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WelcometoBostonTheMuseumofScience波士顿科学博物馆波士顿科学博物馆TheMuseumofScience波士顿科学博物馆波士顿科学博物馆TheMuseumofScienceislocatedinSciencePark,aplotoflandspanningtheCharlesRiver.TheMuseumfeaturesanumberoflivepresentationsthroughoutthebuildingeveryday,alongwithshowsattheCharlesHaydenPlanetariumandtheMugarOmniIMAXtheater.TheMuseumisalsooneofthecitysthreebasesofoperationsforBostonsprivatelyoperatedDuckTours.TheMuseumofScience波士顿科学博物馆波士顿科学博物馆TheMuseumbeganastheBostonSocietyofNaturalHistoryin1830,foundedbyacollectionofmenwhowishedtosharescientificinterests.In1864,aftertheSocietyhadgonethroughseveraltemporaryfacilities,abuildingwaspurchasedintheBackBayareaofthecityanddubbedtheNewEnglandMuseumofNaturalHistory.BostonPublicLibrary波士顿公共图书馆波士顿公共图书馆BostonPublicLibrary波士顿公共图书馆波士顿公共图书馆BostonPublicLibraryisthefirstAmericanpublicinvestmentinlarge-scalefreepubliclibrary.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStatesPublicLibrary,thelibraryofoverfifteenmillionvolumesofbooks,secondonlytotheUnitedStatesLibraryofCongressandtheHarvardUniversitylibrary.美国波士顿公共图书馆美国波士顿公共图书馆-理念运作理念运作Conceptofoperation一、波士顿公共图书馆联盟（BostonPublicLibraryAssociation）二、波士顿公共图书馆基金会（BostonPublicLibraryFoundation）三、城市范围的公共图书馆朋友组织（FriendsofBostonPublicLibrary）波士顿公园波士顿公园BostonCommon波士顿公园波士顿公园BostonCommonBostonCommon（alsoknownastheCommon）isacentralpublicparkinBoston,Massachusetts.ItissometimeserroneouslyreferredtoastheBostonCommons.Datingfrom1634,itistheoldestcityparkintheUnitedStates.TheBostonCommonconsistsof50acres（20ha）oflandboundedbyTremontStreet,ParkStreet,BeaconStreet,CharlesStreet,andBoylstonStreet.TheCommonispartoftheEmeraldNecklaceofparksandparkwaysthatextendfromtheCommonsouthtoFranklinParkinRoxbury.AvisitorscenterforallofBostonislocatedontheTremontStreetsideofthepark.Notablerecurringevents经常性活动CommonwealthShakespeareCompanysShakespeareontheCommon.BostonLyricOperasOutdoorOperaSeries.波士顿歌剧院的室外戏系列AncientFishweirProjectInstallationEvent.MassachusettsCannabisReformCoalitionsFreedomRally.BostonPride.FireworksdisplayontheeveningofDecember31aspartofBostonsFirstNightcelebration.FaneuilHall法尼尔厅FaneuilHall法尼尔厅FaneuilHall,locatednearthewaterfrontandtodaysGovernmentCenter,inBoston,Massachusetts,hasbeenamarketplaceandameetinghallsince1742.ItwasthesiteofseveralspeechesbySamuelAdams,JamesOtis,andothersencouragingindependencefromGreatBritain,andisnowpartofBostonNationalHistoricalParkandawell-knownstopontheFreedomTrail.ItissometimesreferredtoastheCradleofLiberty.UsesofFaneuilHallOnNovember6,1979,FaneuilHallwasthesiteofSen.EdwardM.Kennedysspeechdeclaringhiscandidacyforpresident.OnNovember3,2004,FaneuilHallwasthesiteofSenatorJohnKerrysconcessionspeechinthe2004presidentialelection.TheHeadquartersoftheAncientandHonorableArtilleryCompanyofMassachusettshasbeeninFaneuilHallsince1746,currentlyonthe4thfloor.FaneuilHallisthehomeoftheBostonClassicalOrchestra,aprofessionalorchestra,whichhasbeenperformingintheGreatHallthereregularlysince1980.ItisalsostillusedforpoliticaldebatesbetweenMassachusettscandidatesaswellaspoliticalshows,suchasTheOReillyFactor.