麦哲伦英语 第 82 课：New York 纽约

Everyone has an image of New York — the Statue of Liberty, the skyscrapers,the beautiful shops on Fifth Avenue,or the Broadway theatres. 每个人的脑子里都有一个纽约的形象——自由女神、摩天大楼、第五大道上的漂亮小店，或是百老汇的剧院。

This is America's cultural capital, and her biggest city, with a population of nearly eight million. In the summer it is hot, hot, and hot and in the winter it can be very cold. 纽约是美国的文化中心、最大的城市，人口超过八百万。这里夏季酷热，冬季却又非常寒冷。

There are five "boroughs" in New York: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Richmond. Only one of them, the Bronx, is not on an island. 纽约有布鲁克林、布朗克斯、曼哈顿、皇后和里士满五个区，其中只有布朗克斯区不在岛上。

Manhattan, the smallest island in New York, is the real centre of the city. 纽约最小的岛——曼哈顿，是纽约市真正的中心。

When people say "New York City" they usually mean Manhattan. Most of the interesting shops, buildings and museums are here, and Manhattan is the scene of New York's busy night life. 人们说“纽约市”时，通常是指曼哈顿，好多吸引人的店铺、建筑和博物馆坐落于此，而纽约热闹的夜生活也在此上演。

In 1605 the first Europeans came to Manhattan from Holland. 一六零五年，第一批欧洲人从荷兰出发来到曼哈顿，

They bought the island from the American Indians for a few glass necklaces, worth about $26 today. 他们用今日市值二十六美元的几串玻璃项链从美洲印第安人手中买下了这个岛屿。

Wall Street in Manhattan is the financial heart of the USA and the most important banking centre in the world. 位于曼哈顿的华尔街是美国的金融中心，也是世界最重要的银行业中心。

Like every big city, New York has its own traffic system. 一如其他的大城市，纽约有着自己的交通系统。

Traffic jams can be terrible, and it's usually quickest to go by subway. 这里会有严重的交通拥堵，通常最快捷的出行方式是乘坐地铁。

The New York subway is easy to use and quite cheap. Take a look at the map. The subway goes to almost every corner of Manhattan. 纽约的地铁很便利也很便宜，看看地图就知道，乘坐地铁可至曼哈顿的每一个角落。

But be careful. It's better not to go by subway late at night. 但是注意，深夜最好不要乘坐地铁。