Famous places and events in the United States of America
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Aurora borealis - "The Northern Lights"
This phenomenon takes place all over the Arctic Circle (Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Canada, Russia, Sweden, Norway, etc), but since that means it also takes place in the American state of Alaska, I'm gonna talk about it here.
Charged particles from the sun hit the Earth's magnetic poles and dance wonderful colors over the atmosphere. This creates one of the most beautiful events in nature. Many people come from all over the world (including Japan) to see the Northern Lights in Alaska.
My mom was born in Alaska, by the way.
Charged particles from the sun hit the Earth's magnetic poles and dance wonderful colors over the atmosphere. This creates one of the most beautiful events in nature. Many people come from all over the world (including Japan) to see the Northern Lights in Alaska.
My mom was born in Alaska, by the way.
Although I tried my best at translating this myself, Taiyu Middle School's Y子-sensei checked and corrected my Japanese. This translation would not be possible without her help.
Y子-sensei also introduced me to this site if you want a different translation. |
Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin was the most famous screen actor in the world before World War 1. He is well known for his performances in silent movies. "Modern Times" is still considered one of the best early movies.
The video on the left here is from his 1940 film "The Great Dictator." At this time, Hitler was growing in power and aggression, suppressing Jews and many other people. Hitler was only 4 days younger than Chaplin and they had similar mustaches. This fact haunted Chaplin to the end of his days. "He is the madman, and I am the comic. It could have easily been the other way." This movie is the first time Chaplin ever speaks on screen. He speaks for human brotherhood, freedom, and unity and against hatred and dictatorship. |
I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an Emperor - that's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone, if possible -- Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another; human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one another. In this world there's room for everyone and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful.
But we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men, cries out for universal brotherhood for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world, millions of despairing men, women, and little children, victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people. To those who can hear me I say, "Do not despair." The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass and dictators die; and the power they took from the people will return to the people and so long as men die, liberty will never perish. Soldiers--Don't give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you, enslave you, who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel; who drill you, diet you, treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men, machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don't hate; only the unloved hate, the unloved and the unnatural. Soldiers: Don't fight for slavery! Fight for liberty! In the seventeenth chapter of Saint Luke it is written, "the kingdom of God is within man" -- not one man, nor a group of men, but in all men, in you, you the people have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness. You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then, in the name of democracy, let us use that power! Let us all unite!! Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work, that will give you the future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power, but they lie! They do not fulfill their promise; they never will. Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people!! Now, let us fight to fulfill that promise!! Let us fight to free the world, to do away with national barriers, to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness. Soldiers--In the name of democracy, let us all unite!!! |
