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mespeciallylookingforwardtoseeingtheMuseumofModernArt.There'

saspecialshowof20thcenturyAmericanpaintersthere.But,tellme,wheredidthenickname"

comefrom?

Thejazzmusiciansofthe1920'

sareresponsibleforthename.Whentheyplayedaconcertinacity,theycalledthatcityanapple.OfcourseNewYorkwasthebiggestcityinthecountryandbestplaceforajazzconcert.Sothemusicianscalledit"

.

Amazing!

NewYorkissuchafascinatingplaceanditevenhasaninterestingnickname,onethatit'

shadformorethan50years.

For94years,TimesSquarehasbeenthecenterofworldwideattentiononNewYear'

sEve,beginningin1904whentheownersofOneTimesSquarebeganconductingrooftopcelebrationstousherintheNewYear.Since1907,theyearofthefirstBallLoweringcelebration,thistradition—initiatedbyTheNewYorkTimes—hasmaintaineditspurity.TheBallLoweringritualhasbecometheuniversalsymbolofwelcomingtheNewYear,attractingover500000peopletoTimesSquareeachyearandmorethan300milliontelevisionviewersworldwide.In1996,85%ofthepeopleinTimesSquareonNewYear'

sEvewerefromoutsideNewYorkCity,including23%whowereforeignvisitors.And35%oftheaudiencewererepeatrevelers.

TheNewYear'

sEveBall,madeofaluminumandweighingmorethan500pounds,isafullsixfeetindiameter.Itisownedbyandhousedyear-roundinOneTimesSquare,thebuildinguponwhichtheBallislowered.OnNewYear'

sEve,itdescendsona77-footflagpoleat11:

59p.m.andreachesitsdestinationatexactly12:

00midnightwhenthenumeralsoftheNewYeararelit.

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第一部分

1-4FTFF

sEveBall,madeofaluminumandweighingmorethan500pounds,isafullsixfeetindiameter.Itisownedbyandhousedyear—roundinOneTimesSquare,thebuildinguponwhichtheBallislowered.OnNewYear'

第二部分

Event:

testingtheelectricsphere

Purpose:

makingsuretheballtakesexactly60secondstodescend

Informationabouttheball:

227kilograms,2meters

Time:

thedaybeforetheNewYear'

sEve

Place:

theroofofaskyscraper,rightinthemiddleofNewYork'

sTimesSquare

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1.TimesSquareistheheartofthecity'

sentertainmentdistrict.TheretakesplacethemostrenownedcelebrationofthecountdownfortheNewYear.

2.Anestimatedhalfmillionpeoplewillshoutthemselveshoarsegreeting1999.

3.Workmentesttheelectricsphereheraldingthearrivalof1999.

4.FortygiantsearchlightsthatlineTimesSquareareflickedonandofftestingaso-called"

CathedralofLight"

.

5.SangLan,thegymnastfromChina,isthisyear'

sspeciallyinvitedguest.ShewillassistNewYork'

smayortolowertheball.TheNewYorkershavetakenthissweet,happy,kindandcheerfulgirlintotheirhearts.

6.OntheEveoftheyear2000,amorespectacularballcreatedbytheWaterfordCrystalCompanyofIrelandwillmakeitsdebut.

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Howthefinalhoursarecountingdownfortheyear1998?

PerhapsthemostrenownedcelebrationoftheUnitedStatestakesplaceinNewYorkcityinTimesSquare,theheartofthecity'

sentertainmentdistrict.MartinBushreportsonpreparationsforthecountdownthatbeginstheNewYear'

scelebration.

"

HappyNewYear!

Thetime:

midnightNewYear'

sEve.Theplace:

sTimesSquare.Abrightlylit227kilogram,2meterballslowlydescendsa24meterpole.Whentheballreachesthebottomofthepole,theyear1999willbehere.Andanestimatedhalfmillionpeople,onequarterofthemvisitorsfromoutsidetheUnitedStateswillshoutthemselveshoarsegreetingit.Butbeforeallthathappens,adaybeforetheEveoftheNewYear,workmentesttheelectricsphereheraldingitsarrival.Theymustmakesureittakesexactly60secondstodescend.

Hereyougo.Ready?

10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.HappyNewYear!

Testedearlierwereanewlyexpandedfireworksdisplay,500burstsofmixedcolorsreleasedandsynchronizedwithotherspecialeffects.FortygiantsearchlightsthatlineTimesSquareareflickedonandofftestingaso-called"

.NewYork'

smayorRudolphGiulianiwillthrowtheswitchthatlowerstheballonNewYear'

sEve.ThisyearthemayorwillbeassistedbyayoungChineseathleteNewYorkershavetakentotheirhearts.

