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我們跟著旅行團，用一天的時間瀏覽了紐約。這麽的匆忙，這麽地走馬觀花，在女兒的心中，紐約留下了什麽痕跡呢？讓我們來讀一下她寫的日誌。
我翻譯的中文
擁擠的建築、迷人的海灣、高聳的塔樓、以及填滿教科書的曆史，這就是紐約，東海岸最著名的城市之一。
紐約州原本是荷蘭的殖民地，被稱為新阿姆斯特丹，根據荷蘭的首都阿姆斯特丹命名。不過英國接管了殖民地，將它分為兩??部分，並取了新的名字：新澤西州和紐約州。
在13個殖民地之中，紐約市是當時的首都。後來，喬治·華盛頓在那兒宣誓，成為美利堅合眾國的第一任總統，你今天仍然可以尋訪那個地點。
今天的紐約擁有一個更大的景點：華爾街，紐約的證券交易所。財富在那裏獲得和失去，每天的成交量是數十億的股票，紐約證券交易所為人們提供了購買或出售股票的平台。
在全美暢銷的兒童小說中，紐約的兩座紀念地標特別醒目：大都會博物館和帝國大廈。沒有比這兩個更好的去處，帶著小書蟲一起去參觀了。
大都會博物館是《來自貝索·弗蘭克威勒夫人混雜的文件》的主要場景，故事中有兩個截然不同的孩子，雖然他們來自同一個家庭，決定離家出走。克勞迪亞總是很挑剔，不僅決定他們逃避什麽地方，而且決定要去某地。詹姆斯喜歡冒險的事情，除了錢之外，跟著一起加入。那個某地就是大都會藝術博物館，書中描寫的武器和盔甲展覽都在那裏。當然，在那裏還可以參觀意大利文藝複興時期的天使雕像。
即使你沒有讀過這本書，大都會博物館也是一個奇妙的地方。你可以在那裏觀賞大師的作品，如梵高與莫奈的畫作。各種形式的藝術裝飾著牆壁，那裏甚至還有一座埃及神廟！
“帝國大廈，第600樓，請到奧林匹斯山。”根據《神火之賊》，奧林匹斯山是人類文明的巔峰之作，希臘眾神於夏至和冬至聚集在那裏，談論世界上發生的大事情。雖然第600樓不提供給凡人，你仍然可以去第86層的觀景台。你可以看到紐約的各個方向，沒有任何高牆阻擋你，從這裏可以看到哈德遜灣、自由塔和克萊斯勒大廈，一直到下麵密密麻麻的街道。此外，還有乘坐直升飛機的紐約虛擬之旅。不管你怎麽個玩法，帝國大廈是一個必須參觀的地方！
顯然，紐約是一個完美的度假勝地。當你尋找某個地方去參觀，無論是一個星期或者是一個月，紐約都是最完美的景觀之處！
女兒的英文原稿
Crowded buildings, a stunning bay view, soaring skyscrapers, and enough history to fill up volume of textbook. This is New York, one of the most famous cities on the east coast.
New York was originally a Dutch colony called New Amsterdam, named after the Amsterdam in the Netherlands. However, the British took over the colony, and renamed it, splitting it into two parts: New Jersey and New York.
As a city in one of the 13 colonies, New York was the original capital of them all. There George Washington swore oath as the first president of the United States of America, and you can still visit that spot today.
Today, New York has an even bigger attraction: Wall Street, where the New York Stock Exchange is located. Fortunes are gained and lost there, where billions of stock is traded daily. The New York Stock Exchange provides a common platform for people to buy or sell their stock.
New York plays host to two monumental landmarks that have made their way into children’s fiction across the United States: the Metropolitan Museum and the Empire State Building. There is no better place to take a bookworm.
The Metropolitan Museum is a major setting in the book From the Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Two very different children, who are complete opposites yet somehow part of the same family, decide to run away. Claudia, always fussy, decides that they are not just running away from someplace, but also to someplace. James, who is adventurous about everything except money, joins along too. That someplace is the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Parts of the museum, such as the Arms and Armor Wing, can be recognized from the book. And, of course, you can visit the Italian Renaissance where the Angel statue was once held.
Even if you haven’t read the book, the Metropolitan Museum is a fantastic place to visit. You can see paintings by the classical masters Vincent Van Go and Claude Monet. Art of all forms decorates the walls. There even is an Egyptian Temple in the Metropolitan Museum!
“Empire State Building, 600th floor, Mount Olympus please.” According to The Lightning Thief, Mount Olympus is the pinnacle of civilization. Greek gods and goddesses gather there at the solstices to talk about the happenings of the world. Although the 600th floor isn’t available to mere mortals, you can still go to the observation deck on the 86th floor. You can see all sides of New York, without any high walls blocking you. From here, you can see the Hudson Bay, the Freedom Tower, and the Chrysler Building, all the way to the streets below. There also is a virtual tour of New York, where you ride a simulated helicopter. No matter what you do, the Empire State Building is a must-see!
Clearly, New York is the perfect vacation spot to go to. When looking for someplace to visit, whether it’s for a week or a month, New York is the best spot to visit!
