美国学生世界地理教材 第29期:玛丽的领地弗吉尼亚的领土和佩恩的森林(4)

 A name that is in the Bible¹ is the name of a city, Philadelphia. 有座城市的名字是取自于《圣经》—非拉铁非（简称费城），

It means the City of Brotherly Love. 意思是兄弟之爱的城市。

This name was chosen to give to this largest city in Pennsylvania,  费城是宾夕法尼亚最大的城市，

in fact, the third largest city in all the United States, but I don't know whether it suits or not. 也是美国第三大城市，但我不知道这合不合适。

Philadelphia was the capital of the United States before there was any Washington, D.C., but now it isn't even the capital of its own State. 华盛顿特区成立之前，费城曾是美国的首都，但现在连自己本州的首府都不是了。

Here in an old building, called Independence Hall, is the bell that rang out the news when the United States was first made a country. 费城有一座古老的建筑，名叫独立大厅，厅内有一口大钟，美国刚刚成立时，这口大钟响起，宣示了美国独立。

It is now cracked, so will not ring any more, but is more treasured than any bell in the United States that can ring. 现在钟已经破损了，再也不能响了，但是却比美国任何一口能敲响的钟都要珍贵。

The biggest bathtub in the World is not far from Philadelphia. 世界上最大的浴缸离费城不远。

It is an ocean bath called Atlantic City, on the coast of New Jersey². 那是一个叫大西洋城的海洋浴场，位于新泽西州海岸。

People from all over the World go there to take salt baths and sun baths and to be amused. 来自世界各地的人到那里去享受盐浴和日光浴，尽情玩乐。

There is a boardwalk miles long and as wide as a street close by the ocean,  大西洋城海滨有一条几英里长的木板人行道，有街道那么宽，

and along its side is every kind of thing to amuse you and your stomach. 两旁有各种各样供你娱乐的东西，也有各种美食满足你的胃口。

If you want to see a board walk, go to Atlantic City. 如果你想享受这样一条人行道，就去大西洋城吧。

1 bible   

n.《圣经》；得到权威支持的典籍

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• This dictionary should be your Bible when studying English.学习英语时，这本字典应是你的主要参考书。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。