Get out and about and enjoy some fresh air and exercise in one of Manchester，s wonderful parks. The Sale Water Park incorporates Trafford Water Sports Centre and is open every day， all year round - except at Christmas and New Year. The large treelined lake plays host to a number of water sports and activities including dinghy sailing， windsurfing， canoeing， waterskiing， jetskiing and powerboats. Other attractions include a wetland nature reserve with birdwatching hideout， extensive footpath networks that stretch along the Mersey Valley and a children，s play area. The visitor centre (located in the park nearby) also has an information desk， cafe and seasonally changing displays worth looking at when here.
Take some time， take your camera and take a friend to see the magnificent St. Mary，s Church (the Hidden Gem). This magnificent catholic church was founded in 1794 and is tucked away in the city centre behind John Dalton Street， off Deansgate. Sketched by L.S.Lowry in chalk and charcoal in 1962， art is an important element of the atmosphere of this imposing building. Probably most famous for its commission； of The Stations of the Cross (installed in 1995)， by Norman Adams (RA)， it has become a magnet for tourists and art lovers wishing to see some of the most important modern ecclesiasticalecclesiastical adj.教会的， 牧师的， 神职的 paintings in the country.
Liverpool
运动之城--利物浦
利物浦是一个富于创新的城市，孕育了许多世界闻名的艺术家、表演者、喜剧演员、发明家和政界要人。
利物浦地处英格兰西南腹地，是国家旅游局认定的英国最佳旅游城市，每年都吸引数百万观光客来到海滨参观重建的阿尔伯特港。拱顶的牌楼下，鹅卵石的街道两旁布满了购物中心、画廊、博物馆、酒吧和写字楼。利物浦人极具表演天赋，培养出无数天才画家、音乐家和诗人。利物浦也是体育运动之城。利物浦、埃文敦足球俱乐部享誉世界。利物浦还是最着名的安特里国家大赛(Grand National at Aintree)赛马运动的发祥地。
忠于家乡的利物浦人有一种独特的生活态度和些许尖刻的幽默感，他们的热情好客常使外乡人倍感亲切。利物浦人的一个别名叫“斯高斯人”，可能来源于“大杂烩”一词，那是水手们常吃的猪肉蔬菜一锅炖。
利物浦大学尽管综合排名不高，但是它有几次获得诺贝尔奖的荣誉，其中包括1902年的英国第一个诺贝尔奖。利物浦是中国人最早居住地英国城市之一，建有英国第一个唐人街。它和中国的上海是友好城市，而且早在20世纪20、30年代已经是很多中国留学生聚集的地方，当代中国很多领域的着名科学家都是从这里走出来的。
利物浦是闻名世界，令无数流行乐迷倾倒的甲壳虫乐队的故乡。乐队的四人--保罗·麦卡特尼、乔治·哈里森、林格·斯塔尔、约翰·列农都出生、成长在这里，他们演唱过无数脍炙人口的单曲，给现代流行音乐留下了宝贵的财富。
Liverpool， city and metropolitan district， NW England， on the Mersey River near its mouth. It is one of Britain，s largest cities. A large center for food processing (especially flour and sugar)， Liverpool has a variety of industries， including the manufacture of electrical equipmentelectrical equipment 电气设备， chemicals， and rubber. Liverpool was once famous for its pottery， and its textile industry was also prosperous； however， since World War II its cotton market has declined considerably. The city，s first wet dock was completed by 1715； at their height， the docks were more than 7 mi (11.3 km) long. Once Britain，s greatest port， Liverpool suffered extreme setbackssetback n.顿挫， 挫折， 退步， 逆流， (疾病的)复发 with the advent of container ships， which it could not handle， and the shift in Great Britain，s trade focus from the United States to the European Union. Some of the docklands have been redeveloped as cultural and tourist attractions. The city is connected by tunneltunnel n.隧道， 地道 with Birkenhead across the Mersey.
In 1207， King John granted Liverpool its first charter. In 1644， during the English Civil War， Liverpool surrendered to the royalists under Prince Rupert after several sieges. Air raids during World War II caused heavy damage and casualties. The statesman William Gladstone， the artist George Stubbs， and the members of the musical group the Beatles were born in Liverpool.
Liverpool Cathedral， designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott， was begun in 1904 and completed in 1978. A Roman Catholic cathedral was consecrated in 1967. St. George，s Hall is an imposingimposing adj.使人难忘的， 壮丽的 building in a group that includes libraries and art galleries. The Walker Gallery has a fine collection of Italian and Flemish paintings， as well as more modern works. The University. of Liverpool was incorporated in 1903. There is a separate school of tropical medicine.
The city is governed by Liverpool City Council， one of five councils within Merseyside. The population of the borough in 2002 was 441，477， and that of the Merseyside conurbation was 1，362，026. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom. Whilst it has lost most of its manufacturing base， Liverpool is still internationally famous as a port， and the city from which The Beatles originated. In sport terms， it boasts two internationallyknown football clubs， Everton F.C. and Liverpool F.C.. In the year 2008， Liverpool will hold the European Capital of Culture title.
Liverpool runs directly into Bootle in Sefton， and Huyton in Knowsley. It faces Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey.
Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as “Liverpudlians”， and nicknamed “Scousers”. They are noted for their distinctivedistinctive adj.与众不同的， 有特色的 accent and dialect， called Scouse.
Education
In Liverpool primary education is available in various forms supported by the state include secular， Church of England， Islamic， Jewish and Roman Catholic. Currently no specific IslamicIslamic adj.伊斯兰的， 伊斯兰教的 secondary education is provided.
One of Liverpool important early schools was The Liverpool Blue Coat School was founded in 1708 as a charitable school， it continues today. Liverpool College is the leading private school. Another of Liverpool，s notable senior schools is St. Edward，s College a former private high school located in West Derby.
Liverpool has three universities， the University of Liverpool， Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Hope University. It also has a university college， Edge Hill College of Higher Education， which has relocated to Ormskirk in SouthWest Lancashire. Liverpool John Moores University is one of the polytechnics given university status in 1992 and is named after the owner of the Littlewoods retail group. The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was founded to address some of the problems created by trade， today it continues as a post graduate school and is one of only 2 institutions on planetplanet n.［天］行星 Earth that house the de facto standard antivenom respository.
