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NewYorkIntroductionHistoryPeoplefromEverywhereBoroughsTravelinNewYorkACenterofBusinessandFinanceDeliciousFoodIntroductionNewYorkCityisthebiggestcityintheUnitedStates.About8.2millionpeopleliveinNewYorkCity,and18.3millionliveinthecityanditssurroundingurbanarea.NewYorkCitywasoncethelargestcityintheworld.Today,itisthefourthlargest.NewYorkCityisinsoutheasternNewYorkState.That’swherethebroadHudsonRiveremptiesintotheAtlanticOcean.History—OneofAmerica’soldestcitiesEnglishexplorerHenryHudsonin1609saileduptheriverthatnowbearshisname.HewasworkingforaDutchcompany.ThecompanystartedasettlementatthemouthoftheHudsonin1624.TheycalleditNewAmsterdam.TheEnglishcapturedthesettlementin1664andrenameditNewYork.SincecolonialdaysNewYorkhasbeenanimportantcity.ItwastheU.S.capitalfrom1785to1790.NewYorkpassedPhiladelphiain1810tobecomeAmerica’slargestcity.NewYorkgrewbecauseofitsexcellentharbor.Theportmadeitacenteroftrade.ImmigrantstotheUnitedStatespouredthroughtheport.PeoplefromEverywhere•NewYorkistheworld’smostethnicallydiversecity.Aboutone-thirdofNewYork’sresidents,over2.6millionpeople,wereborninothercountries.SchoolkidsinNewYorkspeakmorethan120languages.BoroughsLocatedononeoftheworld'slargestnaturalharbors,NewYorkCityconsistsoffiveboroughswhichwereconsolidatedin1898:TheBronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens,andStatenIsland.1.Manhattan曼哈顿岛isthemostdenselypopulatedboroughandishometoCentralParkandmostofthecity'sskyscrapers.Itisthefinancialcenterofthecity.2.Brooklyn布鲁克林3.Queens纽约皇后区4.TheBronx布朗克斯区5.StatenIsland斯塔顿岛StatueofLibertyCentralParkMuseumBroadwayTimeSquareTheStatueofLibertywasagifttotheUnitedStatesinhonorofthefriendshipestablishedduringtheFrenchRevolution.TheStatueofLibertyhasbecomeanAmericansymboloffreedomandwelcometotheimmigrantswhocometotheUSAlookingforabetterlife.StatueofLiberty自由女神像CentralParkisalargepublicparkinNewYorkCitywithabouttwenty-fivemillionvisitorsannually.ItplaysanessentialroleintheeverydaylivesofNewYorkersbyproviding843acresofpaths,lakesandopenVisitorstoNewYorkCityareoftenimpressedwithCentralPark'sbeautyandsize.ItisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstoNewYorkCitytoenjoyabitofrelaxationandgetabettersenseofwhatit'sliketoliveinNewYorkCity.Broadwaytheatre,commonlycalledsimplyBroadway,referstotheatricalperformancespresentedinoneofthe40professionaltheatreswith500ormoreseatslocatedintheTheatreDistrictcenteredalongBroadway.AlongwithLondon'sWestEndtheatre,BroadwaytheatreiswidelyconsideredtorepresentthehighestlevelofcommercialtheatreintheEnglish-speakingworld.TheBroadwaytheatredistrictisapopulartouristattractioninNewYork.AccordingtoTheBroadwayLeague,Broadwayshowssold$1.037billionworthofticketsin2010.ACenterfortheArts•NewYorkisamajorcenterforthearts.NootherAmericancityhassomanyplacestohearmusic,seeplays,watchdance,orlookatart.•Thecity’soutstandingartmuseumsincludetheMetropolitanMuseum,GuggenheimMuseum,MuseumofModernArt,andWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt.GalleriesonMadisonAvenueshowverynewartworks.OneofNewYorkCity'smostpopulartouristattractions,theMetropolitanMuseumofArtwelcomesover5millionvisitorsayear.TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt'scollectionandspecialexhibitsoffersomethingforeveryoneMetropolitanMuseumofArt大都会艺术博物馆TimesSquareisamajorcommercialintersectioninNewYorkCity,atthejunctionofBroadwayandSeventhAvenue.TheextendedTimesSquarearea,alsocalledtheTheatreDistrict,consistsoftheblocksbetweenSixthandEighthAvenuesfromeasttowest,andWest40thandWest53rdStreetsfromsouthtonorth.ThisisthemostintensivetheaterareainNewYork.NeartheTimeSquarebuilding,therearenearly40shoppingmallsandtheaters.Itisathrivingentertainmentandshoppingcenter.ACenterofBusinessandFinance•Today,WallStreet,NewYork’sfinancialcenter,istheleadingfinancialcenterfortheworld.WallStreetishometomanybanks,stockmarkets,stockbrokers,andotherfinancialinstitutions.•NewYorkisthemostimportantcommunicationsandpublishingcenterintheUnitedStates.ThreemajortelevisionnetworkshavetheirheadquartersinNewYorkCity—ABC,CBS,andNBC.Manyofthecountry’smajoradvertisingagenciesandbookandmagazinepublishersalsoareheadquarteredinNewYorkCity.DeliciousFoodHotdogPancakes(煎饼）FusionCuisine(无国界料理)Taco(墨西哥卷饼）Cronut（可颂甜甜圈）EggsBenedict（班尼迪克蛋）Oyster（生蚝）Bagel（贝果）Cupcake(杯子蛋糕)Pastrami(熏肉三明治)