西雅图(用英语介绍外国城市的).ppt

Seattle,Where?,Seattle is the northernmostmajor cityin thecontiguous United States,and the largestcity in thePacific Northwestand in the stateofWashington.Aseaportsituated on a narrowisthmusbetweenPuget Sound(an arm of thePacific Ocean)andLake Washington,about 100miles(160 km)south of theCanada United States border,西雅图（Seattle）是美国太平洋西北区最大的城市，它位于华盛顿州金县，普吉特海湾和华盛顿湖之间，距离加美边境约174千米。西雅图也是金县的县治所在。,The other names:,the Emerald City 翡翠之城 Evergreen City 常绿之城 the Rainy City 雨城 the Gateway to Alaska 阿拉斯加门户 Queen City 女王之城 Jet City 喷气机之城,The climate,Seattles temperate,rainy climate is usually described as temperateOceanicorMarine west coast,with mild,wet winters and mild,relatively dry summers.ThePuget Sound Convergence Zoneis an important feature of Seattles weather.In the convergence zone,air arriving from the north meets air flowing in from the south.Both streams of air originate over the Pacific Ocean;airflow is split by the Olympic Mountains to Seattles west,then reunited by the Cascade Mountains to the east.When the air currents meet,they are forced upward,resulting in convection.Thunderstorms caused by this activity can occur north and south of town,but Seattle itself rarely receives worse weather than occasional thunder and ice-pellet showers.TheHanukkah Eve Wind Stormin December 2006 is an exception that brought heavy rain and winds gusting up to 69mph(111 km/h).,皮吉特湾辐合带是西雅图天气的重要特征。在辐合带，空气从北方符合空气到达从南方流动。两个流来自太平洋上空的空气，气流分裂西雅图奥林匹克山脉西部，然后由喀斯喀特山脉的东部团聚。当气流相遇，他们被迫向上，对流产生。86雷暴造成这一活动可以发生南北的城镇，但西雅图本身很少收到不如偶尔雷声大，冰颗粒阵雨天气。光明节前夕的2006年12月风暴风是一个例外，带来暴雨和大风阵风高达六九英里每小时（111公里/小时）。,Seattles Founding,Seattle was founded in 1850,and its name came from seattle tribal chief.Seattle area has been inhabited by humans for at least 4,000 years.By the time the first European settlers arrived in the area,the people(now called the Duwamish Tribe)occupied at least seventeen villages in the areas around Elliott BayOn May 23,1853 the first map was madeIn 1855,nominal land settlements were established.,Seattle major events,In the 1889，there was a fire.(central business district were destroyed,but nobody died)In 1909,there was an Alaska-YouKang-Pacific exposition(university of Washington today that exposition based on site)In 1919,Seattle people went on strike.It was the first time that America held this active.In 1962,it held the 21st century expositionIn February 2001 seattle-area broke out a magnitude 6.8 quake,but the damage is limited.,Alaska-YouKang-Pacific exposition,Seattle Education,Education in Seattle is an important part of many Seattleites lives,particularly due to the high concentration of technology,engineering,and other jobs that require advanced degrees.Seattle has one of the highest rates of college graduates among major U.S.cities.In Seattle,there are significant adult literacy programs and considerable homeschooling.Seattle is also the most literate city in the United States based on a study done by Central Connecticut State University.,Public school Private school,Four Catholic schoolsA protestant school Six non-sectarian schools.,Private school,Seattles main university is Washington university,it has more than 40000 students,is the biggest U.S.northwestern university.In addition：Seattle university(a Jesus will college)and Seattle university of Pacific(a protestant university).Some Arts,business and psychology colleges,Library reading room,Washington university,Architectural Style in Seattle,“American style,International creed style,combine modern and post-modern style,Deconstruction,Famous buildings in seattle,Space Needle.Smith Tower Seattle Central Library Bank of America Tower,Space Needle(太空针塔),Smith Tower,Seattle Central Library,Seattle Central Library,Bank of America Tower in Seattle(美国银行大厦),Seattles professional sports history began at the start of the 20th century with the PCHAs Seattle Metropolitans,which in 1917 became the first American hockey(曲棍球)team to win the Stanley Cup斯坦利杯（美国，加拿大职业冰球全国锦标赛杯）,and continues today with the citys three major professional teams,the NFLs Seattle Seahawks,the MLBs Seattle Mariners,and the WNBAs Seattle Storm.,Professional Sports,塞弗科体育场(Safeco Field),文娱设施,插入表格,cultural and entertainment facilities,Seattle,although a relatively new city,is a significant center for the performing arts.The century-old Seattle Symphony Orchestra is among the worlds most recorded orchestrasThe Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet,are comparably distinguished.On at least two occasions,Seattles local popular music scene has burst into the national and even international consciousness,first with a major contribution to garage rock in the mid-1960s,and later as the home of grunge rock in the early 1990s.The city has about twenty live theater venues,and Pioneer Square is one of the countrys most prominent art gallery districts.,Arts in Seattle,Film,One of Seattles best-known annual cultural events and fairs is the 24-day Seattle International Film Festival.