英文短篇故事（纽约）458 NYC Is So Exciting

 　　His niece¹ visited him in New York City. He took some time off from work. It was her first visit to the Big Apple. When she left, she said, "You're so lucky to live here. I'm going to move here after college. There's just so many places to go and things to do." He said, "Yes, but you need money to enjoy many of the things here. I work about 60 hours a week. I pay my bills every month, with a little money left over. Everyone thinks this city is so glamorous². They film TV shows and movies here. Famous and wealthy³ people live here. But if you're an ordinary⁴ person, there's no glamour⁵. You go to work. You come home. You eat, watch a little TV, and sleep. Mostly sleep. They call this the city that never sleeps. But for me, sleep is all I want to do."

1 niece   

n.侄女，外甥女

参考例句：

• You're my niece's idol.你是我侄女的偶像。
• Your niece knows we're coming.你侄女知道我们要来。

2 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

3 wealthy   

adj.富有的，丰裕的，充分的

参考例句：

• He grew up in a wealthy family.他在一个富有的家庭里长大。
• That young man was the son of a wealthy planter.那年轻人是一位富有的农场主的儿子。

4 ordinary   

adj.平常的，普通的；n.常事，常例，普通的人

参考例句：

• Her new house is certainly out of the ordinary.她的新居真是不同凡响。
• That is quite an ordinary event.那是极平常的一件事。

5 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。