英美文化：纽约的十大绰号 你知道几个？

 　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".

　　David Stravitz在他的出版画册《纽约，帝国城市：1920-1945》中首次将纽约称为帝国城市;其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 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.

　　20年代和30年代的时候，爵士乐音乐家们称纽约市为“大苹果”，他们主要是从那些谈论纽约马赛的时候称纽约为“大苹果”的马道工作者口中得知的。

　　3. The City that Never Sleeps

　　不眠之城

　　A New York City nickname popularized from lyrics¹ in the song "New York, New York" by the one and only Frank Sinatra.

　　纽约这个绰号通常来源于我们的唯一—弗兰克·辛纳屈的歌词里面“纽约，纽约”。

　　4. World's Biggest Urban Playground

　　全球最大的城市运动场

　　NYC was named this because immigrant children played stickball throughout the New York Streets in the 1930s.

　　纽约市以此命名是因为30年代的时候，那些移民的孩子总会在纽约街道上打曲棍球。

　　5. The Melting Pot

　　大熔炉

　　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.

　　这个词大熔炉最初是用在Israel Zangwill的戏剧里面，大熔炉这个词他是从莎士比亚1908年的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》里面截取的。

　　6. Manhattan

　　曼哈顿

　　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 thesettlers and today is the official name of the most famous borough².

　　在这个岛1620年首次被荷兰人安定下来的时候，印第安人阿尔冈琴族就用了曼哈顿这个绰号。当地人迅速接受了这个名字，今天曼哈顿已经是这个著名的行政区的官方名称了。

　　7. The City of Skyscrapers³

　　摩天楼之城

　　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.

　　纽约市拥有比全球任何城市都多的高楼大厦，很多纽约的大楼都曾经有世界最高的美称。

　　8. The Metropolis⁴

　　大都会

　　Metropolis is the fictional⁵ name of the New York City clone in the comic book Superman.

　　大都会这个名字来自于一本叫《超人》的漫画，漫画中的主城就是克隆纽约的。

　　9. The Financial Hub

　　世界金融中心

　　With Wall Street leading the charge, New York City is the financial capital of the world. Enough said.

　　很多人都说，只要华尔街还占主导，我们就可以说纽约就是全球的金融中心。

　　10. Gotham / Gotham City

　　高谭市

　　Washington Irving wrote a satire⁶ titled the Salmagundi Papers calling New York City the name Gotham in 1807. Batman and DC Comics took it from there.

　　华盛顿·欧文1807年写了一部名叫《杂谈报》的讽刺作品，他在其中称纽约市为高谭市(Gotham)。蝙蝠侠跟DC漫画公司都是从这里引用了这个名字。

1 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

2 borough   

n.享有自治权的市镇；(英)自治市镇

参考例句：

• He was slated for borough president.他被提名做自治区主席。
• That's what happened to Harry Barritt of London's Bromley borough.住在伦敦的布罗姆利自治市的哈里.巴里特就经历了此事。

3 skyscrapers   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
• On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。

4 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。

5 fictional   

adj.小说的，虚构的

参考例句：

• The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
• The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。

6 satire   

n.讽刺，讽刺文学，讽刺作品

参考例句：

• The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
• Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。