the City of Chicago, located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, is the third most populous city in America after New York and Los Angeles. 芝加哥位于密歇根湖湖畔，是美国人口第三多的城市，仅次于纽约和洛杉矶。

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As of the 2017 census-estimate, Chicago has a population of 2,716,450, which makes it the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. 截至2017年人口普查估计，芝加哥人口为2716,450人，是伊利诺伊州和美国中西部人口最多的城市。

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The Chicago Water Tower, Built in 1869, it is the second-oldest water tower in the United States. 芝加哥水塔，建于1869年，是美国第二古老的水塔。

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The art sculpture Cloud Gate, "the gate to Chicago, reflects a poetic city".   艺术雕塑云门，“通往芝加哥的大门，映射出一个诗意的城市”。

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Cloud Gate is made of polished stainless steel and reflects the surrounding scenery, like "big pea". 云门采用抛光不锈钢外表制成，将周围的景色映入其中，像“大豌豆"。

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Marina City, Because of its shape like corn cob, commonly known as the corn building.  

马里纳城，因其外形酷似玉米棒，俗称玉米大楼。

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Trump Tower  is 415.1 meters tall and has 89 floors, the second tallest in Chicago. 

特朗普大厦 楼高415.1米，共有89层，是芝加哥的第2高楼。

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Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago landmark, located in the center of grant park. Built in 1927, it is one of the world's largest fountains,  which symbolizes lake Michigan, which works from April to October. 白金汉喷泉是芝加哥地标，位于格兰特公园中心。它建于1927年，是世界上最大的喷泉之一，象征密歇根湖，它从四月工作到十月。

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Buckingham fountain is considered Chicago's front door, the fountain itself represents lake Michigan, and each sea horse represents the shores of Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and indiana. 白金汉喷泉被认为是芝加哥的前门，喷泉本身代表着密歇根湖，每个海马分别代表滨湖的伊利诺伊州、威斯康星州、密歇根州和印第安纳州。

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The design of the fountain was inspired by the leto fountain in the palace of Versailles. 喷泉的设计灵感来自于凡尔赛宫的勒托喷泉。

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The fountain was donated by Kate buckingham to honor her brother, clarence buckingham, at a cost of $750,000. 喷泉由凯特·白金汉捐赠，以纪念她的兄弟克拉伦斯·白金汉，耗资75万美元。

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Kate buckingham also set up the buckingham fountain fund with an initial investment of $300,000 to cover repairs.  凯特·白金汉还建立了白金汉喷泉基金，初始投资30万美元，以支付维修费用。