与美国小学生一起学英文第7册 第19期:哈林区

 　　Harlem 哈林区

　　How much do you know about Harlem? 你对哈林区了解多少？

　　Harlem is a part of Manhattan, New York. 哈林区是纽约曼哈顿的一部分。

　　A lot of African American people live there now. 现在很多非裔美国人居住在那里。

　　In 1904, African American started to live in Harlem. 1904年，非裔美国人开始定居在哈林区。

　　Sometime later, Harlem became the central of African American culture. 随后，哈林区便成为了非裔美国人的文化中心。

　　Jazz, hip-hop, rap¹ music and other famous African American music became popular in Harlem. 爵士乐、嘻哈乐、说唱乐和其它著名的非裔美国人音乐在哈林区变得流行起来。

　　But, there is one thing you have to know about Harlem. 而对于哈林区，你必须要知道一件事。

　　If you travel to Harlem, you should be very careful. 如果你要去哈林区，那可要多加小心了。

　　Why? Because Harlem is also notorious² for crimes. 为什么？因为哈林区因各种犯罪而恶名昭彰。

1 rap   

n.轻敲，拍击，责骂，厉声说出，说唱音乐，谈话，最少量；vi.轻敲，敲门，表演说唱音乐，畅谈；vt.抓，抢，拍击

参考例句：

• I heard a rap on the door.我听到有轻轻的敲门声。
• Today we are going to rap about relationships.今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。

2 notorious   

adj.臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的

参考例句：

• He was notorious as a gambler.他是臭名昭著的赌徒。
• His short temper had become notorious.他的臭脾气是出了名的。