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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作者: Floria 时间: 2011-7-31 17:26
Mr. Fitz Gerald wrote the Big Apple, the dream of every land that every ...leg of a sorrow bread and the goal of all horseman, there is only one big apple,that's New York.作者: chensxn 时间: 2011-7-31 19:53
Mr Fitz Gerald wrote: The Big Apple, the dream of every led at every through over celebrate is the goal of ervery horseman. There's only one Big Apple, that's NewYork.作者: cicider68 时间: 2011-7-31 21:09
多谢分享作者: atlee00 时间: 2011-8-1 08:22
Mister Fitz Gerald wrote the big apple,the dream of every led .....of ervery horseman...There is only one big apple,that's New York作者: blueskywhy 时间: 2011-8-4 11:20
Mister Fitz Gerald wrote: the Big Apple, the dream of every ... ever through ..... and gold of all horsemen. There's only one big apple, that's New York.作者: Bree 时间: 2011-11-15 21:35
Mr Fits wrote: the Big Apple, the dream of every lad at every through it all leg over the sorrow bread and the goal of all horsemen, there's only one big apple, that's new york.作者: wdess2011 时间: 2011-11-16 17:23
