美国各大城市的英文介绍

Unit One Washington D、C、
Good morning, everyone、I want to welcome you to Washington D、C、Tour USA is going to take around nation’s capital this morning、I’m Martha Anderson and I will be your guide、The tour will take 2 hours, so we will be back about noon、
We are starting at the Capitol Building, where the senators and representatives vote on laws for the country、And there across the street is the Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States、Next to the Court is the Library of Congress、Just imagine, the Library of Congress has a copy of every book printed in the United States、
Here is the Washington Monument、It is such a beautiful tall monument, reaching up into the sky、That is one of the most popular sights in Washington、And there is the White House, where the president and his family live、If you have time, you should take a tour of the White House and see the rooms where the American president lives、
Now we’re coming to the Lincoln Memorial、This is one of the most loved places in America, because Abraham Lincoln was such a great man、Now the bus is going across the Potomac River to Arlington National Cemetery, where so many American heroes are buried、
If you have any questions about Washington, please ask me、I hope you have enjoyed seeing Washington D、C、with Tour USA、、
Unit Two New York City
Good morning, good morning! I want to welcome you to New York City, the Big Apple, this exciting city of Skyscrapers、I’m Jack Marino, and I‘ll be your guide today for Tour USA、After our tour, you will take the ferry to the Statue of Liberty, which stands out in New York Harbor、As you see, Central Park is a very large park, right in the middle of all the tall buildings、Look at all the people walking in the park, bicycling, jogging, and picnicking on the grass、And there is the lake with many small boats、
Now we are going down Fifth Avenue、New Yorkers love to walk along Fifth Avenue and look in the store windows、There are clothing stores with beautiful dresses and suits, and jewelry stores with diamonds and gold、
Here we are on Broadway, where you can see plays and musicals、There are many famous theaters right here、When you visit New York you must go and see a play or a musical、
Now we are going by the Empire State Building、From the 102nd floor you can see all up and down the island of Manhattan、It is a wonderful way to see the city、
Here is Wall Street, the money center of the United States、These streets are the heart of American business、The people going along the street look very small with such tall buildings on both sides、
And there’s the ferry that will take you to the Statue of Liberty、I hope you enjoyed seeing New York City with Tour USA、
Unit Three Boston
Hello, everyone! I want to welcome you to Boston, called Bean town for the wonderful Boston baked beans、Tour USA is going to show you the old and the new city、I'm Barbara Smith, and I'll be your guide today、The tour takes one hour、
We are starting at the State Capitol, with its beautiful gold-covered dome shining in the sun、
You are facing the Boston Common, which has many historical statues, and the Public Gardens、Notice the families enjoying the ride around the pond in the swan boats、We are on Beacon Hill, one of the oldest sections of Boston、
Now we are going down to Boston Harbor, going through the North End、This house belonged to Paul Revere at the time of the American Revolution、In those days, the ocean was closed to this house, although now the ocean is about six blocks away、The North End has been home to many Italian families for over 100 years, and there are many wonderful Italian stores and restaurants here、
If you look put the window on the right side of the bus, you can see a tall granite column on top of the hill、That is the Bunker Hill Monument, and it marks the place where there was a famous battle between the British and the Americans during the American Revolution、
And now we are going to go to the Back Bay、Two hundred years ago this land was all under water, but now it is covered with tall modern buildings、We are going to end our tour here at Copley Place, one of the newest shopping malls in the city、Here you can find the very best of everything including a number of restaurants where you can eat lunch、I hope you have enjoyed seeing Boston with tour USA、
Unit Four Chicago
Good morning to you all! Welcome to Chicago, the Windy City! I’m Martin Chen, and I’m your guide today for Tour USA、
We are driving along Lake Shore Drive, on the shore of Lake Michigan、Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes, and as you can see, it looks like an ocean、、There are even sand dunes! If you want to, you can take a trip on one of our tour boats to see the city from out on the water、As you watch the trees bending back and forth, I think you can see why Chicago is called the Windy city! But we hope the weather will be good for your visit、
Now we’re in the business district of this great city、This is the Chicago Board of Trade、Chicago is one of the most important American cities for products made in the USA、In the nineteenth century it was the central meat market for the whole country、
This city is also known for its fine museums、We are passing the Art Institute of Chicago、You should try to visit this museum while you are here and see the paintings collected from all over the world、There are more than fifteen excellent museums here、
Right now we are passing the Chicago Lyric opera House, where you can hear opera sung by famous singers from the United States and all over the world、There are opera performances Friday and Saturday evenings、
And now we are going by Wrigley Field, one of the oldest baseball parks in the country、The Chicago Cubs play here when they are in town、I’m afraid they are playing on the West Coast this week、
Please ask me if you like any more information、I hope you have enjoyed seeing Chicago with Tour USA、
Unit Five New Orleans
Hi, everybody! I want to welcome you to New Orleans、Tour USA is going to show you the city which was once called the Paris of America、My name is Louise Faraday and I’ll be your
