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第22章 阿肯色州(6)

7.One of Americas finest restoration projects,the Quapaw Quarter features some of Little Rocks oldest structures including Victorian and antebellum (〈美〉战前的(尤指南北战争前的))homes,churches,MacArthur Park,and the Old Arsenal.

8.Mountain View is home to one of the largest producers of handmade dulcimers([乐]洋琴)in the world.

9.Since the 1830s the area now known as Hot Springs National Park has bathed notables as diverse(不同的,变化多的)as Franklin D.Roosevelt,Babe Ruth,and Al Capone.The park is entirely surrounded by the city of Hot Springs,the boyhood home of President Bill Clinton.

10.Located just outside of Murfreesboro,Crater of Diamonds State Park allows dedicated prospectors to search for precious gems including diamonds,amethyst ([矿]紫水晶,紫色),garnet(石榴石,深红色),jasper([矿物]碧玉(绿色装饰用宝石)),agate(玛瑙),and quartz(石英).

11.The mockingbird is the official state bird.It was designated in 1929.

12.Clark Bluff overlooking the St.Francis River contains chalk to supply the nation for years.

13.Famous singer Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland.

14.The apple blossom is the official state flower.It was designated in 1901.

15.The Magnet Cove region claims to contain 102varieties of minerals.

16.The Worlds Championship Duck Calling Contest is held annually in Stuttgart(斯图加特[德意志联邦共和国西南部城市](巴登—符腾堡州首府)).

17.Sam Walton founded his WalMart stores in Bentonville.

18.Mount Ida is known as the Quartz Crystal Capital of the World.

19.Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15,1836.

20.The pine tree is the official state tree.It was designated in 1939.

21.Pine Bluff is known as the world center of archery(箭术)bow production.

22.Camden was the site of the Fort Lookout Skirmish and the Battle of Poison Springs

23.Bauxite(矾土,铁铝氧石)is the official state mineral.It was designated in 1967.

24.Alma claims to be the Spinach Capital of the World.

25.Little River County Courthouse(法院,郡政府所在地)is world famous for its Christmas lights display.

26.General Douglas MacArthur,soldier and statesman,was born in Little Rock in 1880.

27.Established near the mouth of the Arkansas River in 1686,Arkansas Post was the first permanent white settlement in the state.

28.The geographic center of the state is located in Pulaski,12miles northwest of Little Rock.

29.The city of Fairfield Bay sits on the north shore of Greers Ferry Lake,a 40,000acre mountain lake of sparkling(闪烁的,闪闪发光的)waters in central Arkansas.

30.The University of Central Arkansas was founded in Conway in 1907.

31.The average temperature in July is 81.4degrees;January it is 39.5degrees;and the annual average is 61.7degrees.The average rainfall is 48.52inches and the average snowfall is 5.2inches.

32.Scott Joplin,popular musician and composer,was born in Texarkana.

33.The diamond is the official state gem.It was designated in 1967.

34.Arkansas is officially known as The Natural State.

35.The Arkansas River is the longest stream to flow into the MississippiMissouri river system.Its total length is 1,450miles.

36.The South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato is the official state fruit and blossom.It was designated in 1987.

37.Milk is the official state beverage(饮料).It was designated in 1985.

38.The largest freestanding rock formation located in Eureka Springs has a base circumference(圆周,周围)of about 10inches and the top measures almost 10feet across.

39.The apple blossom is the official state flower.It was designated in 1901.

40.Ouachita(沃希托河[美国中南部](源出沃希托山脉,东南流,汇入雷德河))National Forest reigns as the oldest national forest in the South.

41.The lowest point in the state occurs along the Ouachita River.

42.Origin of states name:French interpretation of a Sioux word acansa,meaning downstream(下游的)place.

43.A person from Arkansas is called an Arkansan.

44.The honeybee is the official state insect.It was officially designated in 1973.

45.In 1783the Colbert Incident occurred at Arkansas Post.It was the only Revolutionary War skirmish(小冲突)in the state.

46.The Buffalo River is one of the few remaining unpolluted,freeflowing rivers in the lower 48states.

47.The fiddle(小提琴)is the official state instrument.It was designated in 1985.

48.47hot springs flow from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain,at an average temperature of 143F.

49.The Ozark National Forest covers more than one million acres.

50.The quartz crystal(水晶,结晶,晶体)is the official state rock.It was designated in 1967.

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自由女神像

自由女神像,作为美国象征,位于美国纽约市曼哈顿以西的一个小岛——自由岛上,她手持火炬,矗立在纽约港入口处,日夜守望着这座大都会,迎来了自19世纪末以来到美国定居的千百万移民。1984年,它被列入世界遗产名录。

自由女神像是法国人民赠给美国人民的礼物,是自由的象征,女神像高46米,连同底座总高约100米,是那时世界上最高的纪念性建筑,其全称为“自由女神铜像国家纪念碑”,正式名称是“照耀世界的自由女神”,整座铜像以120吨的钢铁为骨架,80吨铜片为外皮,以30万只柳钉装配固定在支架上,总重量达225吨,铜像内部的钢铁支架是由建筑师维雷勃杜克和以建造巴黎埃菲尔铁塔闻名于世界的法国工程师埃菲尔设计制作的。

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