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In 1800, the U.S. capital officially moved to Washington, DC.
1800年，美国首都正式迁到了华盛顿哥伦比亚特区。
DC stands for District (or area) and Columbia, which refers to Christopher Columbus, who was an explorer (or a person looking for new places and things) and was one of the first people to come to North America from Europe.
“DC”是“District (or area) and Columbia”的缩写，它与克里斯托弗·哥伦布有关，他是个探险家（或寻找新地方和新事物的人）并且他是最先从欧洲来到北美洲的人之一。
Washington, DC is the country's capital and a city, but it is not a state. It isn't in a state, either.
华府即是国家的首都，也是一座城市，但它不是州。它也不在某个州内。
Washington, DC was made by taking some lands from Maryland and Virginia, two states that border (or are next to) Washington, DC today.
华府是由马里兰州和弗吉尼亚州的一些土地组成的，这两个州毗邻（或靠近）如今的华府。
When Washington, DC was built, the site was very unpleasant.
当华府修建的时候，该地的环境非常恶劣。
The capital was built on swampland (or very wet earth).
该都城建在湿地（或非常湿的土壤）上。
The weather was bad and there were many mosquitoes and other insects.
它的天气很糟并且有很多蚊虫。
But the plan was successful and Washington, DC is still our nation's capital today.
但这个方案是成功的，如今的华府仍然是我们国家的首都。
The White House, where the president lives, the Capitol Building, where Congress makes laws, and the Supreme Court, where legal decisions are made, are all in Washington, DC, along with many other federal buildings.
美国总统居住的白宫，国会立法的国会大厦，作出法律决定的最高法院以及许多其它的联邦大厦，无一不在华府。
There are also many businesses, museums, and monuments (or things built to remember people and things from the past).
那里还有许许多多的企业、博物馆和纪念碑（或为缅怀先人和事而修建的建筑物。）
Many people live in Washington, DC, but because it is not a state, they do not have any representatives who can vote in Congress, since that is reserved (or set aside) for states.
虽然有很多人居住在华府，但因为它不是州，所以他们没有能在国会投票的代表，因为那是留给各个州的。
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