西雅图最著名的文化大事有为期24天的西雅图国际电影节.Now，let me introduce a movie for you.,Sleepless in Seattle,Do you know its Chinese title?,西雅图不眠夜,缘份的天空,CastTom Hanks as Sam Baldwin Meg Ryan as Annie Reed Bill Pullman as Walter Ross Malinger as Jonah Baldwin Rosie ODonnell as Becky Gaby Hoffmann as Jessica,Plot summary,Which sentence leaves a deep impression,Plot summary,Sam Baldwin,a Chicago architect,loses his wife to cancer.He and his young son Jonah start new lives in Seattle,but Sam still grieves.18 months later,on Christmas Eve 1992,Jonahwho wants his father to find a new wifecalls into a talk radio,advice show.He,on the advice of the radio show host,persuades Sam to go on the air to talk about how much he misses his wife.Hundreds of women from around the country hear the program,and touched by the story,write Sam.One of the listeners is Annie Reed,a Baltimore Sun reporter.She is engaged to a sweet,awkward man named Walter but feels that there is something missing from their relationship.After watching An Affair to Remember Annie impulsively writes a letter suggesting that Sam meet her on top of the Empire State Building on Valentines Day.She does not intend to mail it but her friend and editor Becky does it for her,and agrees to send Annie to Seattle to look into doing a story on those radio shows.,Sam begins to date a coworker,Victoria,whom his son dislikes because,among other things,she acts like a ho and laughs like a hyena.Jonah,a baseball fan,reads Annies letter and likes that it mentions the Baltimore Orioles,but fails to convince his father to go to New York to meet Annie.On the advice of his friend Jessica,Jonah replies to Annie agreeing to the New York meeting.While dropping Victoria off at the airport for a flight,Sam sees Annie exiting from her plane and is infatuated,although he has no idea who she is.Annie spies on Sam and Jonah playing on the beach together,but mistakes Sams sister Suzy for his girlfriend.He recognizes her from the airport and says Hello,but Annie can only respond with another Hello before fleeing.She decides she is being foolish,and goes to New York to meet Walter for Valentines Day.Jessica,whose parents are travel agents,helps Jonah fly to New York.Sam follows his son and finds him at the observation deck of the Empire State Building.Annie sees the skyscraper from the Rainbow Room,where she is dining with Walter,and confesses her doubts.They amicably end their engagement.Jonah and Sam get on the down elevator just before Annie reaches the observation deck.She finds Jonahs backpack,not knowing whom it belongs to.Jonah and Sam return for the backpack and finally meet Annie for the first time.They leave,Sam and Annie walking off hand in hand.,Tom Hanks.Sam Baldwin,汤姆汉克斯,Meg Ryan.Annie Reed,梅格瑞安,1.Work hard!Work will save you.Work is the only thing that will see you through this.努力工作吧!工作能拯救你.埋头苦干可令你忘记痛楚.2.You make millions of decisions that mean nothing and then one day your order takes out and it changes your life.你每天都在做很多看起来毫无意义的决定,但某天你的某个决定就能改变你的一生.3.Destiny takes a hand.命中注定.4.You know,you can tell a lot from a persons voice.从一个人的声音可以知道他是怎样的人.5.People who truly loved once are far more likely to love again.真爱过的人很难再恋爱.6.You know its easier to get killed by a terrorist than get married over the age of 40.你知道,女人过了40想出嫁就难了,被恐怖分子杀死都比这容易.7.You are the most attractive man I ever laid ears.你是我听过的最帅的男士.,8.Why would you want to be with someone who doesnt love you?为什么留恋一个不爱你的人?9.When youre attracted to someone it just means that your subconscious is attracted to their subconscious,subconsciously.So what we think of as fate,is just two neuroses knowing theyre a perfect match.当你被某个人吸引时,那只是意味着你俩在潜意识里相互吸引.因此,所谓命运,就只不过是两个疯子认为他们自己是天造一对,地设一双.10.Everybody panics before they get married.每个人婚前都会紧张的.11.Your destiny can be your doom.命运也许会成为厄运.12.The reason I know this and you dont is because Im younger and pure.So Im more in touch with cosmic forces.之所以我知道而你不知道是因为我年幼纯洁,所以我比较能接触宇宙的力量.13.I dont want to be someone that youre settling for.I dont want to be someone that anyone settles for.我不想要你将就,我也不想成为将就的对象.14.What if something had happened to you?What if I couldnt get to you?What would I have done without you?Youre my family.Youre all Ive got.要是你出了事怎么办?要是我找不到你怎么办?如果没有你我该怎么办?你是我的家人,你是我的一切.,A famous person&Travel in seattle,Bill Gates,Bill Gates was born on October 28,1955.He grew up in Seattle,Washington.Bill Gates is the head of the software company Microsoft and one of the worlds wealthiest men.Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in the 1970s,though Allen left the company in 1983.Gates oversaw the invention and marketing of the MS-DOS operating system,the Windows operating interface,the Internet Explorer browser,and a multitude of other popular computer products.Along the way he gained a reputation for fierce competitiveness and aggressive business savvy.During the 1990s rising Microsoft stock prices made Gates the worlds wealthiest man;his wealth has at times exceeded$75 billion,making Gates a popular symbol of the ascendant computer geek of the late 20th century.,Waking up every morning,thinking about the work undertaken and the technology developed which will have a tremendous impact and changes on human life,I will be extremely excited and agitated.每天早晨醒来，一想到所从事的工作和所开发的技术将会给人类生活带来的巨大影响和变化，我就会无比兴奋和激动。比尔盖茨全传（Biography of Bill Gates）卷三-经营篇，第一章-超凡卓越-勤敬是成事之本（P125）,Travel in seattle,1.Space Needle2.Seattle Aquarium3.Museum of Flight4.Pacific Science Center,Space Needle,Seattle Aquarium,Museum of Flight,Pacific Science Center,Thank you!,