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纽约别名的由来

Many American cities have nicknames.

美国许多城市都有别名。

These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build

unity.

这有利于确立城市风格,激发民众的自豪感并增进团结。

A few years ago, some marketing and advertising experts were asked to name

the best nickname for an American city.

几年前,一些市场和广告专家被要求找出美国城市的最佳别名。

The winner was the nation's largest city, New York.

胜出者是美国最大的城市纽约。

The top nickname was The Big Apple.

最佳别名是The Big Apple。

You might wonder how New York got this nickname.

你可能很想知道纽约为何得到这么别名。

In the early nineteen seventies, the city had many problems.

在20世纪70年代早期,纽约出现诸多问题。

The number of visitors was falling. So a campaign was launched to give the

city a new image.

游客数量在下降,所以纽约发起了一场重现城市新形象的运动。

The head of the New York Conventions and Visitors Bureau decided to call the

city, The Big Apple.

纽约会议与游客管理局负责人决定把纽约称之为大苹果。

There are several explanations for where this name came from.

有关这个名字的来历,目前有几种不同的解释。

Language expert Barry Popik studied the question and wrote about it on

hisWeb site.

语言专家巴里·鲍比克针对这一问题进行了研究,并在其网站上撰文探讨这个名字的来

历。

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