【求一篇美国阿拉斯加的英文介绍,英文课要用,我介绍阿拉斯加,希望来点高手写篇阿拉斯加的英文介绍,长点好,本人英语还可以,所以请各位高手不必吝惜词汇,听说那里风景还不错,】
求一篇美国阿拉斯加的英文介绍,
英文课要用,我介绍阿拉斯加,希望来点高手写篇阿拉斯加的英文介绍,长点好,本人英语还可以,所以请各位高手不必吝惜词汇,听说那里风景还不错,
ThelargeststateintheU.S.Awideopenfrontierofdenselowlandforests,midrangefrozentundra,andthetoweringpeaksandglaciersofitsmanymountainranges.ElementswhichcombinetomakeitoneofAmerica'sharshestandmostforebodingstates.Territorywhichpreventedallbutthehardiestpioneersfromventuringinsideitsborders.Arichandruggedlandfilledwithoil,gold,andvastwildernessareaswherethelargestbiggameanimalscanstillroamfree.
TheearlyhistoryofAlaskaasaUSpossessionbeginswithitspurchasefromRussiain1867.ApurchasenegotiatedbySecretaryofStateWilliamH.SewardduringPresidentAndrewJohnson'sadministration.Apurchasethatwaswidelyridiculedandcalled"Seward'sFolly".Consideredawasteof$7.2millionoftaxpayermoneyforarockoficeandsnow.TodaywerecognizethevisionofSewardandthankhimforhelpingtogiveAmericaoneofitsmosttreasuredresources.
AfterAlaska'spurchaseittook20yearsbeforepeoplebegansettlinghere.PromptedbywhatdrovepeopletoCaliforniain1849,andColoradoin1859,thediscoveryofgoldattheconvergenceoftheYukonandKlondikeRivers.Adiscoverywhichsoonbroughtthousandsofpeopletothestatein1897.Hopingtostakeouttheirclaimtowhatbytoday'sstandardswaswelloverabilliondollarsingoldatthisriverjunction.Steamshipswereswampedwithrequests.Outfitterscouldnotkeepenoughsupplies.TheKlondikeGoldRushof1897wasunderway.Asteadyinfluxwhichamountedto60,000peopledescendedonAlaska.
NotunlikepreviousgoldrushesmanyofthosewhoweretravelingtotheYukonwereillequippedtowithstandAlaska'sharshclimateortrainedtofinditsgold.Asthedeathtollofprospectorsrose,crimeandlawlessnessofthesedesperatedreamerswasrampant.Promptingthegovernmenttorequire"standardequipment"bepurchasedbeforeembarkingtotheYukonTerritory.FollowedbythemobilizationoftheNorthwestMountieswhowerecalledintohelpbringorder.
Standardequipmentwasenoughsuppliestolastoneyearinthewilderness.Givingthosenewtothetundraafightingchanceatsuccess.Itemsincludedinthislistwerefoodconsistingof100lbsacksofflour,beans,rice,bacon,sugar,coffee,evaporatedpotatoes,onions,anddriedbeef.Clothingconsistingofwoolsocks,shirts,underwear,rubberboots,andheavyovercoats.Alongwithsuchequipmentasgoldpans,knives,rifles,axes,ropeandshovels.
ThemarchofthesenewcomerscontinuedwiththeseguidelinesinplaceandtheremotewildernessandbarrenlandscapeofAlaskawastransformedalmostovernight.Theprospectorstraveledthroughoutthestatebuildingroads,establishingtowns,raisingfamilies.TodaytheprospectingthatbeganwithgoldhasexpandedtoincludeoilandgaswhichisoneofAlaska'srichestresources.AlaskaisthelargestproducerofoilintheU.S.