A Place to Find Wood

A Place to Find Wood The year was 1628. The land was called New Amsterdam because it was owned by a Dutch fur company. They had bought it from the Indians for 60 Dutch guilders, which is about 6, 500 Chinese yuan or 65 US dollars today The land was mainly forest. The Indians named it Manhattan, which means" a place to find wood for making bows and arrows” . Today, that island is still called Manhattan. And it is a good place to find people!

一个找到森林的地方 这一年是1628年。这片土地被称为新阿姆斯特丹。因为它属于一家荷兰毛皮公司。 他们以60荷兰盾的价格从印度人手中买下了它，约合今天的6500元人民币或65美元。 土地主要是森林。印第安人把它命名为曼哈顿，意思是“寻找制作弓箭的木材的地方”。 今天，这个岛仍然被称为曼哈顿。这是一个找人的好地方!

The whole city is called New York City. It has about 20 million people who come from all over the world to live there. And about 50 million people visit the city each year! It is full of different people, ideas, cultures and even food. Manhattan has many famous tourist attractions. It is also home to the United Nations, located in the centre of New York City. Wouldn't it be fun to visit a country and see a little of other countries too?

整个城市叫做纽约市。大约有2000万人从世界各地来到这里生活。每年大约有5000万人参观这座城市!它充满了不同的人，想法，文化甚至食物。 曼哈顿有许多著名的旅游景点。它也是联合国总部所在地，位于纽约市中心。 去一个国家，再看看其他国家，不是很有趣吗?