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A New York City isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the United States. Most Americans live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost eight million people live in New York City. Why do so many people come to live in one place? A look at the city shows us that New York City has a very good port     

THE BIG APPLE

下面是一篇关于美国文化的短文, 既有趣, 又能开阔视野, 扩展大家 的知识面, 希望同学们喜欢。 Many of the people know the big apple is New York’s nickname today. But they may not knowwhen and howthe city is called the big apple. Fifty years ago, jazz musicians and other entertainers first called New York the big apple. At that time, jazz musicians brought in money by performing in many cities and towns across America. They usually played their music in a differ- ent town each night. But the perf…     

愿你多知

The weather in New York Today is Sunday. It is 12~13 ℃ in New York today. It always snows in winter. When winter comes,you have to wear the big coat to keep your temperature.     

为什么纽约又被叫做大苹果?

The New York City Visitors‘ Bureau says jazz musicians and entertainers first called New York the Big Apple 50 years ago.At that time, jazz musicians earned money by performing in many cities and towns across the United States. But performers liked to play in New York City best of all. New fork was the place with the best-paid jobs, the most money to earn and a greater number of people to appreciate jazz music.     

Broadway

One of the most famous streets in the world-broadway ,is alsothe longest.It extends from the end of Manhattan Island in New York City ,north for 240 kilometers.It ends in Albany ,the capital of New York State.     

Humorous Stories about Famous Men

Mr.Smith was governor of New York State.He was a famous man. He was horn very poor on the East Side of New York City.He had little education.He worked very hard and won great success.One day,as governor, he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing.Sing Sing is one of the largest prisons in the United States. The head of the prison asked Mr. Smith to say     

纽约——动感不夜城

New York City is the largest city in the United States. It is called "The Big Apple " and is a major world city and a world leader in finance, the arts, and communications. The city is the home of the United Nations and is headquarters for some of the world's largest corporations. The city is also the center of advertising, fashion, publishing, and radio broadcasting in the United States.     

Chinatown

The History of New York＇s Chinatown
New York City＇s Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in the United States-and the site of the largest concentration of Chinese in the western hemisphere （半球 ） - is located on the lower east side of Manhattan. Its two square miles are loosely bounded by Kenmore and Delanev streets on the north, East and Worth streets on the south, Allen Street on the east, and Broadway on the west. With a population estimated between 70,000 and 150,000,     

When I am Twenty-eight

In fifteen years, I think I’ll be a big fish(大人物). I think I’ll live in New York. I love the city very much, for it is a beautiful city. I think I’ll have a villa and a personal computer, and I’ll have a robot. It can do everything, for example, do the dishes, sweep the floor and so on. I’ll go to Canada on vacation. That’s also a beautiful country. I will have many pets. I don’t have any pets at pre- sent, because my father doesn’t like them at all. At weekends, I’ll wear be…     

Units 16-17重难点解析

1.Wang Xiao has taken notes from a radio programme about New York City.王晓听了介绍纽约市的电台节目并做了笔记。     

When I am Twenty-eight

In fifteen years, I think I’ll be a big fish(大人物). I think I’ll live in New York. I love the city very much, for it is a beautiful city. I think I’ll have a villa and a personal computer, and I’ll have a robot. It can do everything, for example, do the dishes, sweep the floor and so on. I’ll go to Canada on vacation. That’s also a beautiful country. I will have many pets. I don’t have any pets at pre- sent, because my father doesn’t like them at all. At weekends, I’ll wear beautiful clothes. I think my drea...     

纽约市长无薪酬

The present mayor of New York,America,is Mr Michael Bloomberg,a billionaire.Mr Bloomberg was elected and assumed office after the September 11,2001 terror attacks on New York. He is making good on a campaign promise.He has been making efforts to get the city back on track socially and fi-     

《破产姐妹》——野百合也有春天

Set in the Williarmsburg neighborthood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the series chronicies the lives of two waitresses in theri mid twenties-Max,who comes from a poor working-class family,and Caroline,who was born rich but is now disgraced and penniless due to her father,Martin Channing,getting caught operating a Ponzi scheme（庞氏骗局）-working together at a Brooklyn restraurant.     

英语习语20句

1.a big fish in a small pond小地方的大人物例句:In her hometown,she was a big fish in a small pond,but after she moved to New York,she was just only one among many millions.在她家乡,她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后,她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。     

人为什么打鼾?

It's happened to all of us: sleeplessly tossing and turning while the person next door snorts(喷鼻息) his way through the night. Why is it a perfectly normal, healthy person will make such an awful noise? Dr. Neil B. Kavey, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, offers some clues.     

美国的擦鞋生意正在消失

<正>Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine is a small shoeshining business in New York City. On a recent weekday, customers sat down at the shoeshine business and pulled out newspapers and phones to read while their shoes got shined. The shoeshiners cleaned the footwear and added an oily substance to protect the shoes’ leather material. When finished, the customers paid eight dollars for the work.     

New York等于New York City吗?

一般情况下,New York指纽约这个城市,但在某些场合必须要用New York City来区别NewYork State。实际上N ew York City是一种固定搭配,N ew Y ork在指纽约市时,省略了C ity。原因很简单,因为它是美国第一大都市,人们常提到它,所以这种省略不会使人产生误解。美国有很多城市名里都带有City,由于它们的名气不如N ewY ork City大,且该城市的名字又和州名相同,所以它们后面的C ity通常不能省略,不然就容易被人误解。例如:K ansas City(堪萨斯城),K ansas(堪萨斯州);O klahom a City(俄克拉荷马城),O klahom a(俄克拉荷马州)…此外,在中…     

NYC Subway

Subway is always my favorite transportation in cities. To me, it is more than just a convenient way to go around--it is like the vein, from which you can feel the heartbeat of a city. In Shanghai, it jumps in perfect, young rhyme, clean cut, everything is new, everything is in order. In Paris, it is silent and slow, with well hidden chaos underneath the quiet surface. In New York City, it is busy, busy, and busy, heavy duty, no complaints, strong enough to discard any disguises, honest enough to hide nothing.     

杰西·麦卡尼

Jesse McCartney was bom on APril9,1987,in New York City. He enjoyed aeting from a very ear]y age and in 1994,at age seven,he was in a national tour of “The King and I”and also had some     

Australia

Australia is a very. large country. It covers an area (面积)of 5,882,000 square kilometres,nearly as big as Europe. Only a small part of Australia is suitable(适合)for crops. But about 30%of the country hast enough rain for grass.