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[00:10.98]Now, the VOA Special English program
现在，美国之音特别节目 [00:14.37]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
单词和他们的故事 [00:16.86]Many cities have interesting nicknames.
许多城市都有有趣的别名 [00:20.54]Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city.
昵称可以帮助确定一个城市的身份 [00:25.37]They can also spread pride among its citizens.
他们还可以在公民中传播自豪感 [00:29.40]New Orleans, Louisiana probably has more nicknames
新奥尔良可能更有名 [00:34.87]than any other American city.
在美国的任何一个城市 [00:37.96]One web site lists more than twenty nicknames.
一个网站列出了20多个别名 [00:42.34]The most famous is The Big Easy.
其中最著名的是Easv [00:46.38]It describes the gentle, slow
他描述的是温柔，缓慢 [00:49.76]and easy-going way of life in New Orleans.
的新奥尔良的悠闲的生活方式 [00:54.10]So how did the city get this nickname?
那么这座城市是如何得到这个绰号的呢 [00:57.27]In the early nineteen hundreds,
在二十世纪初 [01:00.55]there was a dance hall in New Orleans called The Big Easy.
新奥尔良有个舞厅叫“大逍遥” [01:05.49]But the nickname did not become famous
但是这个绰号并没有出名 [01:08.52]until the early nineteen seventies.
直到二十世纪七十年代早期 [01:11.91]That was when a Louisiana newspaper writer
那是一位路易斯安那州的报纸作家 [01:17.08]began calling New Orleans by this name.
开始用这个名字称呼新奥尔良 [01:20.78]She compared the easy-going way of life there
她把那里悠闲的生活方式 [01:25.11]to the hurried pace of life in New York City.
和纽约匆忙的生活节奏做了比较 [01:29.29]In nineteen seventy, James Conaway
1970年，詹姆斯·科纳 [01:33.13]wrote a crime novel called "The Big Easy."
写了一本犯罪小说《逍遥法外》。 [01:37.22]The story was set in New Orleans.
这个故事发生在新奥尔良 [01:40.81]In nineteen eighty-seven,
1987年 [01:43.15]that book was made into a film
那本书被拍成电影 [01:46.15]which made the nickname even more popular.
使得这个绰号更加流行起来 [01:50.00]New Orleans has other nicknames.
新奥尔良还有其他的别名 [01:52.99]One of them is The Crescent City.
其中一个是新月城 [01:56.73]During the nineteenth century,
在19世纪 [01:59.86]new neighborhoods expanded out
新的社区 [02:03.00]from what is now known as the French Quarter.
从现在的法国扩展开来 [02:06.76]These areas followed the great curve of the Mississippi River,
这些地区沿着密西西比河的大曲线 [02:12.58]giving New Orleans the shape of a crescent.
使得新奥尔良呈现出新月形 [02:16.37]Another nickname is the Birthplace of Jazz
另一个绰号是爵士乐的诞生地 [02:21.05]because that kind of music started in New Orleans.
因为这种音乐起源于新奥尔良 [02:26.33]It is also called Mardi Gras City for the wild celebrations
它也被称为“狂欢节之城” [02:31.85]and parades that take place there every year.
因为这里每年都会举行疯狂的庆祝活动和游行 [02:35.98]And, there is a nickname that uses the short way
另外，有一个呢称是简写的 [02:40.57]to write New Orleans and Louisiana.
新奥尔良和路易斯安那。 [02:44.35]If you do not want to use the complete name,
如果您不想使用完整的名称， [02:47.89]you can call the city NOLA.
你可以叫它诺拉市 [02:51.37]One of America's most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada.
内华达州的拉斯维加斯是美国最令人兴奋的城市之一 [02:58.40]There you can play games of chance all night long.
在那里你可以通宵玩碰运气的游戏。 [03:03.78]The city's night clubs are also open all night
这个城市的夜总会也通宵营业 [03:08.21]for eating, drinking and dancing.
去吃，喝和跳舞。 [03:12.04]So it is not surprising that Las Vegas
因此，拉斯维加斯被称为 [03:15.92]is called The Gambling Capital of the World
世界赌博之都 [03:19.95]and The Entertainment Capital of the World.
和世界娱乐之都也就不足为奇了 [03:24.09]Another nickname for Las Vegas is Sin City
拉斯维加斯的另一个别名是罪恶之城 [03:28.91]because you can find many kinds of adult entertainment there.
因为你可以在那里找到许多成人娱乐 [03:34.78]Many people who come to Las Vegas
很多人来拉斯维加斯 [03:38.32]in hopes of winning lots of money
希望赢很多钱 [03:40.91]do not know when to stop gambling.
不知道什么时候停止赌博 [03:45.00]They may lose a great deal of their hard-earned money.
他们可能会失去很多辛苦赚来的钱 [03:49.43]So the city is also called something
所以这个城市也被称为“损失的工资” [03:53.06]that sounds like Las Vegas – Lost Wages.
听起来有点像拉斯维加斯 [03:58.07]In nineteen sixty-four,
在1964年 [04:01.25]Elvis Presley starred in a movie called "Viva Las Vegas."
猫王埃尔维斯·普雷斯利主演了一部名为《拉斯维加斯万岁》的电影 [04:06.92]Here he sings the title song from that movie.
这里他唱了那部电影的主题曲 [04:11.25](MUSIC)
音乐 [04:42.06]This program was written by Shelley Gollust.
这部电影的剧本是由Shelley Gollust编写的 [04:45.34]I'm Barbara Klein.
