There are several explanations for where this name came from. Language expert Barry Popik studied the question and wrote about it on his website. He says John Fitz Gerald, a writer for a New York newspaper, used the name the Big Apple to mean New York in the nineteen twenties. Mister Fitz Gerald wrote about horse races. He heard the name used by men who worked at a racetrack in New Orleans, Louisiana.
关于这个名字的来历有几种不同的解释。语言专家Barry Popik对这个问题进行了研究,并在其网站上撰文谈及这个名字的来历。他表示,20世纪20年代,纽约一家报纸的记者约翰·菲茨·杰拉德(John Fitz Gerald)使用The Big Apple来指代纽约。杰拉德先生是赛马专栏记者,他从路易斯安新奥尔良赛马场工作人员那得知了这个名字。
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