In 1800, the U.S. capital officially moved to Washington, DC.
1800年,美國首都正式遷到了華盛頓哥倫比亞特區(qū)。
DC stands for District (or area) and Columbia, which refers to Christopher Columbus, who was an explorer (or a person looking for new places and things) and was one of the first people to come to North America from Europe.
“DC”是“District (or area) and Columbia”的縮寫,它與克里斯托弗·哥倫布有關,他是個探險家(或尋找新地方和新事物的人)并且他是最先從歐洲來到北美洲的人之一。
Washington, DC is the country's capital and a city, but it is not a state. It isn't in a state, either.
華府即是國家的首都,也是一座城市,但它不是州。它也不在某個州內。
Washington, DC was made by taking some lands from Maryland and Virginia, two states that border (or are next to) Washington, DC today.
華府是由馬里蘭州和弗吉尼亞州的一些土地組成的,這兩個州毗鄰(或靠近)如今的華府。
When Washington, DC was built, the site was very unpleasant.
當華府修建的時候,該地的環(huán)境非常惡劣。
The capital was built on swampland (or very wet earth).
該都城建在濕地(或非常濕的土壤)上。
The weather was bad and there were many mosquitoes and other insects.
它的天氣很糟并且有很多蚊蟲。
But the plan was successful and Washington, DC is still our nation's capital today.
但這個方案是成功的,如今的華府仍然是我們國家的首都。
The White House, where the president lives, the Capitol Building, where Congress makes laws, and the Supreme Court, where legal decisions are made, are all in Washington, DC, along with many other federal buildings.
美國總統(tǒng)居住的白宮,國會立法的國會大廈,作出法律決定的最高法院以及許多其它的聯(lián)邦大廈,無一不在華府。
There are also many businesses, museums, and monuments (or things built to remember people and things from the past).
那里還有許許多多的企業(yè)、博物館和紀念碑(或為緬懷先人和事而修建的建筑物。)
Many people live in Washington, DC, but because it is not a state, they do not have any representatives who can vote in Congress, since that is reserved (or set aside) for states.
雖然有很多人居住在華府,但因為它不是州,所以他們沒有能在國會投票的代表,因為那是留給各個州的。
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