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Cleveland (US)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is the centerpiece of the North Coast Harbor skyline.

Cleveland grabbed headlines in the 1970s as a financially strapped¹, rust-belt town with one of its waterways on fire. Today it boasts not only a very clean Cuyahoga River, but a stunning（令人震惊的), revitalized downtown area as well. The city is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (a million facility designed by famed architect I.M. Pei) and the Great Lakes Science Center, which features an Omnimax theater.

For a taste of culture, spend some time in University Circle, the nation's largest concentration of cultural institutions within one square mile. Here you'll find first-class museums like the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History , the Center for Contemporary Art, and the Western Reserve Historical Society (which also houses the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum). Noteworthy historic exhibits include Hale Farm and Village in the town of Bath, with authentic² Western Reserve buildings dating back to the 1820s, and Dunham Tavern³, once a stagecoach⁴ （美国旧时的驿马车，定期公共马车）stop on the Buffalo-Detroit road.

The world-famous Cleveland Orchestra performs at Severance⁵ Hall in the winter and at Ohio's Music Festival at Blossom Music Center, where you can attend concerts, ballet, and popular music programs in a woodland setting in the summer. Playhouse Square, a complex of four restored 1920s movie palaces, is the second largest performing arts center in the country and houses the city's opera, ballet, and theater festival. It also hosts touring Broadway shows. Karamu House African American Theater is an international center for the performing arts.

The Cleveland Museum of Art

For a magnificent view of downtown Cleveland and the Lake Erie shoreline, head to the top of Terminal Tower, which provides a bird's-eye view from over 700 feet up.

Take a walk on the wild side with a visit to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and its Rain Forest, an indoor tropical ecosystem⁶ featuring more than 600 animals and thousands of plants, a 25-foot waterfall, and simulated（仿造的，人工的）rainstorms. Enjoy year-round outdoor activities in Cleveland's Metropark reservations, which span approximately 19,000 acres.

There's no shortage of fun for kids in the Cleveland area. Visit the Children's Museum or take a tour of the NASA Lewis Research Center. Sea World of Ohio in Aurora⁷, an 80-acre marine-life park, features live shows and new exhibits like Dolphin Cove⁸, Eagle Point, and Shark Encounter. For thrill rides and amusements, visit Geauga Lake Park, or the larger Cedar⁹ Point in Sandusky.

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1 strapped
adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带
参考例句：
Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。来自《简明英汉词典》 The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 authentic
a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的
参考例句：
This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。 Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

3 tavern
n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店
参考例句：
There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。 Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。

4 stagecoach
n.公共马车
参考例句：
She's getting off the stagecoach.她正在下马车。 The stagecoach driver cracked the whip.驿站马车的车夫抽响了鞭子。

5 severance
n.离职金；切断
参考例句：
Those laid off received their regular checks,plus vacation and severance pay.那些被裁的人都收到他们应得的薪金，再加上假期和解职的酬金。Kirchofer was terminated,effective immediately--without severance or warning.科奇弗被解雇了，立刻生效--而且没有辞退费或者警告。

6 ecosystem
n.生态系统
参考例句：
This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。 We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。

7 aurora
n.极光
参考例句：
The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。 Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。

8 cove
n.小海湾，小峡谷
参考例句：
The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁，嫩绿一片，好一个山外的小海湾。 I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。

9 cedar
n.雪松，香柏(木)
参考例句：
The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。 She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。