亚洲视频免费一区,国产欧美综合一区二区,亚洲国产观看,91精品啪在线观看国产91九色,日本又黄又粗暴的gif动态图含羞,麻豆国产一区二区在线观看,中文字幕在线二区

 
  | Home | News| Living in China| SMS | About us | Contact us|
   
 Language Tips > 2004
Updated: 2004-04-12 01:00

Times Square celebrates centenary

紐約時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)歡度百年華誕

One of New York's most famous, and to some obnoxious, landmarks is celebrating its 100th birthday.

Times Square - first known as Long Acre Square - has spent the past century under strongly fluctuating fortunes.

Sitting at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and arguably not even a real square, it is an enduring symbol of a remarkable city.

"Times Square is New York," said Tim Tompkins of the Times Square Alliance, which helps run the square.

"It's a little bit obnoxious, a little bit in your face, but it's something you can never forget," he said, "It's a crazy, manic version of a town square."

It was renamed after the Times newspaper built its headquarters there.

There is debate over the exact reasons for the change of name in 1904, but the broad story is agreed upon.

There was concern over what to call the local subway station, and as the subway line ran through part of the new headquarters of the New York Times newspaper, the name Times Square was coined.

Mayor George B McClellan signed the resolution changing the name of the square itself, and the next day the Times noted the change on its second page.

At the time the area was known for its horses and carriages.

As the 20th Century went on, it became known as a meeting place, where a moving billboard made of light bulbs announced world events.

It started hosting a celebration every New Year's Eve.

But by the 1970s it was better known for strip bars and pornography.

Over the last decade the square, with its garish neon and heavy traffic, has seen a revival, with many of the grubbier shops closing down.

Now 26 million tourists each year finding their way to this famous location in the heart of Manhattan.

(Agencies)

紐約最著名,也是有些人最討厭的的標(biāo)志之一——時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)正在慶祝它的百年華誕。

時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)最初叫朗?藦V場(chǎng),它已經(jīng)在歷史的沉浮中走過了一個(gè)世紀(jì)。

有理由說,坐落于百老匯和第七大道交匯處的時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)不僅僅是一座真正的廣場(chǎng),它更是這座著名城市永恒的象征。

時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)聯(lián)盟的蒂姆·湯普金斯說:“時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)就是紐約。”時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)聯(lián)盟負(fù)責(zé)管理廣場(chǎng)事務(wù)

他說:“時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)也許會(huì)讓你感到有一絲不快,但它總是會(huì)讓你永生難忘。它是一個(gè)令人瘋狂的城市廣場(chǎng)!

《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》總社遷移至此后,這里更名為時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)。

對(duì)于1904年廣場(chǎng)更名的真正原因還曾有過爭(zhēng)論,但是大家普遍接受了這種說法。

由于當(dāng)時(shí)涉及到當(dāng)?shù)氐罔F站如何命名的問題,而地鐵線路恰好通過《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》總部新址的部分辦公樓,時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)因此而得名。

當(dāng)時(shí)的紐約市市長(zhǎng)喬治·B·麥克萊倫簽署了一份決議,為廣場(chǎng)正式更名。第二天,《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》第二版也刊登了這條消息。

當(dāng)時(shí)的時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)以車水馬龍聞名。

隨著20世紀(jì)的發(fā)展,時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)逐漸成為一個(gè)著名的集會(huì)場(chǎng)所。廣場(chǎng)上有一張由燈泡制成的巨幅廣告牌,它不斷閃動(dòng)著向人們公布世界上發(fā)生的事情。

時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)開始舉辦一年一度的新年前夜慶;顒(dòng)。

但是到了20世紀(jì)70年代,時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)更出名的是那里的脫衣舞酒吧和色情生意。

在過去的十年里,時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)看到了復(fù)興的希望,廣場(chǎng)上充滿著令人眼花繚亂的霓虹燈,交通十分擁擠,許多臟亂的店鋪也紛紛關(guān)門。

如今,每年大約有2600萬(wàn)游客前往曼哈頓中心地帶來參觀著名的時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)。

obnoxious: 討厭的
strip bars: 脫衣舞酒吧
pornography: 色情
garish: 眼花繚亂的

(中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)站譯)

 
Go to Other Sections
Related Stories
· Olympic spirit dampens among world's advertisers
雅典奧運(yùn)開幕在即 世界各地廣告商熱情衰退
· Little Prince author remembered 60 years after disappearance
60年前神秘失蹤 《小王子》作者令人懷念
· The hidden pleasures of Athens
雅典——一座隱藏著快樂的城市
more
 
Copyright by chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved

版權(quán)聲明:未經(jīng)中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)站許可,任何人不得復(fù)制本欄目?jī)?nèi)容。如需轉(zhuǎn)載請(qǐng)與本網(wǎng)站聯(lián)系。
None of this material may be used for any commercial or public use. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.