西雅图英语介绍

西雅图位于美国本土48个州最西北角的华盛顿州

西雅图（英文：Seattle）是美国太平洋西北区最大的城市，西雅图建立于1850年代，得名于西雅图酋长。西雅图的官方别名为翡翠之城，它位于华盛顿州普吉特海湾和华盛顿湖之间的金县，距离加美边境约174千米。西雅图也是金县的县治所在。

Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan statistical area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle is part of the 13th largest combined statistical area (CSA) in the US. A port city, it is located in the western part of the state between Puget Sound, an arm of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington, about 96 miles (154 km) south of the Canada – United States border. A major economic, cultural and educational center in the region, Seattle is the county seat of King County.The Seattle area has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years,but European settlement began only in the mid-19th century. The first permanent white settlers—Arthur A. Denny and those subsequently known as the Denny Party—arrived November 13, 1851. Early settlements in the area were called "New York-Alki" ("Alki" meaning "by and by" in the local Chinook Jargon) and "Duwamps." In 1853, Doc Maynard suggested that the main settlement be renamed "Seattle," an anglicized rendition of the name of Sealth, the chief of the two local tribes.By 2007 Census estimate, the city has a municipal population of 594,210,and a metropolitan area population of 3,424,441.From 1869 until 1982, Seattle was known as the "Queen City." Seattle's current official nickname is the "Emerald City", the result of a contest held in the early 1980s; the reference is to the lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area. Seattle is also referred to informally as the "Gateway to Alaska," "Rain City,"and "Jet City", the latter from the local influence of Boeing. Seattle residents are known as Seattleites.Seattle is the birthplace of grunge music and has a reputation for heavy coffee consumption;coffee companies founded or based in Seattle include Starbucks,Seattle's Best Coffee, and Tully's.There are also many successful independent artisanal espresso roasters and cafes.Researchers at Central Connecticut State University ranked Seattle the most literate city of America's sixty-nine largest cities in 2005 and 2006 and second most literate in 2007, after Minneapolis.Moreover, analysis conducted by the United States Census Bureau of 2003 survey data indicated that Seattle was the most educated large city in the U.S. with 51.6 percent of residents 25 and older having at least bachelor degrees. Based on per capita income, in 2006 the Seattle metropolitan area ranked 17th out of 363 metropolitan areas in a study by the Census Bureau.

西雅图位于美国本土48个州最西北角的华盛顿州，是美国西北部重要城市和海港。

西雅图(英语:Seattle)是美国太平洋西北区最大的城市,它位于华盛顿州金县,普吉特海湾和华盛顿湖之间,距离美加边境约174千米。西雅图也是金县的县治所在。