华盛顿位于波托马克河畔，各种大理石纪念碑记载了国家的历史和精神。

“我们认为下述真理不言而喻，人人生而平等……”

在这个国家的首都，黎明是一天中一个神奇的时刻。《独立宣言》（Declaration of Independence）作者托马斯•杰弗逊（Thomas Jefferson）纪念堂等标志性建筑和纪念碑沐浴在第一缕日光中，闪烁的光斑在大理石墙壁和廊柱间跳跃。

华盛顿是一座工作型城市，从事的工作就是政务，但这个城市也守护着国家的历史，守护着她的英雄和他们的梦想。访客们在翠绿的公园里和宽阔的大道上徜徉，不仅能了解美国的历史——她的不足和她的胜利——而且可以感受到她的精神。在这种精神鼓舞下，这个国家勇于迎接挑战，同心协力实现开国元勋的希望。

Washington's marble monuments gleam on the banks of the Potomac, reminding visitors of a nation's history and its aspirations.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal … .”

Dawn is a magical time of day in the nation’s capital, as the first rays of daylight bounce off the marble walls and pillars of iconic buildings and monuments, including the monument dedicated to Thomas Jefferson (above), the author of the Declaration of Independence.

Washington is a working city and its business is government, but the city is also the caretaker of a nation’s history and guardian of its heroes and their dreams. Visitors who stroll its green parks and broad avenues not only learn the story of America — its shortcomings and its triumphs — but gain a sense of the spirit that moves a nation to meet its challenges and live up to the aspirations of its founders.

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