英文原版对话1000个:859 Cool Spots

Mike: Hey, Mari, so you said New York was very diverse¹. What parts or neighborhoods do you like?

Mari: I really like Soho because there's lots of great shopping to do. Really small shops and really cute restaurants and cafes and then if I'm lucky sometimes when I'm walking around or eating I see like movie stars, so recently before I moved back to Japan I was shopping on Broadway and I say Claire Danes with her boyfriend. It was pretty cool.

Mike: So, I always hear about Central Park. Can you tell me about Central Park?

Mari: Yeah, Central Park is obviously² in the middle of Manhattan. It's really big and people go and play sports or they just hang out and walk around. If you go there on the weekends, you see a lot of joggers because the roads are closed off, so there's no cars. Cars are not allowed, and in the summertime you see a lot of roller-bladers, and bikers.

Mike: How big is the park?

Mari: It's really big. It goes from I think 56th Street to 110th, so it's pretty large.

Mike: So, what other parts?

Mari: I went to grad school at Columbia so I lived right near Harlem and I actually really like Harlem because you get a very neighborhood feeling. You hear... You see people walking on the street talking to each other. You walk by the barbershop³ and you know that everyone knows each other. Everyone is interested in the other. They're gossiping about people in their neighborhood.

Mike: Is there any area you don't really like?

Mari: Because I am from New York City, I really don't like going to Times Square. I feel like it's very commercial⁴ and touristy⁵, so I really don't like Times Square, but I guess for tourists it's very exciting. There's all these lights and, and I don't know, it's probably very exciting, the side street vendors⁶, the musicians and all these things. It would be exciting for tourists, but I try to avoid it.
 

1 diverse   

adj.不同的；相异的；多种多样的；形形色色的

参考例句：

• Spain is a composite of diverse traditions and people.西班牙是一个汇集了多种传统和民族的国家。
• Society is now much more diverse than ever before.当今社会较之以往任何时候都要丰富多彩得多。

2 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

3 barbershop   

n.理发店；无伴奏合唱的

参考例句：

• For nearly two hours,I waited my turn at the barbershop.我在理发店(排队)等了差不多两个小时。
• I have run into him in the barbershop there.我在理发馆那儿遇到了他。

4 commercial   

adj.商业的，商用的，商品化的；n.广告节目

参考例句：

• He has gained a footing in the commercial world.他已在商界取得立足之地。
• The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。

5 touristy   

adj.游客很多的，游客常去的，适宜游览的，适合观光的

参考例句：

• The beach was touristy in summer.夏季的海滩游客很多。
• Beijing is a touristy city.北京是一个适合旅游的城市。

6 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