疯狂情景会话真功夫 60.I am America

Welcome to New York, the Empire State. I am the 30th largest state and the 11th to ratify¹ the constitution back in 1788.
[00:05.73]欢迎您来到帝国之州纽约来。我是第30大州，在1788年第11名被批准建立。
[00:11.47]Way back in 1626, Duth traders bought a little piece of my land called Manhatten Island for $24.
[00:16.98]还在1626年，荷兰商人以24美元的价格买去了我一小块叫做曼哈顿的地皮。
[00:22.49]Do you know how much it’s worth today? Try 30 billion! Of course we’re talking about New York City.
[00:26.46]你知道它现在的身价吗？有300亿美元！当然我们谈论的是纽约市，
[00:30.43]The biggest and the most bustling² burg in America. No wonder it’s the financial center of the country.
[00:34.00]美国最大、最繁忙的城市。无怪乎它是国家的财政中心。
[00:37.56]Banks, business, Wall Street, the stock market and culture. Boy, have we got culture!
[00:42.31]银行、商业、华尔街、股票市场和文化。天啊，我们还有文化！
[00:47.05]The Metropolitan³ Museum of Art, Lincoln center with its ballets and operas,
[00:49.92]大都市艺术博物馆，林肯中心的芭蕾、戏剧，
[00:52.79]Broadway and its plays and theaters, Connegie Hall for the best in the performing arts.
[00:55.97]百老汇的剧目，止耐基大厅最优秀的艺术表演，
[00:59.14]It’s all here. The rest of the state is no slouch, either.
[01:01.43]都在这儿。纽约州的其他地方也毫不逊色。
[01:03.71]We’ve got industrial cities like Rochester and Buffalo⁴. Not to mention my capital, Albany,
[01:06.93]我们有象罗彻斯特和布法罗这样的商业城市。无需提起阿尔巴尼，我的首府，
[01:10.14]where all the laws are made. And then there is my beautiful farmland, the mountainous Adirondack upland,
[01:14.20]它是制定法律的地方。我还有美丽的农田，起伏的阿迪朗达克山脉，
[01:18.26]and of course the world famous Niagara Falls. Well, it’s time for me to go,
[01:21.61]当然了，还有闻名世界的尼亚加拉大瀑布。哦，我得走了。
[01:24.95]there’s always something going on and I don’t want to miss anything.
[01:27.52]这儿总有那么多的事情发生，我可不想错过其中任何一件。
[01:30.10]I’m New York, the Empire State.
[01:31.90]我是纽约，帝国之州。

1 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

2 bustling   

adj.喧闹的

参考例句：

• The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
• This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。

3 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

4 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。