However, another nickname for Chicago is still true today. It is The Windy City. Chicago sits next to Lake Michigan, one of North America's Great Lakes. Language expert Barry Popick says on his web site that Chicago was called a "windy city" because of the wind that blows off of Lake Michigan. In the eighteen sixties and seventies, Chicago was advertised as an ideal place to visit in the summer because of this cool wind.

然而，芝加哥的另一個(gè)別名今天仍名副其實(shí)。這個(gè)別名就是“風(fēng)城”。芝加哥坐落在北美五大湖之一密歇根湖畔。語(yǔ)言學(xué)家巴里·波皮克在他的網(wǎng)站上表示，芝加哥之所以被稱(chēng)為“風(fēng)城”是因?yàn)閺拿苄祦?lái)的風(fēng)。在十九世紀(jì)六七十年代，芝加哥標(biāo)榜其涼風(fēng)習(xí)習(xí)，是夏日避暑的理想場(chǎng)所。