Washington, DC
Washington is the capital of the United States of America. It's situated in the District of Columbia and is like no other city in the USA. It's the world's largest one-industry city. And that industry is government. The White House, where the US President lives and works, the Capitol, the home of the US Congress, and the Supreme Court are all in Washington.
Washington was named after the first US President George Washington.
It was first settled in 1790 and since 1800 it has been the federal capital. In the very centre of it rises the huge dome of the Capitol – a big white dome standing on a circle of pillars. The 535 members of the Congress meet here to discuss the nation's affairs.
Not far from the Capitol is the Library of Congress, the largest library in the United States. It contains more than 13 million books, more than 19 million manuscripts, including the personal papers of the US presidents.
The White House is the official residence of the US President. He works in the Oval Office.
There are some important museums in Washington where you can see all kinds of things: famous paintings and sculptures, the dresses of President’s wives, the original of the Declaration of Independence, the largest blue diamond in the world, etc.
There are 5 universities in Washington.
There are no skyscrapers in Washington, because they would hide the city's monuments from view, the most famous of which are the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. No building in the city may be more than 40 meters tall.
Thousands of tourists visit Washington every day. People from all parts of the United States come to see their capital.
Names:
the Capitol [ðə `kæpit(ə)l] – Капитолий (здание конгресса США)
the Congress [ðə 'koŋgrəs] – Конгресс
the District of Columbia [ðə `distrikt əv kə'la:mbiə] – округ Колумбия
the Library [`laibrəri] of Congress – библиотека конгресса
the Lincoln Memorial [ðə 'link(ə)ln mi`mo:rial] – памятник Линкольну
the Oval [`uəvəl] Office – Овальный кабинет (рабочий кабинет президента США)
the Supreme Court [ðə sjup`ri:m `ko:t] – Верховный суд
the Washington Monument [ðə `wo∫iŋtən `monjumənt] – обелиск в честь Джорджа Вашингтона
the White House [ðə `wait `haus] – Белый Дом (резиденция президента США)
Washington ['wo∫iŋtən] – г. Вашингтон
Vocabulary:
affair [ə'feə] – дело
circle ['sə:kl] – круг
Declaration of Independence [,deklə`rei∫n əv ,indi`pendəns] – Декларация независимости (была принята 4 июля 1776 года вторым континентальным конгрессом в период войны за независимость Северной Америки (1775 – 1783) и провозглашала отделение колоний от метрополии и образование самостоятельного государства – США)
diamond ['daiəmənd] – алмаз, бриллиант
dome [dəum] – купол
huge [hju:d3] – огромный, колоссальный
impressive [im'presiv] – впечатляющий, выразительный
manuscript ['mænjuskript] – рукопись
original [a'rid3in(ə)l] – зд.: оригинал, подлинник
painting [`peintiŋ] – зд.: картина
personal papers [`pə:snl `peipəz] – личные документы
pillar [`pilə] – столб, колонна
sculpture [`scΛlpt∫ə] – скульптура
skyscraper ['skai,skreipə] – небоскрёб
tourist [`to:rist] – турист
to settle – поселять(ся), заселять, to be settled – быть заселённым
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