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Hello, I'm Leora Andersen. Welcome!
, the Athens of
America, ¡K. , .
Boston's the biggest city in the New England area, and the population
is around 600,000 60 ,
It lies in the center of the Cambridge, Boston and Quincy
metropolitan area.
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They make up the 10th largest metropolitan area in the
United States.
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Well, I think people in Boston talk funny. That's one of the major things I know about
that city.
. 'Boston Accent' .
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If you live in that city though, you would probably say, "Boston".
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And I think that driving is a challenge in Boston, because
of all the circles and roundabouts that they have.
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And I understand that they have lots of good seafood.
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'Boston' 'Boston
Tea Party ( )' ?
Well, I remember the Boston tea party. I wasn't around then, but that's what I learned
in school, was the Boston tea party.
'Boston
Tea Party' 1773
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. , , . Paul
Revere , 1775
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, 'Boston Red Sox' ?
They are a very famous and very good baseball player. It's a baseball city.
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'Boston
Red Sox' 100 .
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Boston has the oldest subway system in America.
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That's over 110 years old.
110
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Boston has the oldest subway system in America.
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, MIT
MIT stands for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MIT Massachusetts Institute of
Technology .
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MIT stands for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
('MIT' .)
MIT is very famous for its science program, engineering and
arts program.
MIT, ,
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. Ivy League (Ivy Leaguer)
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It's considered to be one of Ivy League schools.
It's the oldest institution of higher learning in the United
State.
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The motto for Harvard University is 'Veritas,' or
it means truth.
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Yes, there's lots of historical
sites to see, you can walk on the Freedom Trail.
'Freedom
Trail' . (Massachusetts
State House), 'Granary Burying Ground' 'Paul
Revere',
'Samuel
Adams',
'John
Hancock'
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Freedom Trail 'Quincy
Market' , 180
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One of the things that are very
famous is the Boston clam chowder or New England clam chowder.
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'clam' .
. 'fish chowder',
'clam chowder' .
Clam chowder is a chunky soup that
has a lot of clams in it, or sometimes small bits of potatoes.
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Boston has the oldest subway system in America.
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MIT stands for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Bye-bye, it was nice being with
you again. See you again soon.
