英文短篇故事（纽约）114 The World's Greatest City

 　　"New York City is the greatest city in the world," said¹ Herman. "I've been here my whole² life³. We have the best of everything. We have 8 million⁵ friendly⁶ people. We have 10,000 friendly taxicab drivers. We have the world's greatest subway⁷ system⁸, even⁹ on weekends when half the trains aren't running¹⁰. We have the Brooklyn Bridge¹¹, the world's greatest bridge for walking and taking pictures. We have Grant's Tomb¹² and the Staten Island Ferry—they're both free¹³! We have the world's best pizza because it's made¹⁴ right here in NYC! We have I Love NY tee-shirts. We have everything! Who would¹⁵ ever⁴ want to go anywhere¹⁶ else?" Maria said, "But there's a lot of other nice cities in the world. Maybe you should visit them to compare¹⁷." Herman said, "Why should I visit other cities? People from those cities are visiting us. That just proves¹⁸ how great NYC is!"

1 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

2 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

3 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

4 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

5 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

6 friendly   

adj.友好的，和气的

参考例句：

• He's not friendly to others.他对别人不友好。
• People here are very friendly.这儿的人很友好。

7 subway   

n.地下人行道；（美）地铁；vi.乘坐地下铁路

参考例句：

• I go to the library by subway.我坐地铁去图书馆。
• Where is the nearest subway station?最近的地铁站在哪里？

8 system   

n.系统，体系，制度，方式，秩序，分类原则

参考例句：

• He is good at the subject of social system.他擅长于社会制度问题。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

9 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

10 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

11 bridge   

n.桥，鼻梁，桥牌；vt.渡过，架桥

参考例句：

• There are two bookshops near the bridge.大桥附近有两家书店。
• I am strange at bridge.我对桥牌是外行。

12 tomb   

n.坟墓，死亡；vt.埋葬

参考例句：

• They had dug out an ancient tomb.他们已发掘到一座古墓。
• They dug many ancient coins out of the tomb.他们从墓中掘出了许多古钱。

13 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

14 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

15 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

16 anywhere   

adv.无论何处，什么地方

参考例句：

• You can go anywhere you like.你可以去任何你想去的地方。
• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。

17 compare   

vt.(to，with)比较；(to)把…比作；vi.相比

参考例句：

• How does your new house compare with your old one?你的新房子和你的旧房子比起来怎样？
• It is hard to compare.很难比较。

18 proves   

v.证明( prove的第三人称单数 )；检验，试验

参考例句：

• All this proves conclusively that she couldn't have known the truth. 这一切无可置疑地证明她不可能知道真相。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The geologist proves up a coal deposits. 地质学家探明了一个煤矿的藏量。 来自《简明英汉词典》