華盛頓故居英語簡介

華盛頓故居是一幢紅頂白牆、兩層半的英國喬治式建築，樓前植有古槐和草坪，樸素無華。一樓起居室、大小餐廳和書房，均以華盛頓遺物佈置，一如其生前模樣。大餐廳主樓內最大的房間，可供二三十人的正式宴會之用。下面本站小編爲大家帶來旅遊英語華盛頓故居英語簡介，歡迎大家閱讀!

　　華盛頓故居英語簡介：

Set on a shallow bluff overlooking the broad Potomac River， Mount Vernon (March & SeptOct daily 9am5pm; AprilAug daily 8am5pm; NovFeb daily 9am-4pm; $8) is among the most attractive historic houses in the US. The country estate of George Washington， with its eight thousand acres of landscaped and planted grounds， has been maintained virtually intact since his death in 1799. At just fifteen miles from downtown DC， it's close enough to be reached as a day-trip on the city's Tourmobiles ($20)。 Besides illuminating the life and times of the leader of the revolutionary armies， and the first US president， Mount Vernon also provides an eye-opening look into the lifestyle of the colonial gentlemen who founded the USA.

A small museum gives an overview of Mount Vernon's history; in the house itself， the furnishings and decoration reflect Washington's preference for plain living， but few items a reading chair with built-in fan， and a key to the destroyed Bastille， presented by Thomas Paine on behalf of Lafayette give much of a sense of his character. The four-poster bed upon which he died stands in an upstairs bedroom; he and his wife Martha are buried in a simple tomb on the south side of the house.

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喬治·華盛頓 ，美國聯邦黨政治家，美國首任總統，被美國稱爲“國父”，美國獨立戰爭時期大陸軍總司令。

1789年，他經過全體選舉團無異議的支持而成爲美國第一任總統(其同時也成爲全世界第一位以“總統”爲稱號的國家元首)，在接連兩次選舉中都獲得了全體選舉團無異議支持，一直擔任總統直到1797年。他在兩屆的任期中設立了許多持續到今天的政策和傳統。在兩屆任期結束後，他自願放棄權力不再謀求續任。華盛頓由於扮演了美國獨立戰爭和建國中最重要的角色，故被尊稱爲“美國國父”，又稱“合衆國之父”。學者們則將他和亞伯拉罕·林肯、富蘭克林·羅斯福、伍德羅·威爾遜並列爲美國曆史上最偉大的總統。