Central Park
中央公園
Central Park in New York City is the first major city park in America.
紐約市中央公園是美國(guó)第一大城市公園,
It contains more than 340 hectares of land.
占地面積超過350公頃,
The designer's goal is to make a beautiful natural environment with lakes, woods and open areas for all the people of New York to enjoy.
設(shè)計(jì)者的目的是讓紐約市所有的人民欣賞到這些景色優(yōu)美的自然風(fēng)光。
About 25 million people visit Central Park each year. These include people from other areas of America and from foreign countries.
每年,大約有2500萬來自美洲和外國(guó)的游客到這里觀光。
Millions of people who live in New York love Central Park as a place to escape from their small apartments in high-rise buildings.
無數(shù)居住在紐約的人們熱愛中央公園,他們把這里當(dāng)作逃離高樓大廈中小公寓的極佳去處。
Every day, people walk, run or ride bicycles along the paths in Central Park.
每天都有人在中央公園散步,跑步或騎單車,
Others walk their dogs, play baseball, row a boat on the lake or eat a meal on the grass.
也有人遛狗,打棒球,劃船或在草地上野餐。
Bird-watchers can observe more than 200 kinds of birds in the park.
另外,野鳥觀察者可以在這里觀察到超過200多種野鳥。
Many people also use the park for special events.
許多人也會(huì)選擇在這里做一些有特殊意義的事,
For example, some people choose one of the beautiful natural areas in the park as the perfect place to get married.
比如在公園里美麗的自然景點(diǎn)中選擇一處作為舉辦婚禮的最佳地點(diǎn)。