英文短篇故事（纽约）105 A Bridge No More (1)

 　　Charlie went to Rockefeller Center at 8 a.m. Nobody was in line on the sidewalk. Nobody was in line inside. He was happy. He had beaten the crowds. He went to the ticket counter. He presented his CityPass booklet. It had cost him $79. It was good for the Statue of Liberty¹, two museums, the Empire State Building, and the "Top of the Rock" Observation Decks³. He paid $2 for a view map. He took an empty elevator to the 67th floor. It was an open air deck², but glass "walls" surrounded it. They also prevented unhappy people from jumping onto the streets below. He took the escalator to the 69th floor deck. It also had glass. He walked up to the 70th floor deck. It had no glass. A jumper would land on the 69th floor deck. He looked north at Central Park. It is so green, he thought.

1 liberty   

n.自由，自由权；冒昧行为

参考例句：

• He stood for the cause of liberty and justice.他为自由和正义的事业而奋斗。
• You are at liberty to do as you please.你可以随意行事。

2 deck   

n.甲板；公共汽车一层的车厢；纸牌；vt.装饰

参考例句：

• Let's have a walk round the deck.我们去甲板上散步吧。
• The sea wind swept over the deck.海风席卷过甲板。

3 decks   

n.a floor built across a ship over all or part of its length 甲板( deck的名词复数 )；层面；一副纸牌；（船或公共汽车的）一层

参考例句：

• All the soldiers began to clear the decks for action. 全体士兵开始准备战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The perfect decks itself in beauty for the love of the Imperfect. “完全”为了对“不全”的爱，把自己装饰得美丽。 来自辞典例句