White House(白宫)

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The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style（乔治王时期风格） and has been the residence（官邸） of every U.S. President since John Adams. The White House Complex includes the Executive Residence (in which the First Family resides), the West Wing (the location of the Oval Office, Cabinet Room[内阁会议厅], and Roosevelt Room), and the East Wing (the location of the office of the First Lady and White House Social Secretary[秘书长]), as well as the Old Executive Office Building, which houses the executive offices of the President and Vice President.The White House is made up of six stories—the Ground Floor, State Floor, Second Floor, and Third Floor, as well as a two-story basement. The term White House is regularly used as a metonym（代名词，换喻） for the Executive Office of the President of the United States and for the president's administration and advisors in general. In 2007, it was ranked second on the American Institute of Architects's list of "America's Favorite Architecture."

白宫(White House)是美国的总统府，它位于华盛顿特区宾夕法尼亚大道南侧。1792年10月13日，华盛顿总统亲自破土安放基石，至1800年建成。第二届总统约翰•亚当斯(John Adams)首先入住。1902年由西奥多•罗斯福(Theodore Roosevelt)正式命名为“白宫”，又称之为天字第一号讲坛(Bully Pulpit)。现在白宫由主楼、东翼、西翼3个独立的建筑物组成。主楼的底层是“中国厅”，陈列着历届总统用过的中国餐具。二楼为总统全家的住所。东翼包括剧院及一些办公室。西翼主要是总统及其工作人员的办公地。国宴厅宽阔高雅，能容纳140人就餐。最早的“椭圆形办公室”建于1909年，天花板是总统印章的浮雕。总统办公桌是1880年维多利亚女王赠给拉瑟福德•B•海德的，用女王陛下“果敢”号船上的木材制成，以承认1855年美国营救在北极水域内失踪的“果敢”号所做出的努力。桌面上有里根总统保存的一件饰物，上面写着他喜欢的一句话：“如果一个人不在乎由谁来获得荣誉，那么他能做的事和能去的地方将永无止境。”
白宫院内到处是草坪、树木、花丛和喷泉，景色十分幽雅。白宫北大门为爱奥尼亚式的门廊(Ionic Portico)，正对着拉斐特公园(Lafayette Park)；南大门外有半圆形排列的柱廊。白宫主要房间有：图书室(Reading Room)；金器室(the Goldware Room)；瓷器室(the Chinaware Room)；外交官接待室(the Diplomatic Reception Room)；陈列室(the State Floor，国家展室)；东厅(the East Room)用于招待新闻记者；绿厅(the Green Room)是非正式的会客厅；蓝厅(the Blue Room)为贵宾休息室；红厅(the Red Room)，总统夫人在此接见来客；国宴厅(the State Dining Room)，用于举办国宴的地方。二楼和三楼多数是总统的住宅，总统办公室连接玫瑰园(the Rose Garden)的密室。

Thomas Jefferson Memorial（杰斐逊纪念堂）

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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father（美国国父） and the third president of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope.
Composed of circular marble steps, a portico（柱廊）and a shallow dome, the building is open to the elements. Pope made references to the Roman Pantheon（万神殿） and Jefferson's own design for the Rotunda（圆形大厅） at the University of Virginia. It is situated in West Potomac Park, on the shore of the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River. The Jefferson Memorial, and the White House located directly north, form one of the main anchor points（重要景点） in the area of the National Mall in D.C. In 2007, it was ranked fourth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.The current site of the Memorial was originally created using landfill（泥沙） dredged from the Potomac River in the late 1800s.

纪念堂按杰斐逊喜爱的古罗马神殿式圆顶建筑风格设计，是一座高96英尺的白色大理石建筑。大厅中央耸立着高近6米的杰斐逊总统立身铜像。身后的石壁上，镌刻着杰斐逊生前的名言：“我已经在上帝圣坛前发过誓，永远反对笼罩着人类心灵的任何形式的暴政。” 每年四月，纪念馆旁的潮汐湖畔樱花盛开，配上湖中纪念馆的倒影，景色十分秀丽。
为了纪念杰斐逊而建造的这座洁白的、以科林斯石柱环绕的圆顶建筑本身也成了经典之作。整座纪念堂典雅纯洁，外周共有54根巨大的花岗岩石柱，给人一种沉静、安详的感觉。纪念堂的北面是大斜坡状的台阶，游人至此都需仰望，可见门廊处庄严的大理石浮雕组。圆形主厅直径82英尺（约25米），地面铺以粉色和灰色相间的田纳西大理石。四周环绕着16根13米多高的石柱。高达5.8米（19英尺）的黑色杰斐逊铜像矗立在大理石基座上，是整个圆形纪念堂的中心。

