The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.
美国由50个州组成，覆盖北美大片地区，阿拉斯加位于西北部，夏威夷则将国家版图延伸至太平洋。大西洋沿岸的主要城市有全球金融和文化中心纽约和首都华盛顿特区。中西部大都市芝加哥以具有影响力的建筑而闻名，而西海岸的洛杉矶好莱坞则以电影制作而闻名。