申し訳ありません。私は皇帝になりたくはありません。支配はしたくありません。出来れば皆に援助したいのです:ユダヤ人も、異邦人も、黒人も、白人も。人類はお互いに助け合うべきである;人間とはそういうものなんです。互いの苦しみではなく、我々は互いの幸せで生活したいんです。我々は互いを軽視し合うことも、お互いを嫌い合うようなこともしたくないんです。この世界はひろいので、人々は自分の居場所あるべきです。このすばらしい地球は実り有って、皆の分を給することが出来ます。人間の人生は自由で美しくなるはずです。
でも、我々は道を誤ってしまいました。 貪欲は人間の魂を毒したり、怨念で世界を閉てしまったり、苦しみと流血を招いたんです。交通機関の発達で世界は小さくなりましたが、我々は外を見ることをせず、引き込もってしまいました。豊かさをくれる機械は私達に欠乏もくれた。私達の知識は私達をひがみっぽくさせて、私達の利発さはかえって、私達を冷たくさせた。我々は頭でっかちになって感受性が不足しがちです。機械より、人間性が必要です。利発さより、人の温かさと仁徳が必要です。そうでなければ、人生はひどくなって、すべて駄目になってしまう。 飛行機やラジオは人々の距離を縮めました。このようなことが人間の優しさを呼び、仲間を呼び、皆の結束を叫ぶ結果になっているのです。今までも、私の声は何百万人もの人も耳に届いています。何百万人もの絶望している男と女と子供。彼らは男が無実な人を拷問して禁固することによる犠牲者ですよ。 私の声が聞こえる人へ:「絶望しないで」。この時代の我々の苦しみは進歩をおそれる貪欲だけです。人間の進展を危ぶんでいる男の経過。人間の憎悪はなくなって、独裁者はいなくなる。人々から取った力は社会に戻る。男が命をかけるかぎり、自由は決して滅びません。 諸君!人でなしに自分のことをささげないでよ!君が嫌いな人に!君の人生を管理する人に!君がするべきことも、考えるべきことも、感じるべきことも命令するような人に;軍事訓練させる人に;食べ物制限するような人に;家畜のようにさせる人に;君を捨てる人に!人間性のない男に自分のことささげるな!機械心ある機械人間に!君らは機械じゃない!君らは家畜じゃない!人間だよ!心に人類愛があるんだよ!君は憎しみをもたないだろう。愛がない人だけに憎しみがあるはず。愛なく不自然な人だ。 諸君!隷従のために戦わずに、自由のために戦おう!聖書にも:「神様の天国は人間の中にある」とある!一人でも一つのグループでもなくて、人の全ての中に!君らの中に!君らには力があるんだよ!機械を作る力、幸せを作る力、この人生を美しくて自由にする力、この人生をすばらしい冒険にする力! じゃ、民主化のために、その力を使おうよ!団結しようよ!新しい世界のために戦おう!仕事があたえられ;将来をよく出来る世界を;老後に保障のある世界を。これを約束することで、ある人でなしは人も国も治めたんだ。でも、あれらは嘘だった!その約束を守らない;いつまでも守らない!独裁者は野心で、人々の自由を奪う!今から、その約束を叶えるために戦おう!この世界を解き放しよう!国の境界をなくそう;貪欲さを捨てよう;偏狭も怒りも捨てよう!現実の世界のために戦おう!科学が人類の幸な世界をもたらすためのものであるように! 諸君:民主化のために、団結しようよ!! |
A map of the baseball teams of the USA
The Dallas Cowboys, "America's Team"
American football has been around for many decades. In that time, many teams and many players have stood out. Once a football dynasty, the Dallas Cowboys are one of the most popular teams in the sport. Even the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders are known for being the most beautiful in the league. In the US, teams are not named after companies; they are named for area or city where they play. For example: the San Francisco 49'ers, the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions, the New Orleans Saints, the Pittsburg Steelers, the Miami Dolphins, the Tampa Bay Buccaniers, the New England Patriots, and the Green Bay Packers.
In the 1990's, the Cowboys had four very famous players on their team--Troy Aikman (#8, quarterback), Dion "Prime Time" Sanders (#21, cornerback), Emmit Smith (#22, running back), and Michael Irving (#88, wide receiver).
In the 1990's, the Cowboys had four very famous players on their team--Troy Aikman (#8, quarterback), Dion "Prime Time" Sanders (#21, cornerback), Emmit Smith (#22, running back), and Michael Irving (#88, wide receiver).
The Dodge Viper
The Viper is a V10 American muscle car made by Dodge, a division of Chrysler. The car model was created in 1988 and developed into a car for sale in 1992. The 2008 model of this car could go from 0 to 97kph in 3.4 seconds! It could go from 0 to 160kph in 7.6 seconds! Its top speed was 325kph. American muscle cars are more simple and cheap than European sports cars or super cars. The idea is just to put tons and tons of power into a car... uh... and that's it. It goes REALLY FAST in a straight line. And looks cool. That's important. It must look very cool! And the Viper is one of the coolest.
Durango, Colorado
When I think about the Old West (the period in American history famous for cowboys), I think about Texas, Wyoming, California, and most especially Colorado. Colorado is a very beautiful and historical state in the United States. In the southwest part of the state is a town called Durango. It is a beautiful small town famous for one thing: they have one of the last running steam-engine trains in the country. The Durango-Silverton Line is an old historical route that goes over valleys and rivers and around mountains.
In 7th grade (中学校の1年生), my class visited Durango as part of our Spring trip to New Mexico and Colorado. I was 13 years old. On this trip, I 告白ed to a girl for the first time.
In 7th grade (中学校の1年生), my class visited Durango as part of our Spring trip to New Mexico and Colorado. I was 13 years old. On this trip, I 告白ed to a girl for the first time.