我是 Barbara Klein
现在，美国之音特别节目 [00:14.37]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
单词和他们的故事 [00:16.86]Many cities have interesting nicknames.
许多城市都有有趣的别名 [00:20.54]Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city.
昵称可以帮助确定一个城市的身份 [00:25.37]They can also spread pride among its citizens.
他们还可以在公民中传播自豪感 [00:29.40]New Orleans, Louisiana probably has more nicknames
新奥尔良可能更有名 [00:34.87]than any other American city.
在美国的任何一个城市 [00:37.96]One web site lists more than twenty nicknames.
一个网站列出了20多个别名 [00:42.34]The most famous is The Big Easy.
其中最著名的是Easv [00:46.38]It describes the gentle, slow
他描述的是温柔，缓慢 [00:49.76]and easy-going way of life in New Orleans.
的新奥尔良的悠闲的生活方式 [00:54.10]So how did the city get this nickname?
那么这座城市是如何得到这个绰号的呢 [00:57.27]In the early nineteen hundreds,
在二十世纪初 [01:00.55]there was a dance hall in New Orleans called The Big Easy.
新奥尔良有个舞厅叫“大逍遥” [01:05.49]But the nickname did not become famous
但是这个绰号并没有出名 [01:08.52]until the early nineteen seventies.
直到二十世纪七十年代早期 [01:11.91]That was when a Louisiana newspaper writer
那是一位路易斯安那州的报纸作家 [01:17.08]began calling New Orleans by this name.
开始用这个名字称呼新奥尔良 [01:20.78]She compared the easy-going way of life there
她把那里悠闲的生活方式 [01:25.11]to the hurried pace of life in New York City.
和纽约匆忙的生活节奏做了比较 [01:29.29]In nineteen seventy, James Conaway
1970年，詹姆斯·科纳 [01:33.13]wrote a crime novel called "The Big Easy."
写了一本犯罪小说《逍遥法外》。 [01:37.22]The story was set in New Orleans.
这个故事发生在新奥尔良 [01:40.81]In nineteen eighty-seven,
1987年 [01:43.15]that book was made into a film
那本书被拍成电影 [01:46.15]which made the nickname even more popular.
使得这个绰号更加流行起来 [01:50.00]New Orleans has other nicknames.
新奥尔良还有其他的别名 [01:52.99]One of them is The Crescent City.
其中一个是新月城 [01:56.73]During the nineteenth century,
在19世纪 [01:59.86]new neighborhoods expanded out
新的社区 [02:03.00]from what is now known as the French Quarter.
从现在的法国扩展开来 [02:06.76]These areas followed the great curve of the Mississippi River,
这些地区沿着密西西比河的大曲线 [02:12.58]giving New Orleans the shape of a crescent.
使得新奥尔良呈现出新月形 [02:16.37]Another nickname is the Birthplace of Jazz
另一个绰号是爵士乐的诞生地 [02:21.05]because that kind of music started in New Orleans.
因为这种音乐起源于新奥尔良 [02:26.33]It is also called Mardi Gras City for the wild celebrations
它也被称为“狂欢节之城” [02:31.85]and parades that take place there every year.
因为这里每年都会举行疯狂的庆祝活动和游行 [02:35.98]And, there is a nickname that uses the short way
另外，有一个呢称是简写的 [02:40.57]to write New Orleans and Louisiana.
新奥尔良和路易斯安那。 [02:44.35]If you do not want to use the complete name,
如果您不想使用完整的名称， [02:47.89]you can call the city NOLA.
你可以叫它诺拉市 [02:51.37]One of America's most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada.
内华达州的拉斯维加斯是美国最令人兴奋的城市之一 [02:58.40]There you can play games of chance all night long.
在那里你可以通宵玩碰运气的游戏。 [03:03.78]The city's night clubs are also open all night
这个城市的夜总会也通宵营业 [03:08.21]for eating, drinking and dancing.
去吃，喝和跳舞。 [03:12.04]So it is not surprising that Las Vegas
因此，拉斯维加斯被称为 [03:15.92]is called The Gambling Capital of the World
世界赌博之都 [03:19.95]and The Entertainment Capital of the World.
和世界娱乐之都也就不足为奇了 [03:24.09]Another nickname for Las Vegas is Sin City
拉斯维加斯的另一个别名是罪恶之城 [03:28.91]because you can find many kinds of adult entertainment there.
因为你可以在那里找到许多成人娱乐 [03:34.78]Many people who come to Las Vegas
很多人来拉斯维加斯 [03:38.32]in hopes of winning lots of money
希望赢很多钱 [03:40.91]do not know when to stop gambling.
不知道什么时候停止赌博 [03:45.00]They may lose a great deal of their hard-earned money.
他们可能会失去很多辛苦赚来的钱 [03:49.43]So the city is also called something
所以这个城市也被称为“损失的工资” [03:53.06]that sounds like Las Vegas – Lost Wages.
听起来有点像拉斯维加斯 [03:58.07]In nineteen sixty-four,
在1964年 [04:01.25]Elvis Presley starred in a movie called "Viva Las Vegas."
猫王埃尔维斯·普雷斯利主演了一部名为《拉斯维加斯万岁》的电影 [04:06.92]Here he sings the title song from that movie.
这里他唱了那部电影的主题曲 [04:11.25](MUSIC)
音乐 [04:42.06]This program was written by Shelley Gollust.
这部电影的剧本是由Shelley Gollust编写的 [04:45.34]I'm Barbara Klein.
我是 Barbara Klein
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