南航研究生英语unit3.ppt

Questions
about the place that impresses you most.
2. What pictures may appear in your mind when talking about New York?
3. Do you want to go to New York? Do you know some of the attractions of New York?
metropolis英 [mɪ'trɒp(ə)lɪs]  美 [mə'trɑpəlɪs] 
metropolitan英 [metrə'pɒlɪt(ə)n]  美 [,mɛtrə'pɑlɪtən]
New York
the most populous city in the United States ;
Great Impact on merce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment;
the home of the United Nations Headquarters, center of international affairs,cultural capital of the world.
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan city Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon merce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center for international affairs and is widely deemed the cultural capital of the world. The city is also referred to as New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the state of New York, of which it is a part.
Alternative names:
The Big Apple
Gotham
The City That Never Sleeps
The Capital of The World
The Empire City
The City So Nice:They Named It Twice
Location in the state of New York
Located on a large natural harbor on the Atlantic coast of the Northeastern United States, New York City consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.