紐約的十大綽號 你知道幾個?

1. The Empire City

帝國城市

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在他的出版畫冊《紐約，帝國城市：1920-1945》中首次將紐約稱為帝國城市;其代表了紐約市的財富和資源。美國第一任總統(tǒng)喬治華盛頓稱紐約為“帝王之座”。

2. The Big Apple

大蘋果

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年代的時候，爵士樂音樂家們稱紐約市為“大蘋果”，他們主要是從那些談論紐約馬賽的時候稱紐約為“大蘋果”的馬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 lyrics in the song "New York, New York" by the one and only Frank Sinatra.

紐約這個綽號通常來源于我們的唯一—弗蘭克·辛納屈的歌詞里面“紐約，紐約”。

4. World's Biggest Urban Playground

全球最大的城市運動場

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

紐約市以此命名是因為30年代的時候，那些移民的孩子總會在紐約街道上打曲棍球。

5. The Melting Pot

大熔爐

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.

這個詞大熔爐最初是用在Israel Zangwill的戲劇里面，大熔爐這個詞他是從莎士比亞1908年的《羅密歐與朱麗葉》里面截取的。

6. Manhattan

曼哈頓

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 borough.

在這個島1620年首次被荷蘭人安定下來的時候，印第安人阿爾岡琴族就用了曼哈頓這個綽號。當地人迅速接受了這個名字，今天曼哈頓已經是這個著名的行政區(qū)的官方名稱了。

7. The City of Skyscrapers

摩天樓之城

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.

紐約市擁有比全球任何城市都多的高樓大廈，很多紐約的大樓都曾經有世界最高的美稱。

8. The Metropolis

大都會

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

大都會這個名字來自于一本叫《超人》的漫畫，漫畫中的主城就是克隆紐約的。

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.

很多人都說，只要華爾街還占主導，我們就可以說紐約就是全球的金融中心。

10. Gotham / Gotham City

高譚市

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

華盛頓·歐文1807年寫了一部名叫《雜談報》的諷刺作品，他在其中稱紐約市為高譚市(Gotham)。蝙蝠俠跟DC漫畫公司都是從這里引用了這個名字。