纽约城市的简介(英文).ppt

,NewYorkisthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesandthecenteroftheNewYorkMetropolitanArea,oneofthemostpopulousmetropolitanareasintheworld.NewYorkexertsasignificantimpactuponglobalcommerce,finance,media,art,fashion,research,technology,education,andentertainment.ThehomeoftheUnitedNationsHeadquarters,NewYorkisanimportantcenterforinternationalaffairsandiswidelydeemedtheculturalcapitaloftheworld.ThecityisalsoreferredtoasNewYorkCityortheCityofNewYorktodistinguishitfromthestateofNewYork,ofwhichitisapart.,Aboutitsname,AlthoughgeneralwritingNewYorkCity,buttheCityofNewYorkistheofficialname.NewYorkmeansNewYork(新约克)-isaplaceofYorkBritishplacename.NewYork,alsoisincommemorationofthedukeofYorkJames.Becauseatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,NewYorkisanewimmigrationofheavenandearth,opportunitieseverywhere,soNewYorkisoftendubbedtheBigApple,istakinggood-looking,delicious,everyonewantstobitemeaning.Inthe20thcenturyanamedthebigappleNewYorkbandisfamousinternational,causedmanytocometoNewYorktotouriststraditionspointofthebigapplewatchperformance,soitsname.,History,Geography,.NewYorkCityislocatedintheNortheasternUnitedStates,insoutheasternNewYorkState,approximatelyhalfwaybetweenWashington,D.C.andBoston.ThelocationatthemouthoftheHudsonRiver,whichfeedsintoanaturallyshelteredharborandthenintotheAtlanticOcean,hashelpedthecitygrowinsignificanceasatradingcity.MuchofNewYorkisbuiltonthethreeislandsofManhattan,StatenIsland,andLongIsland,makinglandscarceandencouragingahighpopulationdensity.Thecitystotalareais468.9squaremiles,164.1squaremilesofthisarewaterand304.8squaremilesisland.Theareaaverages234dayswithatleastsomesunshineannually,Wintersarecoldanddamp,andprevailingwindpatternsthatblowoffshoreminimizethemoderatingeffectsoftheAtlanticOcean.,Boroughs,NewYorkCityiscomposedoffiveboroughs：TheBronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens,andStatenIsland.,TheBronxisthebirthplaceofrapandhip-hopculture.ExceptforasmallsectionofManhattanknownasMarbleHill,theBronxistheonlysectionofthecitythatispartoftheUnitedStatesmainland.Brooklynisknownforitscultural,socialandethnicdiversity,anindependentartscene,distinctneighborhoodsandadistinctivearchitecturalheritage.QueensisgeographicallythelargestboroughandthemostethnicallydiversecountyintheUnitedStates,todaytheboroughispredominantlyresidentialandmiddleclass.StatenIslandisthemostsuburbanincharacterofthefiveboroughs.TheStatenIslandFerryisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsinNewYorkCity.,Manhattan,ManhattanistheoldestandthemostdenselypopulatedofthefiveboroughsofNewYorkCity.LocatedprimarilyontheislandofManhattanatthemouthoftheHudsonRiver,theboundariesoftheboroughareidenticaltothoseofNewYorkCounty,anoriginalcountyofthestateofNewYork.ItisthehometoCentralParkandmostofthecitysskyscrapers.Theboroughisthefinancialcenterofthecityandcontainstheheadquartersofmanymajorcorporations,theUN,anumberofimportantuniversities,andmanyculturalattractions.ManhattanislooselydividedintoLower,Midtown,andUptownregions.UptownManhattanisdividedbyCentralParkintotheUpperEastSideandtheUpperWestSide,andabovetheparkisHarlem.,Architecture,NewYorkhasarchitecturallynoteworthybuildingsinawiderangeofstylesandfromdistincttimeperiodsfromthesaltboxstylePieterClaesenWyckoffHouseinBrooklyn,theoldestsectionofwhichdatesto1656,tothemodernFreedomTower,themodernskyscrapercurrentlyunderconstructionattheWorldTradeCenterinlowerManhattan.Manhattansskylinewithitsmanyskyscrapersisuniversallyrecognized,andthecityhasbeenhometoseveralofthetallestbuildingsintheworld.Asof2011,NewYorkCityhad5,937high-risebuildings,ofwhich550completedstructureswereatleast100metershigh,bothsecondintheworldafterHongKong.,TheEmpireStateBuildingandChryslerBuilding,builtinArtDecostyle.,TheSeagramBuilding(1957)isaprominentexampleoftheInternationalstyleofModernistarchitecture.,BrownstonerowhousesinHarlem,TheStatueofLibertyNationalMonument,inNewYorkHarbor,withtheformerTwinTowersoftheWorldTradeCenterinthebackground.,CentralParkisthemostvisitedcityparkintheUnitedStates.,Cultureandcontemporarylife,NumerousmajorAmericanculturalmovementsbeganinthecity,suchastheHarlemRenaissance,whichestablishedtheAfrican-AmericanliterarycanonintheUnitedStates.Thecitywasacenterofjazzinthe1940s,abstractexpressionisminthe1950sandthebirthplaceofhiphopinthe1970s.Thecityspunkandhardcoresceneswereinfluentialinthe1970sand1980s,andthecityhaslonghadaflourishingsceneforJewishAmericanliterature.Thecityprominentlyexcelsinitsspheresofart,cuisine,dance,music,opera,theater,independentfilm,fashion,museums,andliterature.Thecityisthebirthplaceofmanyculturalmovements,includingtheHarlemRenaissanceinliteratureandvisualart;abstractexpressionism(alsoknownastheNewYorkSchool)inpainting;andhiphop,punk,salsa,disco,freestyle,andTinPanAlleyinmusic.NewYorkCityhasbeenconsideredthedancecapitaloftheworld.Thecityisalsowidelycelebratedinpopularlore,featuredfrequentlyasthesettingforbooks,movies,andtelevisionprograms.,Entertainmentandperformingarts,TheMetropolitanMuseumofArtisoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld.,Tourism,TimesSquarehasthehighestannualattendancerateofanytouristattractionintheUS.,Media,RockefellerCenter,hometoNBCStudios.,Economy,TheNewYorkmetropolitanareahadapproximatelygrossmetropolitanproductof$1.28trillionin2010,makingitthelargestregionaleconomyintheUnitedStatesand,accordingtoITWeek,thesecondlargestcityeconomyintheworld.AccordingtoCincoDias,NewYorkcontrolled40%oftheworldsfinancesbytheendof2008,makingitthelargestfinancialcenterint