by Kevin Lustig If you want to see the US, don't overlook Chicago and its Millennium Park.
如果你想了解美國，千萬別錯過芝加哥和千禧公園。
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People
all over the world are familiar with major American cities like New York, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. But what about Chicago? The Windy City
is well
worth exploring.
Chicago has
played a big part in American history. In modern times, this
metropolis in the Midwest region of the United States has become an important center for business, music, and education.
Chicago was
founded in 1837, during a time when America was
expanding. Most Americans lived east of the Mississippi River then, but they were moving
in large numbers toward the west coast. Chicago is located very close to the Mississippi River and is situated on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes between the US and Canada. Through the system of lakes and rivers, Chicago
was well
connected to all of the American states. Travelers moving west brought business and new
residents to the city, which grew to 1 million people within 50 years of its founding.
By the 1890s, Chicago had become a
leading international city. The University of Chicago, one of the world's most
prominent universities, was founded in 1892, and Chicago
hosted the 1893 World's Fair, bringing millions of visitors from around the globe.
Later on, Chicago became an important center for jazz music. In 1974, Chicago's Sears Tower was built, the tallest building in the world at the time. Chicago is now the third largest city in the US, and one of its most important in commerce and culture. For anyone who
is interested in seeing the US,
Chicago is not to be missed.
世界各地的民眾都很熟悉紐約、華盛頓特區和洛杉磯等美國主要城市。那芝加哥呢？這座人們口中的『風城』值得讓人探索一番。
芝加哥在美國歷史上佔有舉足輕重的地位。在現代，這座位於美國中西部的大都市成為商業、音樂和教育的重鎮。
芝加哥建於 1837 年正值美國擴張時期。當時大部分美國人居住在密西西比河東岸，後來逐漸大批移往西岸。芝加哥地理位置靠近密西西比河，位於美加交界的五大湖之一，也就是密西根湖的南岸。透過河湖系統，芝加哥與美國各州緊緊聯繫。西進的人口帶來商業活動和新的居民，讓芝加哥在成立 50 年內人口增加到 1 百萬。
到了 1890 年代，芝加哥已成為重要的國際城市。成立於 1892 年的芝加哥大學是世界最知名的學府之一。芝加哥也舉辦過 1893 年的世界博覽會，吸引了世界各地好幾百萬的觀光人潮。之後，芝加哥成為爵士樂的重鎮。1974 年，芝加哥希爾斯大廈落成，成為當時世界的最高樓。如今，芝加哥是美國第三大城市，也是美國貿易和文化重鎮。對於任何有興趣一窺美國的人而言，絕對不能錯過芝加哥。
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