Lincoln Memorial（林肯纪念馆）

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The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and was dedicated（落成） on May 30, 1922. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the main statue (Abraham Lincoln, 1920) was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture（坐姿雕像） of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions（题词） of two well-known speeches by Lincoln. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963 during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Lincoln Memorial has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places(国家历史名录) since October 15, 1966. Then it was ranked seventh on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.

林肯纪念馆是一座仿古希腊巴特农神庙式的古典建筑，36根古朴的白色大理石柱环立四周——代表林肯总统逝世时美国所划分的36个州。 纪念堂正中是一座高19英尺的林肯坐像，他的双手安放在座椅扶手之上，神情庄严肃穆。雕像上方是一句题词──“林肯将永垂不朽，永存人民心里”。一侧墙壁上镌刻着林肯第二次就任总统时的演说辞。

Statue of Liberty（自由女神像）

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Located on a 12 acre island, the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was designated as a National Monument in 1924. It represents a woman wearing a stola（古罗马长袍）, a radiant crown and sandals, trampling a broken chain, carrying a torch in her raised right hand and a tabula（书板）, where the date of the Declaration of Independence JULY IV MDCCLXXVI is inscribed, in her left arm. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans traveling by ship. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi sculpted the statue and obtained a U.S. patent for its structure. Maurice Koechlin—designer of the Eiffel Tower—engineered the internal structure. The pedestal（基座） was designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt.

自由女神像（Statue of Liberty），又称“自由照耀世界”（Liberty Enlightening the World），是法国在1876年赠送给美国的独立100周年礼物。位于美国纽约市哈德逊河口附近的自由岛上，象征着美国人民争取自由的崇高理想。自由女神像重45万磅，高46米，底座高45米，是当时世界上最高的纪念性建筑。女神头戴光芒四射的冠冕，身着罗马古代长袍，右手高擎长达12米的火炬，左手紧抱一部象征《美国独立宣》的书板。脚上残留着被挣断了的锁链，象征暴政统治已被推翻。花岗岩构筑的神像基座上，镌刻着美国女诗人埃玛•娜莎罗其的一首脍炙人口的小诗。游人可从铜像底部乘电梯直达基座顶端，然后沿着神像内部的171级盘旋式阶梯登上顶部的冠冕处。

Times Square（时报广场）

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Times Square is a major intersection in New York City in the borough of Manhattan and was named after the Times Building (now “One Time Square”) which was the former offices of The New York Times. It is located at Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Like city squares in many other famous cities around the world, Times Square has become a symbol and primary landmark in its home city. Its animated, digital advertisements help create an incredibly exciting vibe（共鸣） contributing to Times Square popularity to both tourists, locals and the Manhattan business community (it is the only neighborhood that actually requires building owners to display illuminated signs!!). Times Square is also home or adjacent to many of the Broadway theatres that feature some of the most popular award winning productions ever produced.

纽约时报广场得名于《纽约时报》早期在此设立的总部大楼，是美国纽约市曼哈顿的一块三角形街区，中心位于西42街与百老汇大道交会处。附近聚集了近40家商场和剧院，是繁盛的娱乐及购物中心。平均每天约七万人次的高密度人流，一同感受那膨胀到无限的缤纷世界。无论白天和黑夜，您都会被那些巨幅的电子广告牌招引——24小时不停地以几秒钟一次的速度变换着广告短片。似乎是华尔街老板们着意借这块三角地带疯狂而又极富艺术性地彰显着他们的豪富。那半园柱型的NASDAQ巨幅广告，变幻着黑蓝红的冷热面孔，又似乎在告示着世界金融中心股市的莫测风云。广告的商业金融气息与高科技艺术手段在这里得到完美的统一。