The Ford Motor Company
The Model T
Ford is a car company that sells cars all over the world. Its headquarters is in Dearborn, Michigan. Dearborn is a smaller part of Detroit, a city famous for making cars. The Ford Motor Company was started in 1903 by Henry Ford. Ford made cars easier to own in America with the mass-produced Model T. Today, Ford owns part of Mazda and Aston Martin. Ford now makes many cheap cars, but it also is known for making American-style muscle cars such as the Ford GT, the Mustang, and the Shelby Cobra.
The Fourth of July
In America, Independence Day isn't just a mediocre Will Smith movie. On July 4th, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. This document proclaimed the intent of the 13 American colonies to separate from British rule. At that time, the red-coat British army was the strongest military in the Western world. After this act of rebellion, the new American nation would have to fight a tough war for independence. Though mostly untrained and under-supplied, the "yankees" succeeded after years of warfare.
Americans celebrate this day with baseball games, outdoor grilling, and lots and lots of fireworks! Happy birthday, USA!
Americans celebrate this day with baseball games, outdoor grilling, and lots and lots of fireworks! Happy birthday, USA!
The Gettysburg Address
To learn more about the Gettysburg Address and the importance of this speech, click this link to visit the Japanese Wikipedia page.
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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.
We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. |
4世代と7年前に私たちの祖先たちはこの大陸に、自由の理念から生まれ、全ての人が平等に創られているという命題に捧げられた一つの新しい国を生み出しました。今、私たちは大きな内戦の最中にあります。そしてこの内戦は、その国が、あるいはそのような理念から生まれ、そのような命題に捧げられたいかなる国もが、長い間持ちこたえられるものかどうかという試練なのです。
私達は、その戦争の大戦場で一堂に会しています。わたしたちがやってきたのは、その国が生き延びるようここで自分の生命を犠牲にした人々に、最後の安息の地としてその戦場の一部を捧げるためです。私達がそうするのは、全く適切でありふさわしいことです。しかしより広い意味でいえば、私達はこの大地を捧げられない-神聖化しえない-清められないのです。ここで奮闘した勇敢な者たちは、生ける者も死せる者たちがすでにここを神聖化してしまい、なにかを足したり取り除いたりするわれわれの貧弱な能力など、それにまったくおよばないものだからです。 世界は私達がここで言うことなどほとんど気に留めたないでしょうし、それを長く記憶にとどめることもないでしょう。でも、彼らがここで為したことを決して忘れることができないのです。われわれ生きる者の使命とはむしろ、ここで戦った人々がこれまで気高く前進させた、この未完の仕事に身を捧げることなのです。ここにいるわれわれの使命とはむしろ、かれらが最後の完全な献身を捧げた理念に対し、この名誉ある死者たちから一層の熱意を持って、われわれの前に残された偉大な任務に専念することなのです。その任務とは、あの死者たちの死を無駄にはしないとわれわれがここに固く決意し、この国が神のもとで新しい自由を生み出すことを決意し、そして人々を、人々自身の手によって、人々自身の利害のために統治することを、この地上から消え去さらせはしない、と決意することなのです。 |
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is one of the Wonders of the World. In the state of Arizona, it is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and a mile deep in some places. The formation was carved by the Colorado River, which winds through the state. It is considered a holy place by the Hopi and Pueblo tribes of the Native Americans, who have lived there for centuries. Today, Grand Canyon National Park is a very popular tourist destination and one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
Harley-Davidson began as a partnership between 22 year old William S. Harley and his childhood friend Arthur Davidson in 1901. They built motor-bicycles with large engines and competed in races. In World War I, the US military used Harley-Davidson motorcycles in combat. By 1920, H-D was the largest motorcycle company in the world. H-D was one of only two American motorcycle companies to survive the Great Depression. In World War II, Harley-Davidson again made motorcycles for the military. This time, they made over 90,000 motorcycles for the war. Harley-Davidson is known for making large motorcycles made for driving far across America. These kinds of motorcyles are called "hogs" because the hog was a mascot and nickname of a group of famous Harley-Davidson motorcycle racers.
