一戈：美国介绍（英语）

谢小军的回答：

Introduction to U.S.A. The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait, and the state of Hawaii is in the mid-Pacific. The United States also possesses several territories, or insular areas, scattered around the Caribbean and Pacific. At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 300 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and third largest by land area and by population. The United States is one of the world's most ethnically diverse nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with a nominal 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of more than US$13 trillion (over 19% of the world total based on purchasing power parity). The nation was founded by thirteen colonies of Great Britain located along the Atlantic seaboard. Proclaiming themselves "states," they issued the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The rebellious states defeated Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, the first successful colonial war of independence.A federal convention adopted the current United States Constitution on September 17, 1787; its ratification the following year made the states part of a single republic. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten constitutional amendments, was ratified in 1791. In the nineteenth century, the United States acquired land from France, Spain, Great Britain, Mexico, and Russia, and annexed the Republic of Texas and the Republic of Hawaii. Disputes between the agrarian South and industrial North over states' rights and the expansion of the institution of slavery provoked the American Civil War of the 1860s. The North's victory prevented a permanent split of the country and led to the end of slavery in the United States. The Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed the nation's status as a military power. In 1945, the United States emerged from World War II as the first country with nuclear weapons, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and a founding member of NATO. The United States entered the post–Cold War era as the only remaining superpower and a dominant economic, political, and cultural force in the world. 美国简介 美利坚合众国（英语：United States of America，USA），简称美国，旧称花旗国，是位于北美洲的联邦共和制国家，也是世界上最为悠久的共和立宪制国家。美国本土东濒大西洋，西临太平洋，北靠加拿大，南接墨西哥及墨西哥湾。首都为华盛顿哥伦比亚特区。美国源自于1776年脱离英国统治的北美殖民地，13州的殖民地代表一同发表了《美国独立宣言》，在经历艰苦的独立战争后，于1783年与英国签订了巴黎协约，从此受到世界各国的承认。 经过两百多年的发展，美国国土不断拓展，37个州陆续加入联邦旗下。目前有50个州，1个联邦直辖特区，以及若干海外领地。国土面积超过962万平方公里，国土面积位居世界第三或第四名。美国人口约3亿人，其数量亦为世界第三。美国国旗上的50颗白色星星代表50个州；每当新州加入联邦，次年的7月4日国旗将增加一颗星。国旗上红色及白色横条各7及6条，共13条，纪念最初的13个州。 建国200多年以来，美国曾经历过南北战争（1861—65年）和经济大恐慌（1930年代）两次严酷考验[NextPage]，仍坚守自由民主制政治制度，成为宪法民主和公民自由的代表性国家。美国庞大的经济、文化、科技、和军事影响力贯穿了整个20世纪。在第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战中，美国和同盟国一同获得胜利，并经历数十年的冷战后终于拖垮苏联，成为世界上唯一的超级大国。当今美国在全世界的经济、政治、军事等众多领域的庞大影响力都是无他国能比的.——转自〈维基百科全书〉

李宝敏的回答：

Introduction to U.S.A. The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait, and the state of Hawaii is in the mid-Pacific. The United States also possesses several territories, or insular areas, scattered around the Caribbean and Pacific. At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 300 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and third largest by land area and by population. The United States is one of the world's most ethnically diverse nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with a nominal 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of more than US$13 trillion (over 19% of the world total based on purchasing power parity). The nation was founded by thirteen colonies of Great Britain located along the Atlantic seaboard. Proclaiming themselves "states," they issued the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The rebellious states defeated Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, the first successful colonial war of independence.A federal convention adopted the current United States Constitution on September 17, 1787; its ratification the following year made the states part of a single republic. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten constitutional amendments, was ratified in 1791. In the nineteenth century, the United States acquired land from France, Spain, Great Britain, Mexico, and Russia, and annexed the Republic of Texas and the Republic of Hawaii. Disputes between the agrarian South and industrial North over states' rights and the expansion of the institution of slavery provoked the American Civil War of the 1860s. The North's victory prevented a permanent split of the country and led to the end of slavery in the United States. The Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed the nation's status as a military power. In 1945, the United States emerged from World War II as the first country with nuclear weapons, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and a founding member of NATO. The United States entered the post–Cold War era as the only remaining superpower and a dominant economic, political, and cultural force in the world. 美国简介 美利坚合众国（英语：United States of America，USA），简称美国，旧称花旗国，是位于北美洲的联邦共和制国家，也是世界上最为悠久的共和立宪制国家。美国本土东濒大西洋，西临太平洋，北靠加拿大，南接墨西哥及墨西哥湾。首都为华盛顿哥伦比亚特区。美国源自于1776年脱离英国统治的北美殖民地，13州的殖民地代表一同发表了《美国独立宣言》，在经历艰苦的独立战争后，于1783年与英国签订了巴黎协约，从此受到世界各国的承认。 经过两百多年的发展，美国国土不断拓展，37个州陆续加入联邦旗下。目前有50个州，1个联邦直辖特区，以及若干海外领地。国土面积超过962万平方公里，国土面积位居世界第三或第四名。美国人口约3亿人，其数量亦为世界第三。美国国旗上的50颗白色星星代表50个州；每当新州加入联邦，次年的7月4日国旗将增加一颗星。国旗上红色及白色横条各7及6条，共13条，纪念最初的13个州。 建国200多年以来，美国曾经历过南北战争（1861—65年）和经济大恐慌（1930年代）两次严酷考验[NextPage]，仍坚守自由民主制政治制度，成为宪法民主和公民自由的代表性国家。美国庞大的经济、文化、科技、和军事影响力贯穿了整个20世纪。在第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战中，美国和同盟国一同获得胜利，并经历数十年的冷战后终于拖垮苏联，成为世界上唯一的超级大国。当今美国在全世界的经济、政治、军事等众多领域的庞大影响力都是无他国能比的.——转自〈维基百科全书〉

