsofthestarsatnightandspectacularpanoramic（全景的,全貌的）viewsofdowntownChicago.

Chicago'

sNorthAvenueBeach--wheremanytouristsinChicagogotoswim,sunbathe（晒太阳；

日光浴）andrelax,theChicagoSearsTower（希尔斯摩天大楼）,theChicagoTribuneTower（论坛大厦）--oneoftheearliestskyscrapers（摩天大楼）,andtheChicagoNavyPier（海军码头）--anenormouspierforChicago'

sshippingindustryandnowfullofanenormousrangeofentertainmentand

attractions,coveringover50acres. 

Chicagohasmanysportingfacilities,includingnumerousspectatorsports（吸引观众的体育比赛）.Hometoseveralworld-classsportsteams,themostfamousofwhichistheChicagoBears,whoregularlyplayAmericanfootballatChicago'

sSoldierField.ManyWorldCupfootballsportsmatchesareplayedin

ChicagoandAmericanfootballinChicagoattractsalargefollowing,withtheseasonrunningfromSeptembertoDecember.

Thecityhasoneoftheworld'

sbestcollectionsofmodernarchitecture,fromFrankLloydWright（弗兰克•劳埃德•莱特（1869-1959）美国建筑师，他基于自然形式的特殊建筑风格极大地影响了现代建筑业。

）housestothe110-storey（110层的）SearsTower.Forvisitors,ChicagoofferstheArtInstituteofChicago,andawiderangeofexcellentmuseums（manyofwhichhaveonedayoffreeadmission（免费进入）perweek）,restaurants,sportsandhighbrowculturalactivities（高雅文化活动）.

NewYork（纽约）:

TheCityNeverSleeps. 

Mostpeopleassociate（联想）AmericawithNewYork.ItisthebiggestcityintheU.S.withplentyofattractionssuchasTheStatueofLiberty（自由女神）,viewingtheRockefellerCenter（洛克斐勒中心）,TrumpTowers（川普大楼）,TheTimesSquare（时代广场）,andtheAtlanticcity（大西洋城）.

NewYork,NewYork,sogoodtheynamedittwice,isoneofthemajorcitiesintheworldandalsooneofthetoptouristdestinationsinAmerica.AlsoknownaffectionatelyastheBigApple,thelivelyandbustling（忙忙碌碌的,熙熙攘攘的;

活跃的）metropolis（大都会）ofNewYorkCityisfullofinterestingsightsandmajorlandmarks. 

ManyofNewYork'

smajorlandmarksandtouristattractionsareknownandlovedthroughouttheworld.SomeofthetoptouristattractionsaretheEmpireStateBuilding（帝国大厦）--oneofthemostfamousofallNewYorklandmarksandthedefinitiveskyscraper,theChryslerBuilding（克莱斯勒大厦）--openedin1930,whenitwasdeclaredtheworld'

stallestbuildinguntilthecompletionoftheEmpireStateBuilding,CentralPark（中央公园）--locatedintheManhattandistrict（曼哈顿区）ofNewYorkandcoveringanenormousareaofalmost850acres.

TimesSquare--situatedintheheartofNewYork'

sTheaterDistrict（剧

院区）andfilledwithcolorfulneonsigns（霓虹灯）,

BrooklynBridge（布鲁克林大桥）--NewYork'

sfamousbridgethatiswidelyregardedasoneofthemostbeautifulbridgesintheworld,andofcoursetheimpressiveandenormousStatueofLiberty 

--symbolizingtheAmericandreamoffreedom.ThesheersizeofNewYork'

sStatueofLibertyisquite

breathtaking. 

NewYorkisastrongcityandthisisapparentafterNewYorkcitysufferedoneoftheworstterroristattacksintheworldonSeptember11th,2001,whentheTwinTowers（双子塔）oftheWorldTradeCenter（世界贸易中心）weredestroyed.NewYorkershaverebuilttheirlivesandshowedtheworldthatthisisaresilient（恢复活力的）cityandthattheBigApplewillalwaysbeoneofthegreatestandmostimportantcitiesintheworld.

