紐約十大綽號(hào)盤點(diǎn):大都會(huì)還是大蘋果 ?
作者:歐達(dá) 譯
來源:nyc10best
2011-07-13 22:37
1. The Empire City. David Stravitz first printed this name in his photographic book titled New York, Empire City: 1920-1945. It represents New York City’s wealth and resources. First president George Washington saw New York as the “seat of empire”.
帝國(guó)城市:David Stravitz是第一個(gè)在他的出版畫冊(cè)當(dāng)中將紐約叫做帝國(guó)城市的人;帝國(guó)城市:1920-1945。這個(gè)名字代表了紐約市的財(cái)富和資源。美國(guó)第一任總統(tǒng)喬治華盛頓把紐約稱作“帝王之座”。
2.?The Big Apple.?Jazz musicians called New York City “the Big Apple” in the 1920s and 1930s. They got the term from a horse track worker who said where to a horserace in NYC was referred to as the Big Apple.
大蘋果:爵士音樂家在20年代和30年代把紐約稱作“大蘋果”,他們主要是從那些馬道工作者口中得知當(dāng)他們?cè)谡務(wù)摷~約馬賽的時(shí)候總是說紐約市大蘋果。
3. The City that Never Sleeps. A New York City nickname popularized from lyrics in the song “New York, New York” by the one and only Frank Sinatra.
不眠之城:紐約的這個(gè)名字來自于Frank Sinatra的歌詞:紐約,紐約。
4. World’s Biggest Urban Playground. NYC was named this because immigrant children played stickball throughout the New York Streets in the 1930s.
全球最大的城市運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng):紐約之所以會(huì)有這個(gè)綽號(hào)是因?yàn)樵?0年代的時(shí)候那些移民來的小孩在紐約的各個(gè)街頭打曲棍球。
5.?The Melting Pot.?The term Melting Pot was first used in publication by Israel Zangwill in his play adapted from Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet titled The Melting Pot in 1908.
大熔爐:這個(gè)詞匯最早被用到是在Israel Zangwill的戲劇當(dāng)中,他從莎士比亞1908年的Romeo & Juliet當(dāng)中截取了這個(gè)詞。
6. Manhattan. Manhattan was the nickname used by the Algonquin Indians when the island was first settled by the Dutch in the 1620s. The name Manhattan was quickly adopted by the settlers and today is the official name of the most famous borough.
曼哈頓:在1620年曼哈頓島第一次被確定的時(shí)候,Algonquin Indians人引用了這個(gè)名字。隨后這個(gè)名字迅速被當(dāng)?shù)厝怂J(rèn)同,今天曼哈頓已經(jīng)是最有名的行政區(qū)了。
7. The City of Skyscrapers. New York City has more skyscrapers than any other city in the world. Many NYC buildings have had the honor of tallest in the world at one point.
摩天樓之城:紐約市擁有比全球任何城市都更多的高樓大廈,很多紐約的大樓都曾經(jīng)有世界最高的美稱。
8. The Financial Hub. With Wall Street leading the charge, New York City is the financial capital of the world. Enough said.
世界金融中心:只要擁有華爾街,我們就可以說紐約就是全球的金融中心。
9. The Metropolis. Metropolis is the fictional name of the New York City clone in the comic book Superman.
大都會(huì):這個(gè)名字來自于超人漫畫,漫畫中的主城是紐約的克隆。
10. Gotham / Gotham City. Batman and DC Comics took it from there.
高譚市:看過蝙蝠俠的筒子們一定都認(rèn)識(shí)這個(gè)名字,它就來自于蝙蝠俠的漫畫啦。
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