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1、TheYellowstonePark Yellowstone National Park,established by the U.S.Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S.Grant on March 1,1872,is a national park located primarily in the U.S.state of Wyoming,although it also extends into Montana and Idaho.Yellowstone,widely held to be the first natio

2、nal park in the world,is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features,especially Old Faithful Geyser,one of the most popular features in the park.YellowstoneNationalParkspansanareaof3,468.4squaremiles(8,983km2),comprisinglakes,canyons,riversandmountainranges.YellowstoneLakeisoneofthelarge

3、sthigh-altitudelakesinNorthAmericaandiscenteredovertheYellowstoneCaldera,thelargestsupervolcanoonthecontinent.Thecalderaisconsideredanactivevolcano.Ithaseruptedwithtremendousforceseveraltimesinthelasttwomillionyears.HalfoftheworldsgeothermalfeaturesareinYellowstone,fueledbythisongoingvolcanism.Lavaf

4、lowsandrocksfromvolcaniceruptionscovermostofthelandareaofYellowstone.Yellowstonenationalparkslogoisabear.Therearemorethan200blackbearsandmorethan200grizzlybears.AlsothereareallkindsofwildanimalsStatueofLiberty The world-well known Statue of Liberty,standing on the island of freedom in New York harbo

5、r,symbolizings that the American fighting for the noble ideals of freedom.The statue of liberty has a full name which is the bronze statue of liberty national monument,and its official name is Liberty Enlightening the World.It is desiged by Frederic auguste bartholdi and was located in New York city

6、 harbour of liberty island near the Hudson Riveron October 28,1886.Nowadays it is known as the symbol of the United States.In 1984,it was put into the world heritage list.Background OriginBackground OriginExternal StructureExternal StructureStatueofthestatueoflibertyis46metershigh,10.6meterswide,eve

7、nitsmouthis91centimeterswide.Thetorchwhichtherighthandholdingmeaningoffreedom,aslongas12.8meters,12personcanstandonit;Itsadd-baseisabout27metershigh,93meterswide,weighs225tons.Moments of BeautyMoments of BeautyAttheendofSeptember2010,inastormnight,JayFine,aphotographercomingfromNewYork,settledhiscam

8、erainbatteryparkinManhattan,waitingfornearlytwohours,finally,hetookmorethan80photoes,whichsnappedtheexcitingmomentthataboltoflightninghitthestatueofliberty.9Wonderful MomentsWonderful MomentsGrandCanyonTheGrandCanyonislocatedinthenorthwestoftheStateofArizona,formedbytheColoradoRiveraftermillionsofye

9、arsoferosion,colorfulandsteepcliffs.In1979GrandCanyonwaschosenintheWorldHeritageGorgecutbytheColoradoRiver,northwesternArizona,U.S.Notedforitsrockformationsandcoloration,itisabout0.118mi(0.229km)wideandextendsfromnorthernArizonatoGrandWashCliffs,neartheNevadaborder,adistanceofabout277mi(446km).Thede

10、epestsection,56mi(90km)long,iswithinGrandCanyonNationalPark,whichcoverstheriverslengthfromLakePowelltoLakeMead.Thesurroundingplateauis5,0009,000ft(1,5002,750m)abovesealevel,andthecanyonisinplacesmorethanamile(1.8km)deep.Thenationalpark,nowcontaining1,904sqmi(4,931sqkm),wascreatedin1919.TheformerGran

11、dCanyonNationalMonument,establishedin1932,wasadded,withotherlands,in1975.In1979theGrandCanyonwasdesignatedaWorldHeritagesite.GrandCanyonSkywalkknownastheeighthwonderoftheworld.VisitorsstandingintheGrandCanyonSkywalk,youcanenjoya720degreeangleoftheGrandCanyonspectacle.CarvedintoacorneroftheArizonapla

12、ins,thegreatroaringriver,toweringrockformationsandbreathtakingvastnessoftheGrandCanyonserveasamonumenttotheboldandenduringspiritofAmerica.Niagara FallsNiagara FallsNiagaraFallsisthecollectivenameforthreewaterfallsthatstraddletheinternationalborderbetweentheCanadianprovinceofOntarioandtheU.S.stateofN

13、ewYork.TheyformthesouthernendoftheNiagaraGorge.ThebestviewsontheAmericansidearefromtheProspectPointObservationTower(daily;50),andfromtheareaatitsbasewherethewaterrushespast;TerrapinPointonGoatIslandinthemiddleoftheriverhassimilarviewsofHorseshoeFalls.EvenatnighttheFallsareimpressive.Thenightlyillumi

14、nationmeansyoucanenjoythemanywhereyouhaveaFallsview-fromyourNiagarahotel,restaurant,cocktailloungeorobservationdeck.EveryFriday-Sundayduringthesummermonthsandonspecialoccasions,FallsFireworksaddalittleextracolourtothedisplay.Asyoulookoninawe,reflectthatyoureseeingonlyabouthalfthevolumeofwater-theres

15、tisdivertedtohydroelectricpowerstations.Icouldseeahugeflowofwater,comingdownfastfromveryhigh.Ihadnoideaofshape,orsituation,oranything.Itwasjustsobig.-CharlesDickensHawaiiHawaiiisthemostrecentofthe50U.S.states,andistheonlyU.S.statemadeupentirelyofislands.ItisthenorthernmostislandgroupinPolynesia,occu

16、pyingmostofanarchipelagointhecentralPacificOcean.Hawaiidiversenaturalscenery,warmtropicalclimate,abundanceofpublicbeaches,oceanicsurroundings,andactivevolcanoesmakeitapopulardestinationfortouristsParadiseonearth,alsoknownastheHawaiianIslands,apleasantclimateandsceneryofairports,isembeddedinthecentra

17、lpartoftheSouthPacificshiningpearl,withatotalareaofover16,000squarekilometers,TheUnitedStatesisalsooneofthefinalstate-the50thstateHawaiiexceptionalclimaticconditions,andcreatingamixofthenaturallandscape.InthisconfusedplacearbitrarynatureoftheuncannyworkmanshipcarvedswaytheEarth,andallkindsofthingshe

18、reenrichment.Uniqueclimate,beautifulnaturalsceneryandthepeopleofHawaiiandthehospitalityoftheCasinospiritofHawaiihasbecomeatouristdestinationinthreegreatconditions.Todayfrompeoplearoundtheworld,canfeelheruniqueandlivelytemperamentandstyle.YoucanfindeverykindofJapanesefood，anarrayofregionalChinesecuisine，spicyKoreanspecialties，nativeHawaiiandishesandexcellentThaiandVietnamesefood Freshfishisreadilyavailablethroughouttheislandsaswellasanabundanceoffruitincludingavocado，coconut，guava，mangoandpapaya