艾默斯特:只有字母h是缄默无声的艾默斯特(Amherst)地处麻萨诸塞州中西部,距历史名城波士顿一百五十公里,约两个小时的车程。在美国地图上你肯定找不到它的踪迹,只有在放大了的麻州地图上,你兴许能发现一个代表它的小圆点。最近一次的人口普查资料显示,艾默斯特的居民人口为37819。这样的小镇在新英格兰地区比比皆是,它们都是从十七世纪欧洲移民的最早居民点发展而来的。 Amherst: Only the letter h is silent Amherst is located in central and western Massachusetts, about 150 miles from the historic city of Boston, about two hours by car. You certainly can not find it on the map of the United States, and on the magnified map of Massachusetts you may find a little dot on its behalf. According to the latest census data, the population of Amherst is 37,819. Such towns abound in New England, all of them from the earliest settlements of European settlers of the seventeenth century.