VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for New York City

短语讲解：

1. The head of the New York Conventions and Visitors Bureau decided to call the city, The Big Apple.

decide to do决定做
例句：I decide to attend this meeting.
我决定参加这个会议。

2. There are several explanations for where this name came from.

come from来自, 源自
例句：Knowledge comes from practice.
知识来自于实践。

3. In horse racing, the expression meant “the big time,” the place where large amounts of money could be won.

large amounts of大量的
例句：Large amounts of money was spent on the bridge.
修建那座桥花了许多钱。

4. The Big Apple became the name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York City in nineteen thirty-four.

night club夜总会
例句：Let's split the night club.
咱们离开这个夜总会吧。

5. You can hear about the city in the song, “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra.

hear about得悉, 听说
例句：I have never heard about such a man.
我从未听说过这样一个人。