background to america 英美文化课件.PPT

Unit 2 Background to America England and America are two countries separated by the same language. -George Bernard Shaw, Readers Digest, November 1942 Expressing your opinion If you ask me , I think… The way I see it , … To my mind , … What I reckon is … You know what I think? I think … I should think … I suppose it could be… I think it … or something like that … Hard to tell, it could be … The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty, once one of the first sights to welcome immigrants arriving in the United States, continues to be a symbol of freedom and a favorite New York City tourist attraction. Liberty stands more than 93 m tall on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. The statue, designed by French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi, was presented to the United States as a gift from France for the first centennial of the U.S. independence from Britain. Disneyland Named for its creator, Walt Disney, an American cartoonist and film producer, Disneyland attracts millions of visitors each year. The theme park opened in Anaheim, California, in 1955. Sleeping Beauty Castle is pictured here. The Gate Way of St. Louise The skyline of the city of St. Louis, Missouri, is dominated by the stainless steel Gateway Arch, rising 192 m high. It was designed by Eero Saarinen and completed in 1965, after the famed architect’s death. St. Louis lies on the banks of the Mississippi River. The Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge links the city of San Francisco with Marin County to the north. Since the suspension bridge opened in 1937, it has been one of the principal landmarks of both San Francisco and California. Hoover Dam The Hoover Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River. As an arch-gravity dam, it depends on its shape and its own weight for stability. Hoover Dam, a 221-meter-high arch-gravity dam, blocks the flow of the Colorado River in Black Canyon. The dam created Lake Mead, one of the worlds largest human-made lakes, which stretches 180 km upstream. Hoov