文档介绍：美国概况
General knowledge of America
Contents:
Basic information
American geography
Full name
National flag
National emblem
National anthem
National day
National flower
Capital
Nickname
I. Basic information
Name of the Country
The full official name of the country is the United States of America, usually referred to as the .
The United State of America, with the capital of Washington D. C., is the biggest country in North America.
National flag: Stars and Stripes
The Star-Spangled Banner
made up of 13 alternating red and white stripes and 50 white stars on a blue field
Stars are considered a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal
the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light from the sun
White: Signifies purity and innocence
Red: Signifies valor and bravery
Blue: Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and justice
Star Spangled Banner 星条旗之歌
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? 啊! 在晨曦初现时, 你可看见
是甚么让我们如此骄傲?
在黎明的最后一道曙光中欢呼,
是谁的旗帜在激战中始终高扬!
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
烈火熊熊, 炮声隆隆,
我们看到要塞上那面英勇的旗帜
在黑夜过后依然耸立!
啊! 你说那星条旗是否会静止,
在自由的土地上飘舞,
在勇者的家园上飞扬。
National emblem: Bald eagle
Motto: 
In God We Trust  (official)
E Pluribus Unum (traditional)
(Latin: Out of Many, One)
The Great Seal
Olive branch and arrows
(peace and power)