纽约的价值观

AS IT IS 2016-01-17 #New York Values 纽约的价值观

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During Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate, candidates Ted¹ Cruz and Donald Trump² argued about “New York values.”

Cruz appealed to conservative Republican voters that Trump, a New Yorker, would not be a good candidate. He said, “Everyone understands that the values in New York City are socially liberal and pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage...”

Trump replied that after the terrorist attacks of September 11, “The people in New York fought and fought and fought, and we saw more death, even the smell of death … And we rebuilt downtown Manhattan, and everyone in the world watched and loved New York and New Yorkers.”

And then Trump added, “I’ll tell you, that was a very insulting statement that Ted made.”

Most of the people on Twitter and Facebook seemed to agree.

On Friday, the top trending hashtag on Twitter was #NewYorkValues. People wrote about what “NewYorkValues” mean to them.

The New York Daily News, known for its colorful headlines, responded to Cruz’s comment with “Drop Dead, Ted” on its front page.

Like Trump, many people mentioned the city’s resiliency after September 11.

Other people wrote about the diversity and cultural awareness³ in New York.

Some people wrote about small acts of kindness, like returning a wallet found in a taxi or helping⁴ people find their way in a complicated subway.

Some pledged their allegiance to the various sports teams in New York, like the Yankees and Mets, along with popular food items – like pizza and bagels that New Yorkers love to tout⁵.

Others tweeted about a different kind of “value” -- about how many things in New York are expensive.

But with the current drop in prices on the stock market in New York, another person said there actually are values in New York.

Words in This Story

resilience – n. the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens

awareness – n. feeling, experiencing, or noticing something

expensive – adj. costing a lot of money

bagel – n. a bread roll shaped like a ring

allegiance – n. loyalty⁶ to a person, country, group, etc.

tout – v. to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful, etc.

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 tout   

v.推销，招徕；兜售；吹捧，劝诱

参考例句：

• They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
• If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果，就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。

6 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。