VOA慢速英语2011.08.06 among, person, identity, 一个人, build

Rebecca949

nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
别名是一个人名字的缩写形式。也可以是有关某人、某地、某事物的描述。美国城市许多都有别名，这可以帮助确立一种风格，激发民众自豪感，并增进团结。别名也可以非常有趣。
Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. _________________________________________________________________
加州洛杉矶是美国第二大人口城市，仅次于纽约。这个城市有很多别名，
Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate.
洛杉矶一向气候温和、阳光明媚。因此它还被称为“鲜花和阳光之城”。纽约被成为“大苹果”，因此洛杉矶有时就被称为“大橙子”，洛杉矶温和的气候非常适宜这种水果生长。

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halsun_hu

nickname is a shortened form of a person's name.

xuhang

One is simply the cities XXXX LA. It is also called the city of angels,because LOS Ageles means ，。。。 in spanish.

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One is simply the  city's inition:   L.A. It is also called "the  city  of angels",because Los Angeles means the angels in Spainish .

nulixueyingyu

One is simply the  city's initials:   L.A. It is also called "the  city  of angels",because Los Angeles means the angels in Spainish .

effort

One is simply the city's innitials: L.A. It is also called the city of angels because Los Angeles means the angels in spanish.

captinjack

One is  simply the city's initial L.A, it is also called the city of angel because Los ANGELES means angels in spanish.

blueskywhy

One is simply the City initials LA. it is also called City of Angels, because Los Angeles means the angels in spanish.

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One is simply the cities initions LA. It is also called the city of enjoys,because LOS Ageles means enjoys in spanish.

Floria

One is simply the city's ... LA, it is also called the city of ..., because Los Angeles means ...in Spanish.