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These words were used to describe New York when it was by far the largest, richest, and most developed city in the United States. New York still remains the largest and most famous city in the U.S. today, but some of its "nice" reputation has fallen over the past thirty years with stories of rampant crime making headlines around the world. How true are these stories? Is New York still a "nice" place to visit? If so, what can a tourist do in New York? Let's take a closer look at America's premier city.
過(guò)去人們總是用這些字眼來(lái)描述紐約，當(dāng)時(shí)她是美國(guó)最大、最富有和最繁華的城市。今天紐約仍然是美國(guó)最大和最有名的城市，但是過(guò)去30年來(lái)，由于犯罪猖獗的報(bào)道在世界各地成為頭條新聞，使得它的一些“好”名聲直線下降。這些報(bào)道究竟真相如何？紐約仍是觀光的“好”地方嗎？如果是的話，觀光客在紐約能做什么呢？咱們這就仔細(xì)來(lái)探訪一下這個(gè)美國(guó)首屈一指的城市吧。
First, as personal and social security are always uppermost in the minds of travelers, just how "dangerous" a city is New York? Despite the glaring headlines, New York, located in the northeastern U.S., is one of the safest cities in the U.S. In fact, New York state (which includes New York city —— thus, "New York, New York, the city so nice they named it twice") ranks below other big-population states like California in both violent crime (of much concern to the tourist) and property crime. Other major cities have higher crime rates, too. Thus, the foreign traveler to New York city can feel more secure here than in most other large metropolitan areas of the U.S.
首先，個(gè)人和社會(huì)安全向來(lái)是游客心中最關(guān)切的事，那么紐約到底有多“危險(xiǎn)”呢？盡管有那么多觸目驚心的頭條新聞，位于美國(guó)東北部的紐約仍是美國(guó)最安全的城市之一。事實(shí)上，紐約州（包括紐約市——于是有“紐約州的紐約市，這城市好得人們稱呼它兩次”）在暴力犯罪（這是觀光客很關(guān)心的）和財(cái)物犯罪上的排名比其它人口眾多的州——如加州，還來(lái)得低。其它主要城市的犯罪率也比它高。因此，比起大部分其它的美國(guó)都會(huì)區(qū)，來(lái)紐約市的外國(guó)游客在此地能夠覺(jué)得比較安全。
Besides safety, why do more foreigners visit New York than any other American city? The answer lies in the character of New York itself. No other city in the world is more cosmopolitan. A walk through its hundreds of residential neighborhoods is like walking around the world itself. Place names like Chinatown and Little Italy can be found on any map of New York, but smaller ethnic neighborhoods also abound. Also, all these groups sponsor annual or seasonal festivals, so that nearly every week one or more of these peoples will share their cultural experiences (and food!) with other New Yorkers.
除了安全外，到紐約的外國(guó)人為何比到美國(guó)任何其它城市多呢？答案在于紐約本身的特色。世界上沒(méi)有任何一個(gè)城市比它更國(guó)際化。走一趟它數(shù)以百計(jì)的住宅區(qū)就像走過(guò)全世界一樣。諸如“中國(guó)城”和“小意大利”等地名在紐約市的任何地圖上都找得到，但較小的種族小區(qū)也有很多。此外，所有這些族群團(tuán)體每年或每季都會(huì)贊助舉行慶典活動(dòng)，因此幾乎每個(gè)禮拜都會(huì)有一個(gè)或多個(gè)民族和其它紐約人共同分享他們的文化經(jīng)驗(yàn)（和食物！）。
Because of this unsurpassed ethnic diversity, the restaurant goer will feel that he has died and gone to heaven while in New York. There is hardly a cuisine on the planet that is not represented here. Even better, many of these exotic restaurants are reasonably priced. One is never far from a restaurant in New York. There are thousands of Chinese restaurants alone.
由于這種無(wú)與倫比的種族多樣性，經(jīng)常上餐廳的人到了紐約會(huì)覺(jué)得仿佛死后上了天堂一般。地球上幾乎沒(méi)有一道菜在這里找不到。更棒的是，許多這些異國(guó)風(fēng)味的餐廳消費(fèi)價(jià)格都很公道。在紐約到處都是餐廳，而光是中國(guó)餐廳就有幾千家之多。
Besides the internationally famous sight-seeing attractions —— mostly in the borough (district) of Manhattan —— such as the Statue of Liberty, the World Trade Center with its two 110-story towers, Wall Street, the United Nations, and Broadway, many other interesting places await the curious traveler. The Bronx Zoo in the northern borough of the Bronx is one of the world's best. The borough of Queens offers a great variety of ethnic residential neighborhoods. Brooklyn contains the Botanical Gardens, Coney Island (a beach with an amusement park), and J.F.K. International Airport. Finally, Staten Island, the smallest borough, still affords a look at what New York used to be like, including a farm!
除了國(guó)際聞名的觀光勝地——大部分在曼哈頓區(qū)——例如自由女神像、由兩座110層大樓組成的世貿(mào)中心、華爾街、聯(lián)合國(guó)總部和百老匯等，還有其它許多有趣的地方等著好奇的游客去參觀。位于東北部布朗克斯區(qū)的布朗克斯動(dòng)物園是世界上最棒的動(dòng)物園之一。皇后區(qū)則有各個(gè)不同種族的住宅區(qū)。布魯克林區(qū)則包含植物園、科尼島（一座有游樂(lè)場(chǎng)的海灘）和約翰．肯尼廸國(guó)際機(jī)場(chǎng)。最后還有史坦登島，這最小的行政區(qū)仍保有紐約市往昔的風(fēng)貌，包括一座農(nóng)場(chǎng)在內(nèi)！
For culture lovers, New York has more museums than any other city, but some of these are not internationally known. A visit to any of these historical, technical, ethnic, or academic museums is well worth the time. New York's art, music, dance, and fashion scenes are a mecca for the young and professional alike. The Internet website for specific information on New York city and state tourism is www.iloveny.state.ny.us. A toll-free number for tourists already in the U.S. or Canada is also available at 1-800-CALL-NYS.
對(duì)愛(ài)好文化的人來(lái)說(shuō)，紐約的博物館比其它任何城市都來(lái)得多，但有些并非國(guó)際知名的。不管是參觀歷史、科技、種族或是學(xué)術(shù)博物館所花的時(shí)間都很值得。紐約的藝術(shù)、音樂(lè)、舞蹈和流行服飾圈對(duì)年輕人和專業(yè)人士同樣都是心所向往之處。有關(guān)紐約市的詳細(xì)信息和紐約州的觀光旅游可在下列網(wǎng)址找到：www.iloveny.state.ny.us。而人已經(jīng)在美國(guó)或加拿大的游客則可打免付費(fèi)電話，號(hào)碼是1-880-CALL-NYS。 No matter what your interest is, if it can be found in an urban environment, it can be found in New York. Its eight million citizens hail from every corner of the globe, but they are united in the love of their challenging but rewarding city. As the locals there say, "Sure, you have to be a little crazy to live in New York, but you'd be nuts to live anywhere else!"
不論你的興趣為何，只要是在都市環(huán)境中可以找到的，在紐約就一定找得到。它的800萬(wàn)市民來(lái)自全球各個(gè)角落，因?yàn)閻?ài)上這個(gè)要拼才會(huì)贏的城市而相聚在一起。正如那兒的當(dāng)?shù)厝怂f(shuō)：“當(dāng)然，居住在紐約你必須有點(diǎn)瘋狂，但除非發(fā)瘋了，否則你不會(huì)搬到其它任何地方去住！”