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1. fries 薯条. 只要去过麦当劳的人都知道薯条是什么东西吧? 薯条的全名应该是 french fries, 但一般你说 fries 大家就知道了. 另外有些人比较偏好粗一点的薯条, 像是肯德鸡的薯条就比麦当劳的粗很多, 所以它们有另外一个名字叫 potato wedge 或是 wedge potato 但如果你记不了这么多, 只要说 fries 人家还是听得懂啦! 2. mashed potatoes 马铃薯泥. mashed potatoes 说穿了就是熟马铃薯泥, 可加牛奶/heavy cream 一起打, 还有奶油和盐；讲究的会再磨蒜泥，加蒜粉，黑胡椒等，味道更香。这道菜在美国一般家庭或餐厅都相当常见, 只要你去美式餐厅或美国家庭作客, 就几乎肯定可以吃到 mashed potatoes. 另外如果懒得把马铃薯打成泥状的话, 超市也有卖一种粉状的懒人食品 instant potatoes, 把它加水加牛奶搅一搅加热後就可以吃了. 老美在吃 mashed potatoes 时还喜欢在上面淋一层褐色的卤汁 gravy. gravy 多半是由烤牛/烤鸡的dripping精华, 再加独门调味, 勾芡而成. 由於 potatoes 吃起来味道都差不多, 但 gravy 可是有独门的秘方, 所以这个 gravy 也就决定了 mashed potato 味道的好坏. 3. baked potatoes 烤马铃薯 马铃薯另一种常见的作法则是把整颗马铃薯下去烤, 烤好了之後上面再涂一些有的没的例如像是 sour cream (酸奶) chives (一种美国韭菜), cheddar cheese (起司), bacon bits, (培根粒), chopped broccoli (花菜粒), butter (奶油) 或是 olives (橄榄). 通常你去好一点的餐厅点 bake potatoes 它们都会问你上面要加什么, 如果你像我一样不喜欢那些有的没的, 就跟他说, "i want it plain." 就好啦! 4.baked bean 甜豆. 这种吃起来甜甜的豆子老美非常地喜爱, 所以才会到处可见. 做法很简单是把一种甜甜的豆子煮的烂烂, 看起来有点像调味料一样. 有一次去餐厅吃饭, 我跟我同学点了 baked bean 当 side dish, 结果我同学大概因为没看过 baked bean, 以为这是牛排酱还是什么佐料, 结果居然拿牛排去沾 baked bean. 害我们大家都笑得要死说. 5.green bean 四季豆 四季豆不论在中外都很常见, 唯一不同的是美式的煮法是用水煮到烂, 不像是中式料理喜欢用大火快炒, 因为老美喜欢蔬菜吃起来烂烂的, 不像我们老中喜欢吃脆脆的口感. 所以像我这么喜欢吃四季豆的人来美国之後都没吃过几次 green bean, 因为烂烂的四季豆实在是不怎么样. 6.cole slaw 高丽菜沙拉. cole slaw 是一个法文, cole 是法文里高丽菜的意思, 而 slaw 则是沙拉的意思. 所以 cole slaw 就是一种高丽菜沙拉, 它把高丽菜和红萝卜切成细细的, 扮上一种由 sour cream, mayo, 芹菜籽, 糖跟醋所作成的白色的酱汁, 这种酱汁加上生高丽菜green cabbage的「生猛」, 使得cole slaw有股特别的酸甜呛味。有时老美也不单吃 cole slaw, 他们会把面包夹热狗再夹 cole slaw, 就变成了好吃的热狗三明治. 7. creme corn 奶油玉米 老美的作法是把煮熟的甜玉米跟奶油状的液体 (creme) 搅拌均匀就大功告成了, 这道菜是老美招待客人时偷懒最好的伴侣. 懒人餐中可以跟 creme corn 相提并论的是水煮豌豆 (pea), 只要买一罐豌豆罐头回来加热一下就可以上桌了!