LosAngeles（洛杉矶）:

Manytouristscomeheretoexperiencethecitythathascometoepitomize（使成...的缩影;

集中体现）theAmericanDream--mostobviouslyinthefantasyworldsofDisneyland（迪斯尼乐园）andHollywood（好莱坞）,butalsointhehalf-flaunted（半招摇的）,half-concealed（半隐蔽的）opulence（富裕）ofBeverlyHills（贝弗利山庄）andMalibu（马里布）whereyoucantrytogetaglimpseofmoviestarsandassorted（各色俱全的）celebrities（名人）.

St.Louis（圣路易斯）:

MainattractionsincludetherevitalizedriverfrontincludingthemagnificentGatewayArch（大拱门，圣路易斯的地标）andtherestoredwarehousesofLaclede'

sLanding（莱克里德码头，在大拱门附近）.

Orlando（奥兰多）:

Aquietfarmingtowntwentyyearsago,hasmorepeoplepassingthroughitsenvironsthananyotherplaceinthestate.Thereason,ofcourse,isWaltDisneyWorld（迪斯尼世界）,which,alongwithUniversalStudios（环球影城）,SeaWorld（海洋世界）andahostofthemedattractions（主题乐园）,pullsmorethan25millionpeopleayeartoapreviously（先前,以前）featureless（无特色的,平凡的）plotofscrubland（灌木丛林）.

GrandCanyons（n.大峡谷）:

ThemostfamousnaturalfeatureintheUSA,wherethegreatColoradoRiver（n.科罗拉多河）hascutamorethanonemiledeep10milewidechasm（n.深坑）inthedesertrock.TheGrandCanyonNationalParkcoversthetwothirdseasternofthecanyonbutitisthesouthernrim（n.边缘）whichseesmosttouristactivity.Youcouldtrythenorthrimfor

lessaccessibilityandmoresolitude（n.荒僻）.

SituatedinthestateofArizona（n.亚利桑那州）,GrandCanyonsisthesinglemostawe-inspiring（adj.令人敬畏的）spectacle（n.奇观）inalandofunforgettablegeology（n.地质概况）,andoneofthefewplacesintheworldthatyouabsolutelyhavetoseeatleastonceinyourlifetime.

LasVegas（n.拉斯维加斯）:

Viva（n.欢呼声）LasVegas!

ThisfamousNevada（内华达州）cityishometobrightneonlights（n.霓虹灯）,busycasinos（n.娱乐场,赌博的地方）,thefamousLasVegasStrip,enormous（adj.巨大的）hotels,numerous（adj.众多的）weddingchapels（n.礼堂）,livelynightlife,anaverageof315daysofsunshineeachyearandmanyimpressive（n.令人难忘

的）touristattractions（旅游景点）.Whereelsecanyougetmarriedintheworldwithoutevenleavingyourcar,orbyapriest（n.牧师）dressedasElvisPresley（猫王艾尔维斯•普莱斯利，美国著名的摇滚乐歌手）?

!

Therearelandmarks,restaurants（n.餐馆）,LasVegassightseeing（n.观光）.

TheLasVegasStripisawideavenuethatrunsthroughthecenterofLasVegasandislinedwithmostofthecity'

slargesthotelcasinosandtouristattractions.SomeofthetoptouristattractionsinLasVegasincludetheSecretGardenandDolphin（n.海豚）Habitat（n.栖息地）--atropical（adj.热带的）paradise（n.天堂）withwhitetigers,elephantsanddolphins,theSpeedRollerCoaster（n.过山车）attheLasVegasCyberSpeedway（n.电脑化高速公路）--withspeedsofupto70miles-per-hour. 

TheLasVegasMotorSpeedwayislocatedinnorthLasVegasandfeaturesamajorracingcircuit,andtheParis/LasVegasEiffelTower（n.艾菲尔铁塔）--ahalfsizereplica（n.复制品）ofthefamousEiffelToweratthethemedParis-LasVegascasino,whereitispossibletogetmarriedatthetop,surroundedbyspectacular（adj.壮观的）viewsacrossLasVegas.Theincredible（adj.令人难以置信的）HooverDam（胡佛水坝）isalsolocatedclosetoLasVegasandi