摘要
纽约(New York)是美国第一大城市,世界第四大城市。你知道它有哪些绰号吗?1.The Empire City帝国城市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”.大卫·斯塔拉维兹在他出版的画册《纽约,帝国城市:1920—1945》中首次将纽约称为“帝国城市”。它代表了纽约市的财富和资源。美国第一任总统乔治·华盛顿称纽约为“帝王之座”。2.The Big Apple大苹果Jazz musicians called NewYork City“the Big Ap原ple”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”.
