欧美文化博览 超级城市纽约 (4)

Abe Manhas has been a motorman for 21 years. Today,he is driving his favorite route, the number 3 line.

阿比·麦哈斯是一名驾龄已经有21年的驾驶员。今天,他仍旧驾驶着自己最喜欢的线路——3号线。

I think it's one of the nicest line in the system, just moving toward through the city, Harlem, Brooklyn, Manhattan,Chinatown”

我想这条线路是最好的线路，会穿过市区,哈莱姆区,布鲁克林区,曼哈顿区及唐人街。

His route takes in through some of world’s most famous real estate: Central Park, a green oasis¹ in a nestful jungle; Broadway, theater capital of the world; The Empire State Building, the world’s most famous skyscraper²; Greenwich Village, American's haven³ for bohemians; Wall Street, New York best in the finance and plot of Hallowed Ground, the open grave of World Trade Center.

他的线路通过一些世界最著名的房地产景观:中央公园,这是丛林中的绿洲；百老汇，世界剧院的首都;帝国大厦,世界上最著名的摩天大楼；格林威治村,美国人的波西米亚；华尔街,纽约最好的金融及神圣之地,世界贸易中心敞开的坟墓。

Since the first line opened a hundred years ago, the subway and the city have shared the single fate, their history runs on the same track, whatever lies ahead, city and subway will falter⁴ or prosper⁵ as one.

自从一百年前开通了第一条线路，城市和地铁线路的命运就交织在了一起，他们的历史运行在同样的轨迹下,不管前路如何，城市和地铁终极结伴而行，一起步入繁荣。

1 oasis   

n.（沙漠中的）绿洲，宜人的地方

参考例句：

• They stopped for the night at an oasis.他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。
• The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的“绿洲”。

2 skyscraper   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
• The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

3 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

4 falter   

vi.(嗓音)颤抖，结巴地说；犹豫；蹒跚

参考例句：

• His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
• As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。

5 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。