波士顿英文介绍

16 important historical monuments
16处重要的历史古迹
• 波士顿公园（Boston Common） • 马萨诸塞州议会大厦（Massachusetts State House） • 公园街教堂（Park Street Church） • 谷仓墓地（Granary Burying Ground） • 国王礼拜堂（King's Chapel） • 国王礼拜堂墓地（King's Chapel Burying Ground） • 本杰明· 富兰克林雕像和第一座公立学校，波士顿 拉丁学校（Boston Latin School）旧址 • 老街角书店（Old Corner Bookstore）
Uses of Faneuil Hall
• On November 6, 1979, Faneuil Hall was the site of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's speech declaring his candidacy for president. On November 3, 2004, Faneuil Hall was the site of Senator John Kerry's concession speech in the 2004 presidential election. • The Headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has been in Faneuil Hall since 1746, currently on the 4th floor. • Faneuil Hall is the home of the Boston Classical Orchestra, a professional orchestra, which has been performing in the "Great Hall" there regularly since 1980. • It is also still used for political debates between Massachusetts candidates as well as political shows, such as The O'Reilly Factor.
自由之路 Freedom Trail
自由之路 Freedom Trail
• The Freedom Trail is a red (mostly brick) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts, that leads to 16 significant historic sites. It is a 2.5-mile walk from Boston Common to USS Constitution in Charlestown. The Freedom Trail is a unit of Boston National Historical Park and is overseen by The Freedom Trail Foundation and the City of Boston's "Freedom Trail Commission."
Faneuil Hall 法尼尔厅
Faneuil Hall 法尼尔厅
• Faneuil Hall, located near the waterfront and today's Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, has been a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain, and is now part of Boston National Historical Park and a well-known stop on the Freedom Trail. It is sometimes referred to as "the Cradle of Liberty".
The Museum of Science
波士顿科学博物馆
• The Museum began as the Boston Society of Natural History in 1830, founded by a collection of men who wished to share scientific interests. In 1864, after the Society had gone through several temporary facilities, a building was purchased in the Back Bay area of the city and dubbed the "New England Museum of Natural History."
美国波士顿公共图书馆 - 理念运作Concept of operation • 一、 波士顿公共图书馆联 盟 (Boston Public Library Association ) • 二、 波士顿公共图书馆基 金会（Boston Public Library Foundation ） • 三、 城市范围的公共图书 馆朋友组织(Friends of Boston Public Library )
Notable recurring events 经常性活动
• Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare on the Common. • Boston Lyric Opera's Outdoor Opera Series. 波 士顿歌剧院的室外戏系列 • Ancient Fishweir Project Installation Event. • Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition's Freedom Rally. • Boston Pride. • Fireworks display on the evening of December 31 as part of Boston's First Night celebration.
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912 and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use.
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老南聚会所（Old South Meeting House） 老州议会大厦（Old State House） 波士顿屠杀遗址（Boston Massacre） 法尼尔厅（Faneuil Hall）和昆西市场（Quincy Market） 保罗· 热维尔故居（Paul Revere House） 老北教堂（Old North Church） 考普山墓地（Copp's Hill Burying Ground） 宪法号铁甲舰（USS Constitution） 邦克山纪念碑（Bunker Hill Monument）
Boston Public Library
波士顿公共图书馆
Boston Public Library
波士顿公共图书馆 • Boston Public Library is the first American public investment in large-scale free public library. It is the largest city in the United States Public Library, the library of over fifteen million volumes of books, second only to the United States Library of Congress and the Harvard University library.
波士顿公园Boston Common
波士顿公园Boston Common
• Boston Common (also known as "the Common") is a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "Boston Commons". Dating from 1634, it is the oldest city park in the United States. The Boston Common consists of 50 acres (20 ha) of land bounded by Tremont Street, Park Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street. The Common is part of the Emerald Necklace of parks and parkways that extend from the Common south to Franklin Park in Roxbury. A visitors' center for all of Boston is located on the Tremont Street side of the park.