In the second half of the 20th Century, Harley-Davidson became a symbol of the American biker culture. It represented freedom, rebellion, and the open road. Tough people own Harleys. Every year, thousands of Harley owners get together and drive across the country to large meeting places. Harley-Davidson motorcycles are often customized by their owners, so there are many unique bikes.
In the second half of the 20th Century, Harley-Davidson became a symbol of the American biker culture. It represented freedom, rebellion, and the open road. Tough people own Harleys. Every year, thousands of Harley owners get together and drive across the country to large meeting places. Harley-Davidson motorcycles are often customized by their owners, so there are many unique bikes.
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. 1963 is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone. As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring." And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California! But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee! Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" |
There's no way I can translate all that eloquence myself.
Here is a link to a site where they can. この大変な英語を訳すことできない。できたサイトへのリンクはこの上のだ。 |
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, USA, is a 14-year sculpture project depicting the greatest Presidents in American history. In 1927, Gutzon Borglum and his son Lincoln began to carve the granite face of the mountain. The project ended in October 1941, 7 months after Gutzon died. The memorial shows the faces of George Washington (1732-1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).
The New York Yankees vs. The Boston Red Sox
These two teams form the biggest rivalry in all of Major League Baseball. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have been around since the beginning. For almost a century, the hopes of Boston fans would be destroyed by the popular New York franchise. The Yankees have won more than 20 World Series championships, more than any other team in the league. They have the most money of any team and some of the most intense fans. It's like Real Madrid: you either love them or you hate them. In Boston, they hate them. Every year, the games between these two are important and emotional.
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty sits in New York Harbour on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is a symbol of America and a symbol of freedom. For many years, it was the first thing that immigrants from Europe would see as they came to America by ship. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France in 1886. Why can't countries be nice like that now?
In Japan, the Statue of Liberty is sometimes used to mark love hotels. Thanks for that, by the way. -_-;;
In Japan, the Statue of Liberty is sometimes used to mark love hotels. Thanks for that, by the way. -_-;;
Tesla Motors
Tesla Roadster
Begun in 2003, Tesla Motors is a Silicon Valley, California, company that wants to develop and make high-end electric cars. The company is named after world-famous physicist Nikola Tesla, who pioneered alternating current (AC) among many other inventions. In 2008, the company produced the Tesla Roadster, the world's first electric sports car. The car uses an AC motor descended directly from Nikola Tesla's 1882 design. It has a lithium-ion battery that lets the car drive 320km before it needs to recharge. It can also go from 0-97km/h in 3.7 seconds! According to Tesla, the car is twice as efficient as a Toyota Prius! In 2009, it developed the Model S, a luxury sedan model that has been sold already in 2012.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Sebastian wants to play.
Yes, that's right. The most famous dinosaur lived in America! Well... in America... 65,000,000 years ago.
It was over 12 meters long and weighed around 6.8 tons! With those huge teeth, it ate lots of meat! Scientists aren't sure whether the T-Rex hunted or just searched for already-dead dinosaurs to eat, but I like to think of it as a scary hunter! Its legs were almost 4 meters long!
Imagine keeping one as a pet. Feeding it would be troublesome. But you could ride it when you take it for a walk! How cool would that be? I would name mine "Sebastian."
"Come, Sebastian. Let's go to the park!" *stomp, stomp, stomp*
It was over 12 meters long and weighed around 6.8 tons! With those huge teeth, it ate lots of meat! Scientists aren't sure whether the T-Rex hunted or just searched for already-dead dinosaurs to eat, but I like to think of it as a scary hunter! Its legs were almost 4 meters long!
Imagine keeping one as a pet. Feeding it would be troublesome. But you could ride it when you take it for a walk! How cool would that be? I would name mine "Sebastian."
"Come, Sebastian. Let's go to the park!" *stomp, stomp, stomp*
Yellowstone National Park
Old Faithful
Yellowstone National Park is the America's first national park. It is famous for its wildlife (including wolves and bison) and its geology, especially the geyser named Old Faithful. It is a very beautiful place that sees many thousands of tourists every year. Over 1/3 of the national park is a volcano that erupts once every 800,000 years! Yellowstone was the first national park, and its most famous visitor was President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. Ever heard of a "teddy bear"? Teddy bears are named after "Teddy" Roosevelt!