美國喬治亞州英文介紹

　　佐治亞州(Georgia，簡稱GA)，又譯喬治亞州，美國東南部7個州之一。北界田納西州和北卡羅來納州，南鄰佛羅里達(dá)州，東北與南卡羅來納州接壤，東南臨大西洋，西毗亞拉巴馬州。其面積152488平方公里，人口969萬。首府亞特蘭大。

　　別名「桃州」 (Peach State) 的喬治亞建於1733年，它是最初的13州之一。為紀(jì)念英王喬治二世 (England's King George II) ，遂以其名號為該州命名。內(nèi)戰(zhàn) (Civil War) 時，亞特蘭大 (Atlanta) 一役是南方各州戰(zhàn)敗的轉(zhuǎn)捩點(diǎn)。時至今日，於1868年成為喬治亞首府的亞特蘭大是一座興盛的城市，有重要的國家企業(yè)，亦可視為美國東南部的經(jīng)濟(jì)和文化中心。喬治亞的州花是奇羅基玫瑰。

　　Known today as the "Peach State," Georgia, founded in 1733, is one of the original 13 states. It was named in honor of England's King George II. During the Civil War, the fall of Atlanta was a crucial turning point in the defeat of the South. Today, Atlanta, which became Georgia's capital in 1868, is a thriving city with major national corporations, and it is considered the economic and cultural center of the Southeast. The state flower is the Cherokee rose.

　　亞特蘭大的內(nèi)戰(zhàn)角色

　　內(nèi)戰(zhàn)時，亞特蘭大扮演了一個舉足輕重的角色，您知道它的重要性在那裡嗎

　　原名Terminus的亞特蘭大是建於1837年，它是喬治亞西北方的鐵路中心，到了1852年時，它的居住人口已達(dá)3,000人，而其中500人為奴隸;因?yàn)樗?地理位置及商業(yè)的重要性，內(nèi)戰(zhàn)時，亞特蘭大被用來當(dāng)作南部邦聯(lián)軍隊(duì)的行動指揮中心和補(bǔ)給路線，因而它也成為北部聯(lián)盟軍隊(duì)的首要攻擊目標(biāo);雪曼將軍 (General William Tecumseh Sherman) 及他的軍隊(duì)於1864年佔(zhàn)領(lǐng)這座城市，為了要動搖邦聯(lián)軍隊(duì)組織， 北部聯(lián)盟軍隊(duì)在離開時將亞特蘭大燒成平地，您認(rèn)為焚燒城市是一種極端行為嗎?

　　現(xiàn)在的亞特蘭大是喬治亞的首府，以健全的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展及馬丁路德金恩博士 (Martin Luther King Jr) 的誕生地而聞名於世。

　　Atlanta played an important role during the Civil War. Do you know what it was?

　　Founded in 1837 as a railway center for northwestern Georgia, Atlanta's original name was "Terminus." By 1852, its population had reached 3,000, including some 500 slaves. Because of its location and commercial importance, Atlanta was used as a center for military operations and as a supply route by the Confederate army during the Civil War. Therefore, it also became a target for the Union army. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops captured the city in 1864. In order to weaken the Confederate military organization, Union troops burned Atlanta to the ground before they moved on. Do you think that burning the city was an extreme action?

　　Today, Atlanta is the capital of Georgia. It is known for its robust economy and as the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.