guide today、I hope you are hungry because we will stop for lunch at one of New Orleans’ famous restaurants、But you will be back at your hotel by three o’clock、
First we are going to drive along the River Road、You see the beautiful plantations, wonderful old homes that have been kept as they were more than 100 years ago、These were plantations that raised sugar cane、If you have time or you are in New Orleans, you can take a trip along the river on one of the many tour boats、
Of course, the heart of New Orleans is the French Quarter、Notice the iron balconies and the courtyards of the lovely homes we are passing、They look French or Spanish because they city was first French, and then became Spanish, and then became French again! Then around 1800 New Orleans became part of the United States、The city has kept its European feeling、You should see New Orleans in the spring during the Mardi Gras Festival! That is the most exciting time to be here、
We are now passing some of the famous jazz clubs、New Orleans is the home of jazz, and people come from everywhere to hear the great musicians play、
But now its lunch time and here we are at Antoine’s, one of the most famous restaurants in America、Of course it’s Frenc h! I hope you have enjoyed seeing New Orleans with Tour USA、
Unit Six Dallas
Good morning to you all、I want to welcome you to Dallas、Tour USA is going to show you this exciting Texas City、I’m Chuck Carter and I'll be your guide today、The tour will take about two hours, so you will have plenty of time to go to the rodeo tonight、You will find the rodeo a real Western experience, with lots of cowboys and horses and fancy riding、
We are now going through the business center of Dallas, with its many new tall buildings、The main offices of all the large oil companies are found here、But dress design and manufacturing is also very important in the business life of Dallas, as you can see from this huge building, the Apparel Mart、
We are now driving out to let you see an oil field at work、That tall iron structure is called a derrick, and the workers are getting the oil from deep in the ground、There are oil fields throughout the Southwest, so you can see this kind of sight in many other places、
Now we are coming to Old City Park、As you can see, many small old buildings have been moved here to show how people lived in Dallas more than 100 years ago、Notice those houses; they are made of logs、That was the easiest way for people to make a house when they cane to Texas、
If you are a sports fan, you should try to go to a game of football with the Dallas Cowboys、They are a famous team and you will have a great afternoon、Here we are passing some of the fine Southwestern restaurants for which Dallas is well-known、Be sure to eat some of the Mexican-style food while you are here; it's called Tex-Mex food in Texas、The chili and tacos and hot peppers are very popular、
Here we are back at your hotel、I hope you have enjoyed seeing Dallas with Tour USA、
Unit Seven Grand Canyon National Park
Well, hi everybody! Welcome to Grand Canyon National Park! Tour USA is going to show you this incredible natural wonder、We are sure you have never seen anything like this canyon which is a mile deep and eighteen miles wide、I am Maria Campos and I will be your guide today、
We are driving along the edge of the canyon、If you look down into the canyon you can see an airplane flying way below us、We are so far above the plane that it looks very tiny、At the bottom of the canyon is the Colorado River, one of America’s longest rivers、From the edge where we are we cannot see the river、You may want to take a trip on the river while you are here in the park、
We are going to make a short stop at one of the Native American museums so that you can learn about the history and culture of the people who are live in this area、They have been people here for about 11,000 years、There are now more than five different groups of Native Americans who live in this part of the country、
Although we are not going down into the canyon today, it is possible to make the 25 mile trip down and out on the other side、You can walk through or you can ride a mule、But you must be ready for great changes in the weather、On the rim of the canyon, where we are now, it can become very cold, as we are 7,000 feet above sea level、But as you go down into the canyon, it becomes warmer and warmer, and the temperature can go over 100 degrees、It is a very interesting trip because you pass through all the different levels of the earth、The river cut its way through the stone and left the layers of stone for us to look at、
Look over there、That is Mooney Falls; the water drops about 200 feet、This is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the park、We are going to stop here and let you take time to photograph the canyon and the falls、
You can get more information from the park rangers、And I will be happy to answer any questions、I hope you have enjoyed seeing the Grand Canyon with tour USA、
Unit Eight Las Vegas
Hi, folks、Welcome to Las Vegas, the most exciting place you’ll ever visit! Tour USA is going to show you the high spots and the low spots of this terrific town、I’m Freddy Dawson and I’m going to be your guide today、We’ll be back in plenty of time for you to have a great night out、We’re going to start our tour by driving down the Strip、Here are the most famous hotels and casinos、Because gambling is legal in Nevada, the casinos can offer all kinds of gambling, such as slot machines and roulette wheels、As you can see from this signs on both sides of the street, there are plenty of places to choose from for people who want to gamble、
The hotels here offer wonderful entertainment、The most famous entertainers in the USA come here to put on shows、You can take your pick from comedy, popular music, or jazz、They will all be great、And of course the hotels are famous for wonderful food, too、
Many visitors come here to go to a convention、They find the Las Vegas Convention Center, which you can see on your left, to be one of the best in the world、It is the largest center on one floor in the United States、
