英语专业四级听力听写训练 第18期:中央公园 Central Park

Central Park中央公园Central Park in New York City is the first major city park in America.纽约市中央公园是美国第一大城市公园，

It contains more than 340 hectares of land.占地面积超过350公顷，

The designer's goal is to make a beautiful natural environment with lakes, woods and open areas for all the people of New York to enjoy.设计者的目的是让纽约市所有的人民欣赏到这些景色优美的自然风光。

About 25 million people visit Central Park each year. These include people from other areas of America and from foreign countries.每年，大约有2500万来自美洲和外国的游客到这里观光。

Millions of people who live in New York love Central Park as a place to escape from their small apartments in high-rise buildings.无数居住在纽约的人们热爱中央公园，他们把这里当作逃离高楼大厦中小公寓的极佳去处。

Every day, people walk, run or ride bicycles along the paths in Central Park.每天都有人在中央公园散步，跑步或骑单车，

Others walk their dogs, play baseball, row a boat on the lake or eat a meal on the grass.也有人遛狗，打棒球，划船或在草地上野餐。

Bird-watchers can observe more than 200 kinds of birds in the park.另外，野鸟观察者可以在这里观察到超过200多种野鸟。

Many people also use the park for special events.许多人也会选择在这里做一些有特殊意义的事，

For example, some people choose one of the beautiful natural areas in the park as the perfect place to get married.比如在公园里美丽的自然景点中选择一处作为举办婚礼的最佳地点。