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你好。

早安。

你好嗎？

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Hello.

Good morning.

How are you?

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Nǐ hǎo.

Zǎo ān.

Ní hǎo ma?

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你好。

早安。

你好嗎？

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美国的标志

美国的标志

美国是一个有很多标志的大国。

标志能是代表其他事物的人或物。

美国国旗

美国国旗是一个重要的象征。

国旗上的星星代表50个州。

条纹代表美国建国时的13个州。

第一面美国国旗是在美国建国时做的。

这面旗只有13颗星。

当美国有新的州时，国旗就加上了新的星星。

在1959年，美国国旗有了50颗星。

美洲雕

美洲雕是美国的象征。

这种凶猛英武的鸟能活得很长。

美国地标

美国有很多著名地标。

地标是重要的物体，建筑或地方。

很多美国地标是为了纪念美国历史上的重要事情。

自由女神像欢迎从世界各地来美国的人。

自由是说人们有更多的成长空间。

很多人为了更多的自由来到美国。

华盛顿纪念碑是为纪念乔治·华盛顿修建的。

他是美国第一任总统。

华盛顿纪念碑在华盛顿特区。

华盛顿是美国首都。

林肯纪念馆是为纪念亚伯拉罕·林肯修建的。

他是在很久以前美国内战时的总统。

那时美国的南方和北方在打仗。

林肯总统保持了美国的统一。

美国总统住在白宫。

除了乔治·华盛顿，每个美国总统都曾住在这里。

很多重要的会议都在白宫开。

自由钟是一个象征自由的巨大的钟。

在美国独立时，这个钟被敲响了。

在美国历史上其他的一些重要时刻，它也被敲响了。

很久以前，只有密西西比河东边是美国的地方。

很多人到西部去生活都遇到了危险。

圣刘易斯拱门就是为了纪念他们。

拉什莫尔山国家公园是在山上的一个美国标志。

四个美国总统的头像被雕刻在山的岩石上。

每个美国象征都代表了对美国人有重要意义的人或想法。

你想对哪个标志了解更多？

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SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES

U.S. SYMBOLS

The United States is a big country with many symbols.

A symbol is a thing that stands for something else.

U.S. FLAG

The United States flag is an important symbol.

The stars stand for the fifty states.

The stripes stand for the thirteen states when the country was new.

The first U.S. flag was made when the United States became a country.

That flag only had thirteen stars.

Stars were added for new states.

The U.S. flag got fifty stars in 1959.

BALD EAGLE

The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States.

This strong, beautiful bird lives for a long time.

U.S. LANDMARKS

The United States has many famous landmarks.

Landmarks are important objects, buildings, or places.

Many U.S. landmarks honor times in America’s past.

The Statue of Liberty welcomes people to the United States from around the world.

The word liberty means freedom.

Many people have moved to the United States for freedom.

The Washington Monument honors George Washington.

He was the first president of the United States.

The Washington Monument is in Washington, D.C.

This city is the capital of the United States.

The Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln.

He was president long ago during the Civil War.

Two parts of the United States fought against each other.

President Lincoln did not let the country break apart.

The president of the United States lives in the White House.

Every president but George Washington has lived there.

Many important meetings happen at the White House.

The Liberty Bell is a huge bell that stands for freedom.

The bell rang when the United States became a free country.

It also rang at other important times in America’s past.

Long ago, the United States only had land east of the Mississippi River.

Many people faced dangers to start a new life in the West.

The Gateway Arch was built to remember them.

Mount Rushmore is a landmark on the side of a mountain.

The heads of four U.S. presidents are carved into the rock.

Each U.S. symbol stands for people or ideas that are important to Americans.

Which symbols do you want to learn more about?

----Pinyin----

Měiguó de biāozhì

Měiguó de biāozhì

Měiguó shì yí ge yóu hěn duō biāozhì de dàguó .

Biāozhì shì néng dàibiǎo qítā shìwù de rén huò wù .

Měiguó guóqí

Měiguó guóqí shì yí ge zhòng yào de xiàngzhēng .

Guóqí shàng de xīngxing dàibiǎo wǔshí ge zhōu .

Tiáowén dàibiǎo měiguó jiànguó shí de shísān ge zhōu .

Dì yīmiàn měiguó guóqí shì zài Měiguó jiànguó shí zuò de .

Zhè miàn qí zhíyǒu shísān kē xīng .

Dāng měiguó yǒu xīn de zhōu shí , guóqí jiù jiāshàng le xīn de xīngxing .

Zài yī jiǔ wú jiǔ nián , měiguó guóqí yǒule wǔshí kē xīng .

Měizhōu diāo

Měizhōu diāo shì měiguó de xiàngzhēng .

Zhèzhǒng xiōngměng yīngwǔ de niǎo néng huó de hěn cháng .

Měiguó dì biāo

Měiguó yóu hěn duō zhùmíng dìbiāo .

Dìbiāo shì zhòng yào [...]

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