自由之路自由之路FreedomTrail自由之路自由之路FreedomTrailTheFreedomTrailisared（mostlybrick）paththroughdowntownBoston,Massachusetts,thatleadsto16significanthistoricsites.Itisa2.5-milewalkfromBostonCommontoUSSConstitutioninCharlestown.TheFreedomTrailisaunitofBostonNationalHistoricalParkandisoverseenbyTheFreedomTrailFoundationandtheCityofBostonsFreedomTrailCommission.16importanthistoricalmonuments16处重要的历史古迹处重要的历史古迹波士顿公园（BostonCommon）马萨诸塞州议会大厦（MassachusettsStateHouse）公园街教堂（ParkStreetChurch）谷仓墓地（GranaryBuryingGround）国王礼拜堂（KingsChapel）国王礼拜堂墓地（KingsChapelBuryingGround）本杰明富兰克林雕像和第一座公立学校，波士顿拉丁学校（BostonLatinSchool）旧址老街角书店（OldCornerBookstore）老南聚会所（OldSouthMeetingHouse）老州议会大厦（OldStateHouse）波士顿屠杀遗址（BostonMassacre）法尼尔厅（FaneuilHall）和昆西市场（QuincyMarket）保罗热维尔故居（PaulRevereHouse）老北教堂（OldNorthChurch）考普山墓地（CoppsHillBuryingGround）宪法号铁甲舰（USSConstitution）邦克山纪念碑（BunkerHillMonument）FenwayPark芬威球场芬威球场FenwayPark芬威球场芬威球场TheGreenMonsteristhenicknameofthe37.167feet（11.329m）leftfieldwallinthepark.Itislocated310to315feet（94to96m）fromhomeplate;thisshortdistanceoftenbenefitsright-handedhitters.FenwayParkisabaseballparknearKenmoreSquareinBoston,Massachusetts.Locatedat4YawkeyWay,ithasservedasthehomeballparkoftheBostonRedSoxbaseballclubsinceitopenedin1912andistheoldestMajorLeagueBaseballstadiumcurrentlyinuse.HarvardUniversityHarvardUniversityisanAmericanprivateIvyLeagueresearchuniversitylocatedinCambridge,Massachusetts,stablishedin1636bytheMassachusettslegislature.HarvardistheoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStatesandthefirstcorporation（officiallyThePresidentandFellowsofHarvardCollege）charteredinthecountry.Harvardshistory,influence,andwealthhavemadeitoneofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesintheworld.Harvardwasnamedafteritsfirstbenefactor,JohnHarvard.Althoughneverformallyaffiliatedwithachurch,thecollegeprimarilytrainedCongregationalistandUnitarianclergy.Harvardscurriculumandstudentsbecamesecularthroughoutthe18thcenturyandbythe19thcenturyhademergedasthecentralculturalestablishmentamongBostonelites.FollowingtheAmericanCivilWar,PresidentCharlesW.Eliotsfortyyeartenure（18691909）transformedthecollegeandaffiliatedprofessionalschoolsintoacentralizedresearchuniversity,andHarvardbecameafoundingmemberoftheAssociationofAmericanUniversitiesin1900.JamesBryantConantledtheuniversitythroughtheGreatDepressionandWorldWarIIandbegantoreformthecurriculumandliberalizeadmissionsafterthewar.Theundergraduatecollegebecamecoeducationalafterits1977mergerwithRadcliffeCollege.DrewGilpinFaustwaselectedthe28thpresidentin2007andisthefirstwomantoleadtheuniversity.Harvardhasthelargestfinancialendowmentofanyacademicinstitutionintheworld,standingat$32billionasofSeptember2011.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）isaprivateresearchuniversitylocatedinCambridge,Massachusetts,UnitedStates.MIThasfiveschoolsandonecollege,containingatotalof32academicdepartments,withastrongemphasisonscientific,engineering,andtechnologicaleducationandresearch.Foundedin1861inresponsetotheincreasingindustrializationoftheUnitedStates,theinstituteadoptedtheEuropeanpolytechnicuniversitymodelandemphasizedlaboratoryinstructionfromanearlydate.MITsearlyemphasisonappliedtechnologyattheundergraduateandgraduatelevelsledtoclosecooperationwithindustry.CurricularreformsunderKarlComptonandVannevarBushinthe1930sre-emphasizedbasicscientificresearch.MITwaselectedtotheAssociationofAmericanUniversitiesin1934.Researcherswereinvolvedineffortstodevelopcomputers,radar,andinertialguidanceinconnectionwithdefenseresearchduringWorldWarIIandtheColdWar.Post-wardefenseresearchcontributedtotherapidexpansionofthefacultyandcampusunderJamesKillian.