Loving-and-Hating-New-York-2014

LovingandHatingNewYorkThomasGriffithAbouttheauthorAboutNewYorkCityBackgroundKnowledgeAmericanwriterandeditorpresscolumnistTimemagazinestaffcontributorFortunemagazineColumnistAtlanticMonthlyThomasGriffith(1915—2002)NewYorkFiveBoroughsDetailedStudyoftheTextTheBigAppleAnoldsayinginshowbusinesswas“therearemanyapplesonthetreebutwhenyoupickNewYorkCityyoupickedtheBigApple”—AdvertisingcampaignspubliclypraiseNewYork;—ManyNewYorkerswearT-shirtswithaheartdesignandthewords“IloveNewYork”—NewYorkistryingdesperatelytoregainherlostprestigeandstatus.Task:Collectevidencetoshowthat“Howthemightyhasfallen.”NewYork=BigApple=MightyPara1“NowadaysNewYorkisoutofphasewithAmericantaste“—NowadaysNewYorkconnotunderstandnorfollowthetasteoftheAmericanpeopleandisoftenindisagreementwithAmericanpolitics.“Nolongersolookeduptoorcopied,NewYorkevenpridesitselfonbeingaholdoutfromprevailingAmericantrends”—SinceNewYorkisnolongerlookeduptoorcopiedastheundisputedfashionauthority,itnowboaststhatitisacitythatresiststheprevailingtrends(styles,fashion)ofAmerica,thatitisaplacewherepeoplecanescapefromuniformityandcommonness.NewYorkCityYesterdayTop,highest,biggestLeadingcitysetsstylesandtrendsofnationUndisputedfashionauthorityLookeduptoandimitatedTodayisn’tanymoreoutofphasewith______asoutofstepwith______.lostitsundisputedleadershipnolongerso—Building—Manhattantelevisionstudios—TinPanAlley—Hiringsingersandentertainers—SportsYesterday&TodayPara.2-3NewYorkItismakingsomethingofacomebackas…----NewYorkisregainingsomewhatitsstatusasacitythatattractstourists.Theytakemorereadilythando…alienmixtures.Taketo:befondof;beattractedtoCharleswasanoddcharacterwhomKellyhadneverreallytakento.----EuropeansaremorereadilyattractedthanAmericansbyNewYorkbecausetheEuropeanslikethecomplexsituationbroughtaboutbysomanynationalitieslivingtogether,theEuropeanstandardsthatstillexistinthiscityapartandremovedfromthestandardsoftherestoftheStates,andthemixtureofsomanyforeigners.“…anddesignershopsthatexisttoflatterandbilkthefrivolousrich.”TheseshopsaresetuptocheatandgratifythevanityofthesillyrichpeopleButno;whatmostexcites…vulgardynamism.----Butthissuppositionisnottrue;whatmostexcitesEuropeansisthecity’stense,restlessatmosphere,itscrudeenergyandvigor.Question:WhydomanyEuropeanscallNewYorktheirfavoritecity?—Cosmopolitancomplexities—Europeanstandards—Mixtureofmanyforeigners—Manyjewelers,shoestoresanddesignersshops—Familiarinternationalnames—Tense,restlessatmosphere;itsenergeticpulseIntheeyesofAmericansPara.4NewYorkIntheeyesofforeignerPara5NewYorkAndsinceitcontainsitsshare…gonnado.AndsinceNewYorkhasmanyloserswhoexpresstheirdefeatloudlyandclearly,italsohastodowithmockery,belittlingremarksandthelosersshrugofresignation.putdown(Americanslang)AbelittlingremarkWhaddyagonnado?:Whatareyougoingtodo?Connotingacoollackofconcern;indifference;nonchalance.“TowininNewYorkistobeuneasy;toloseistoliveinjostlingproximitytothefrustratedmajority.”proximity:thestateorqualityofbeingnearinproximitytoFamiliesarenolongerincloseproximitytoeachother.ApersonwhowinsinNewYorkisconstantlydisturbedbyfearandanxiety(becauseheisafraidoflosingwhathehaswoninthefiercecompetition);apersonwholoseshastoliveamongthedefeated,whoareinthemajorityinNewYork.“NewYorkwasneverMeccatome”Mecca麦加acityinSaudiArabiawheretheprophetMuhammadwasborn.ItistheholiestcityofIslam.Rhetoricaldevicesemployedinthissentenceare:__________and___________.metaphormetonymy•Theauthorcompares________________;andMeccaisstandingfor____________________.aplaceofholypilgrimageNewYorktoMecca----I’veneverconsideredNewYorkthemostirresistiblyattractiveplaceintheworld.Para.7NewYorkInauthor’seyesqualified:limitedinsomeway,partial有限的，有条件的Theproposalreceivedqualifiedapproval.Theprogramwasconsideredaqualifiedsuccess.Isitworththemoney?Theanswerisaqualifiedyes.ThechancetoenjoythepleasuresofnatureisverylimitedinNewYork.jaggedskyline:theshapemadebyhillsorbuildingsagainsttheskySunsetscanbeunusuallybeautiful:fillingtheskyovertheJerseymeadowswithallshadesoforangeandredcolorsandthesebrightandshowycolorsarereflectedinathousandwindowsonManhattan’sjaggedskyline.CentralparkFrederickLawOlmsted(April26,1822–August28,1903)wasanAmericanjournalist,landscapedesignerandfatherofAmericanlandscapearchitecture.Olmstedwasfamousfordesigningmanywell-knownurbanparks,includingCentralParkandProspectParkinNewYorkCity.PuertoRicans波多黎各人AnislandoftheGreaterAntillesintheCaribbean;in1952itbecameacommonwealthinvoluntaryassociationwiththeUS,withfullpowersoflocalgovernmentPara8NewYork:NatureQuestions:1)Thetopicsentenceis_______________.2)Therhetoricaldeviceemployedin“NatureconstantlyyieldstomaninNewYork”is_______________.personificationBeckonTocallorsummonbyasilentgesture~(to)sb(todosth)makeagesturetosbwiththehand,armorhead,usu.tomakehimcomenearerortofollowShebeckoned(to)me(tofollow).*(fig)Citylifebeckons(i.e.attracts)manyacountryboy.measureup:tobegoodenoughtodoaparticularjobortoreachaparticularstandard;compete合格，符合标准,竞争Thenewtech