01 Nicknames for Los Angeles
　　洛杉磯別名
　　◆ 詞解新聞意
　　問：“洛杉磯”英語怎么說？
　　答：Los Angeles [l?:s] ['?nd??l?s]
　　充電小站：洛杉磯于1781年由西班牙統(tǒng)治者費(fèi)利佩·德·尼夫創(chuàng)建。它曾是西班牙的一部分。1821年墨西哥從西班牙贏得獨(dú)立，洛杉磯成為了墨西哥的領(lǐng)土。1848年，墨西哥在美墨戰(zhàn)爭中失敗，將加利福尼亞割讓給了美國。1850年4月4日，洛杉磯正式建市。而5個(gè)月之后，加利福尼亞正式成為美國的一個(gè)州。
　　◆ 輕松聽新聞 Listening
　　Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city's initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means "the angels" in Spanish. Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate. The American motion picture and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside. Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry. Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.
　　Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.
　　◆ 開心譯分鐘 Translation
　　加州洛杉磯是美國第二大人口城市①，僅次于紐約。洛杉磯有很多別名，其中一個(gè)別名就是該城市的首字母L.A.。它也被稱為“天使之城”，因?yàn)樵谖靼嘌勒Z中，Los Angeles意為“天使”。洛杉磯常年氣候溫和，陽光明媚，因此它還被稱為“鮮花和陽光之城”。紐約被稱為“大蘋果”，而因?yàn)闇睾偷臍夂蚍浅＿m宜橙子的生長，因此洛杉磯有時(shí)也被稱為“大橙子”。洛杉磯是美國影視行業(yè)基地②，因此它被稱為“世界娛樂之都”也就不足為奇了。很多電影都是在洛杉磯的好萊塢
　　制作③的。數(shù)百萬④游客到此游覽。到過洛杉磯，卻沒看見山坡上⑤“Hollywood”那幾個(gè)大字，那這趟旅程⑥是不完整的⑦。很多影星都生活⑧在洛杉磯，這里有時(shí)也被稱為“浮華城”。這個(gè)別名源于⑨好萊塢以及好萊塢電影閃亮、耀眼和虛幻的特質(zhì)。洛杉磯的另一個(gè)別名為“ La-La Land”，由Los和Angeles的首字母拼成，意思是這里是一片歡樂且不刻板的地方，有時(shí)甚至?xí)�與現(xiàn)實(shí)脫節(jié)⑩。
　　很多人都喜歡洛杉磯溫暖且陽光明媚的天氣、美麗的山峰和海灘，以及遍地的明星大腕。這其中就包括蘭迪·紐曼，他在歌中唱到了自己的家鄉(xiāng)。
　　◆ 核心詞匯連連記
　　population n. 人口
　　nickname n. 綽號(hào)
　　initial n. 首字母
　　angel n. 天使
　　climate n. 氣候
　　motion n. 運(yùn)動(dòng)
　　industry n. 工業(yè)
　　complete adj. 完整的
　　hillside n. 山坡
　　shiny adj. 發(fā)光的
　　serious adj. 嚴(yán)肅的
　　touch n. 接觸
　　reality n. 現(xiàn)實(shí)
　　beach n. 沙灘
　　hometown n. 家鄉(xiāng)
　　◆ 實(shí)用短語對(duì)對(duì)碰
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　　◆ 聽力理解練習(xí) Practice
　　1. According to this passage, which is the largest city in population?
　　A. Los Angeles B. California C. New York City D. Washington
　　2. Why is Los Angeles called the City of Angels?
　　A. Because there are angels in L.A.
　　B. Because people in L.A. look like angels.
　　C. Because people in L.A. hope there are angels in their city.
　　D. Because the meaning in Spanish is “the angels”.
　　3. According to this passage, which of the following is NOT the nickname for L.A.?
　　A. City of Angels
　　B. City of Flowers and Sunshine
　　C. The Big Apple
　　D. The Entertainment Capital of the World
　　◆ 聽力點(diǎn)撥與解析
　　1. 解析：C　該題目是對(duì)文章開頭內(nèi)容的考查，屬于推測題。文章第一段一開始提出“Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in
　　population, after New York City.（加州洛杉磯是美國第二大人口城 市，僅次于紐約。）”很明顯，第一大人口城市是紐約。
　　2. 解析：D　該題目是對(duì)文章第一段內(nèi)容理解程度的考查，屬于細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第一段最后提到“It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles
　　means‘the angels’in Spanish.（它也被稱為‘天使之城’，因?yàn)樵谖靼嘌勒Z中，Los Angeles意為‘天使’。）” 聽到“City of Angels”和“because”
　　后就不難推斷這就是洛杉磯被稱為“天使之城”的原因了。將原因與四個(gè)選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行比對(duì)，可以看出D項(xiàng)是正確答案。
　　3. 解析：C　該題目是對(duì)文章第二段內(nèi)容理解程度的考查，屬于細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第二段提到“New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is
　　sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city’s warm climate.（紐約被稱為‘大蘋果’，而因?yàn)闇睾偷臍夂蚍浅＿m
　　宜橙子的生長，因此有時(shí)洛杉磯也被稱為‘大橙子’。）可見被譽(yù)為“大蘋果”的是紐約，而不是洛杉磯。因此答案選擇C項(xiàng)。
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