Ourspecially-invitedguestthisyearisSangLan,thewonderfulgymnastfromChina,whoisstayinghereinNewYork,recoveringfromherinjuryintheGoodwillGamelastsummer.Sheisawonderful17-year-oldgirl,whoissweet,happy,kind,cheerful.Sheisthemostwonderfulthing."

ThiswillbethelasttimethecurrentballwillbeusedtogreettheNewYear.NextyearanewconsiderablymorespectacularNewYear'

sEveballcreatedbytheWaterfordCrystalCompanyofIrelandwillmakeitsdebut.

第3部分

Outline

I.Howtofindapub

A.alargesignhangingoverthestreetorplacedonapoleoutside

B.somethingspecialaboutthename

C.wordsonthedoors

II.Servicesandopeningtimes

A.thebasicservice—saleofalcoholicdrinks

B.openingtimes

1.weekdays:

10:

30a.m.-3:

00p.m.;

6p.m.-11p.m.

2.Sundays:

12noon-2p.m.;

7p.m.-10:

30p.m.

C.foodandaccommodation

D.symbolsforthingsavailable

Questions

1.Whydosomevisitorsthinkthattheyhaveneverbeeninsideapub?

Thatisbecausetheyseldomfindtheword“pub”inthenameofapub.Veryoftenmanypubshavenameslinkedtoroyalty,sports,popularheroesorgreatoccasions.

2.Whatisthefirstthingtolookforifyouwanttovisitapub?

Thefirstthingtolookforisalargesigneitherhangingoverthestreetorplacedonapoleoutsidethebuilding.

3.Whatisthedifferencebetween“SaloonBar”and“PublicBar”?

“SaloonBar”ismorecomfortablyfurnished.

4.Does“FreeHouse”mean“freefoodanddrink”?

Ifnot,whatdoesitmean?

Thatmeansthepubdoesn'

tbuyitsdrinksfromoneparticularbreweryonly.Itisn'

ttiedtoabrewery.

Pictureone:

coacheswelcomedbyappointment

Picturetwo:

barfood—lunchtimesonly

Picturethree:

pubaccommodation

Picturefour:

facilitiesforthedisabled

Picturefive:

apubofhistoricinterest

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TherearevisitorswhocometoEnglandandleavethinkingtheyhaveneverbeeninsideapub.Theydon'

trealizethatthewords"

pub"

or"

publichouse"

arerarelyincludedinthetitleoftheplace.Sohowdoyouknowwhetherabuildingisapubandwhatdoesapubofferthevisitor?

Thefirstthingtolookforisalargesigneitherhangingoverthestreetorplacedonapoleoutsidethebuilding.ThissignmayhaveanamelikeTheKingsArms,TheBlackRabbitorTheDukeofKendaloranappropriatepicture.Manypubshavenameslinkedtoroyalty,popularheroes,sportsorgreatoccasions.ThereisapubcalledTheConcordeafterthenewairliner.

Onthedoorsofapubyoumayseethewords"

SaloonBar"

PublicBar"

.The"

ismorecomfortablyfurnished.Occasionallythewords"

FreeHouse"

canbeseenbesidethenameofthepub.Thisdoesn'

tmeantheyservefreefoodanddrink;

itreferstothefactthatthepubdoesn'

ta"

tiedhouse"

—tiedtoabrewery.

Theservicesapuboffersvaryaroundthecountry.Thebasicserviceisthesaleofalcoholicdrinksatcertaintimesoftheday.Openingtimes,astheseperiodsareoftencalled,areusuallyfrom10:

30a.m.to3p.m.andfrom6p.m.to11p.m.onweekdays.OnSundaystheopeningtimesare12noonuntil2p.m.and7-10:

30p.m.althoughthesetimescanvaryslightlyaccordingtotheregion.Pubscanalsoofferfoodandaccommodation.Tohelpvisitors,anexperimentalsystemofsymbolshasbeentriedoutinSouthernEnglandandEastAnglia.Thesesymbolsindicatejustwhatisavailablefromaparticularpub.

Thepicturewithabedinittellsyouthatthepubprovidesaccommodation.Doyoufindthepicturewithapersononthewheelchair?

Thatmeansithasfacilitiesforthedisabled.Nexttrytofindthepicturewithaverycozyvillagehouse.Thisisapubofhistoricinterest.Howaboutthatpicturewithacoach?

Youmayalreadyhaveguessedthemeaningout:

coacheswelcomedbyappointment.Couldyoufigureoutthemeaningofthelastone?

Whydoesithavetheword"

Lunch"

belowtheword"

Bar"

Well,thatmeansbarfoodis