Take time while you are here to play a little golf、As you can see, we are now driving past one of the city’s finest golf courses, with palm trees everywher e, and a lovely lake in the center of the course、Las Vegas has 17 golf courses, and many of them are championship courses where important golf tournaments are held、
Here we are back at your hotel、I am sure you are going to have a great time here、I hope you have enjoyed seeing Las Vegas with Tour USA、
Unit Nine Los Angeles
Good morning everybody、I want to welcome you to Los Angeles in sunny California、Tour USA is going to show you this wonderful city today、My name is Henry Goto and I'm going to be your guide this afternoon、The tour will take about two and a half hours、We will end our tour in Hollywood, where you will be able to visit a movie set and see how movies are made、
We are going to start by visiting some of the areas of Los Angeles where different nationalities first lived、Here is Olvera Street, one of the oldest streets in Los Angeles、As you see, it looks like a Mexican marketplace、You can get Mexican food and many things made in Mexico on this interesting street、
And here we are in Chinatown、There are fine Chinese shops and restaurants all through this part of town、You can see that many of the signs are in Chinese、
This part of town is called Little Tokyo、And that square is called the Japanese Village Plaza、Japanese holidays are celebrated there all year long、
We are going past the huge produce market where grocers come from all over Los Angeles to buy their groceries、And look at the beautiful flowers! This is where you can buy fresh-cut flowers and plants、
Now we are going on one of the Los Angeles freeways on our way to Hollywood、Of course, this is one of the most famous places in America because American movies are popular all over the world、We have arranged a special tour of a movie studio for you、After your tour is over, you will be taken back to your hotel、
Here we are、I hope you have enjoyed seeing Los Angeles with Tour USA、
Unit Ten San Francisco
Hello everyone、I want to welcome you to San Francisco、Tour USA is going to show you this beautiful city on the edge of the Pacific Ocean、My name is Carla Williams and I'm your guide for today、We are going to take you through some of San Francisco's very special neighborhoods、
We will start here on Nob Hill、This is one of the fanciest sections of town、Notice the cable cars which take passengers up and down the steep hills of San Francisco、Tourists always love to take a ride on a cable car、Many of the old houses are still here as you can see on your right、Here along Pacific Heights are many of the great mansions of the town、There are also consulates of many countries up here on the Heights, with a beautiful view of the ocean、
Now we are going through Chinatown、This is a 24-block area that is called the Chinese capital of the western world、There are many shops, restaurants, food markets, and temples here、Now we are in Japan town, an area well-known to the more than 12,000 people of Japanese heritage who live in San Francisco、Every April a wonderful Cherry Blossom Festival is held here、
As we are driving, you can see glimpses of the magnificent Golden Gate Bridge, which crosses the mouth of San Francisco Bay、
Now we are going to take you to Fisherman's Wharf, where you will be able to have seafood in one of the many famous ocean restaurants、The sourdough French bread, and the wonderful crab dishes are particularly enjoyed by tourists、We will have a tour bus pick you up after you have your meal、But you will have plenty of time to visit all the fascinating little shops in this area、I hope you have enjoyed seeing San Francisco with Tour USA、
Unit 11 Philadelphia
Good morning, everyone、I want to welcome you to Philadelphia, this exciting city of the well-known history、I’m Sean, and I’ll be your guide today for Tour USA、The tour will take five minutes, so we will be back soon、
Before our tour, we are going to know some of the information about this city、There is a map of the US, and we can find there is Pennsylvania、Philadelphia is the sixth largest city in the US and the biggest city in Pennsylvania、So there are many skyscrapers in Philadelphia、Near Philadelphia, we can find some places we have already learned, such as New Jersey and New York City、
On July 4th 1776, representatives signed a declaration which is called United States Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia、This declaration marked a significant achievement in American Revolution、This declaration is one of the most important founding documents of the United States、So Philadelphia is called the birth place of the United States、
The American flag was first designed and raised in Philadelphia、There is a little bit different between this one and nowadays American flag、There are only 13 stars in this flag, these stars represent the 13 states、From 1790 to 1800, Philadelphia was the capital of the United States、At that time, Philadelphia played a role in American politics、
Speaking of Philadelphia, you may remind some famous people, such as George Washington and Franklin, they both used to work at Philadelphia for a long time、
We are starting at the Independence Hall、It is in the center of this city、When you visit Philadelphia, you must go and visit the Independence Hall, because the Declaration of Independence was signed here、The Independence Hall is also printed in US 100 dollars, so we should realize that it is one of the most important places in America、
Here we can see the Liberty Bell, this is one of the most famous bells in America、People think it’s the symbol of Philadelphia and it’s also the symbol of the American’s liberty spirit、The bell rang when Franklin went to England to complain about too much tax、The bell rang when Washington died、The bell rang when Martin Luther King gave his speech I have a dream、Now this bell becomes the best teaching material of patriotism、
Finally, let’s enjoy some of the pictures of Philadelphia、
Here is Philadelphia International Airport, and there’s plane that will take you back to your English class、Thanks for your join, bye!。