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In horse racing, the expression meant "the big time," the place where large amounts of money could be won. The Big Apple became the name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York City in nineteen thirty-four. It also was the name of a popular dance and a hit song in the nineteen thirties.
在赛马中,The Big Apple的意思是"the big time",可以赢很多钱的地方。1934年,The Big Apple成为纽约哈莱姆区一家夜总会的名字,它还是30年代一个著名舞蹈和一首热门歌曲的名字。
____________________________________________________Barry Popik's website lists almost one hundred nicknames that describe New York. The best known are the Capital of the World. Empire City. Gotham. The City So Nice They Named it Twice. And the City That Never Sleeps. You can hear about the city in the song, "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra.
Barry Popik的网站列举了近100个指代纽约的别名。其中最著名的是The Capital of the World(世界之都),Empire City(帝国城),Gotham(哥谭镇),The City So Nice They Named it Twice.还有The City That Never Sleeps(不夜城)。你可以在这首歌中了解纽约,由Frank Sinatra演唱的"New York, New York"。




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