英文短篇故事（纽约）343 I Used to Heart NY

 　　The governor of New York approved a change. "The 'I Heart NY' logo is getting a little tired," he said. "We need to energize¹ it. We need some new logos to get tourists to visit more of our state. New York is a lot more than just New York City. Besides, everyone's copying our logo. You can't go to another city, state, or country without seeing 'I Heart Blahblahblah.'" The designer of the original logo, which first appeared in 1977, was perplexed². "What's wrong with my heart? Now it's chopped liver?" he asked. The new logos emphasize various features of New York State. They include a waterfall and a wine bottle. The waterfall represents Niagara Falls. The wine bottle represents Finger Lakes. "This isn't going to work," said Ryan. "Nobody is going to say, 'I waterfall NY' or 'I wine bottle NY.' That's not catchy³. It doesn't even make sense."

1 energize   

vt.给予(某人或某物)精力、能量

参考例句：

• It is used to energize the city.它的作用是为城市供给能量。
• This is a great way to energize yourself and give yourself more power!这种方法非常棒，可以激活你的能量，让你有更多的活力！

2 perplexed   

adj.不知所措的

参考例句：

• The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。
• The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。

3 catchy   

adj.易记住的，诡诈的，易使人上当的

参考例句：

• We need a new slogan.The old one's not catchy enough.我们需要新的口号，旧的不够吸引人。
• The chorus is very catchy to say the least.副歌部分很容易上口。