Philadelphia

/ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/

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the fifth largest city in the US and the largest in Pennsylvania. It is a major port on the Delaware River and was established by William Penn. Philadelphia is one of America's most historic cities. It is the place where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the American Constitution was written. Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell are also there.费城（美国宾夕法尼亚州的港口城市，美国最大城市之一）
the first major US film (1993) about the disease AIDS. Tom Hanks won an Oscar as Best Actor, and Bruce Springsteen received one for his song Streets of Philadelphia. In the film Hanks plays a homosexual man (= who is sexually attracted to others of his own sex) with AIDS who is dismissed from work and begins a legal case against his employer. The film created a lot of debate in America about equal rights for people with AIDS.费城：美国第一部关于艾滋病的主要电影（1993年）。汤姆·汉克斯（Tom Hanks）获得了奥斯卡最佳男主角奖，布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀（Bruce Springsteen）的单曲《费城街》（Streets of Philadelphia）也获得了奥斯卡最佳男主角奖。在电影中，汉克斯扮演一个同性恋者与艾滋病一起被解雇，并开始针对其雇主提起法律诉讼。这部电影在美国引起了很多关于艾滋病患者享有平等权利的争论。