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洞察纽约(Insights on New York)
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New York is a city that never sleeps.
New York is a city that people easily fall in love with.
New York is a city of disillusionment[幻灭] and contention[竞争].
New York is a city of many neighborhoods and cultures waiting to be explored.
New York is a city unlike any other...
This picture was taken on my way to cover the Mermaid Day Parade, a procession of mermaids, magicians, street entertainers, and performance artists held every June in Coney Island to herald the summer solstice. I caught this scene with the blow-up legs coming out of the vintage car a few blocks from the starting point of the parade and somehow knew it was going to be another interesting day in New York!
这张照片是我去报道美人鱼节游行的路上拍摄的，这个由美人鱼们、耍戏法的、街头艺人以及行为艺术家们组织的游行，每年六月都在康尼岛宣告着夏至的到来。我在游行起点后的数个街区捕捉到这从老式轿车中伸出的交叉的双腿，不知为何意识到这将是纽约的又一个有趣的一天。
New York is a city of extremes, of hyperbole. ... In the case of this image, I wanted to represent New York in a tongue-in-cheek, fanciful way. As a city known for entertainment and sports, these seemed to be just the right icons. The Rockettes are a quintessential New York symbol, and here they are surrounding a big, bulky ice hockey star [Mike Richter of the New York Rangers] with Central Park as the perfect backdrop. Juxtapositions like this unfold naturally here.
纽约是一个极端的城市，夸张的城市……在本图中，我希望用一种戏谑、荒诞的方式来表现纽约。作为一个知名的娱乐和体育城市，这似乎正是它恰当的肖像。这些闪电女郎是最典型的纽约象征，而在此，她们包围着一个庞大笨拙的冰球明星（纽约游骑兵队的Mike Richter），同时以中央公园作为完美的背景。像是很自然地并排站列在此。
Neither snow, nor sleet, nor freezing rain was enough to keep Robert Burck, a street performer known as the Naked Cowboy, from singing in Times Square.
无论是下雪、冰雹还是冰雨，都无法影响罗伯特·伯克（一位自称裸体牛仔的街头艺人）在时代广场的演唱。
On St. Patrick's Day, everyone is Irish, as the saying goes. In New York, it's no surprise to find bagpipers from Tokyo marching in the annual parade.
如谚语所说：在圣帕特里克节时，人人都是爱尔兰人。在纽约，从一年一度的游行队伍中发现来自东京的风笛手也是很平常的事情。
Wollman Skating Rink in Central Park provides a striking view of New York's skyscrapers. The 843-acre (341-hectare) park is a natural gem tucked inside Manhattan's concrete jungle. Besides ice-skating, New York's residents and visitors can bike, jog, ride horses, picnic, and attend free outdoor concerts—weather permitting.
中央公园的沃尔曼滑冰场给人以一种独特的视角来观察纽约的摩天大楼。占地843英亩（341公顷）的公园是镶嵌在曼哈顿混凝土丛林中的一颗天然珍珠。除了滑冰，纽约的居民和游客们还可以在此骑车、散步、骑马、野餐，以及参与免费的室外音乐会（当然是在天气允许的前提下）。
【原载国家地理/52EN.Com牛二郎编译◎译文仅供参考】
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