游美国，学英语——纽约_方芳

　　如果有人问我：“纽约给你印象最深的是什么？”我一定告诉他，那就是我从来没有感受到自己是如此的渺小。种族，金融，文学、艺术、宗教、时尚、美食、建筑、教育、运动…，纽约为你展示你能想象到的一切。第五大道，洛克菲勒中心，57街，联合国总部，百老汇---时代广场，自由女神---爱丽丝岛，中国城，soho---翠北卡，中央公园，哥伦比亚大学…这绝对是一个需要耐下心来，细细品味的地方。行走在纽约，你随时可以感到这个城市的快节奏。除了游人外，地道的纽约人大都行色匆匆。男士个个西装革履，女士的套装剪裁精致，他们都是世界各地的精英，有着不菲的收入。但从他们严肃的表情我们可以感受到这一切需要付出的代价就是承受令人窒息的竞争的压力。行走在纽约，你可以看到街头艺人为了生计而拼命表演，无家可归的人露宿街头，在繁华的都市挣扎。说到这，我不禁想起了电视剧《北京人在纽约》中的一句台词：“If you love him, take him to New York because it is heaven; if you hate him, take him to New York because it is hell.”

　　下面是两段关于第五大道和麦迪逊大道的英文描述：

　　Fifth Avenue

　　The section of Fifth Avenue bordering central park has long been New York’s most prestigious (声望很高的)residential area. Luxury apartments abut (毗邻) former mansions, most of which have now become museums, consulates(领事馆), clubs or cultural institutions.

　　Madison Avenue

　　Lined with exclusive (高级的) stores, galleries and haute couture (高级女式时装) boutiques, this is a street for moneyed(有钱的) shoppers, where pedestrians(行人) often look as chic(别致的) as the window displays. Many of the fine brownstones (上流社会的, 富有阶级的) that made the avenue a choice residential district in the late 19c remain, now remodeled (重新塑造, 改造)with stylish storefronts(店面) at street level. Several early prestigious apartment buildings and apartment hotels also enhance the street’s genteel (上流社会的) character.