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✶到紐約市政府地鐵站來趟時光旅行吧! Travel Back in Time with City Hall Station

Travel Back in Time with City Hall Station
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到紐約市政府地鐵站來趟時光旅行吧! Travel Back in Time with City Hall Station
紐約市的地鐵首站
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The first subway station in New York City
  New York City is famously known as “The City That Never Sleeps.” This title is particularly true for its subway system because it operates around the clock. This iconic network of underground trains all started with City Hall Station in Lower Manhattan. The station was designed by two famous architects: George Heins and Christopher LaFarge. They added elegant features like tile ceilings, chandeliers, and glass skylights to their design.

  When the subway station made its grand opening in 1904, many people praised it as an amazing piece of engineering. Huge crowds gathered to take the first trains to leave from the station. The new underground train system enabled people to quickly travel across the overcrowded city. It also reduced the need for elevated trains, which caused many problems, including noise concerns.

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 Today, City Hall Station is no longer used for passenger service. The beautiful old station has been preserved and turned into a historic city landmark. Visitors can either tour the station on their own or go on a guided tour through the New York Transit Museum. If you have the chance to visit New York City, make sure to explore City Hall Station and appreciate its beauty with your own eyes.

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Words in Use
elegant
[ˋɛləgənt]
a. 高雅的,有氣質的;漂亮的
engineering
[͵ɛndʒəˋnɪrɪŋ]
n. 工程(學)(不可數)
reduce
[rɪˋdjus]
vt. 使減少;使淪為
landmark
[ˋlænd͵mɑrk]
n. 地標;重要,重大(僅置名詞前)
iconic
[aɪˋkɑnɪk]
a. 經典的,代表性的,指標性的
overcrowded
[͵ovɚˋkraʊdId]
a. 擁擠不堪的
preserve
[prɪˋzɝv]
vt. 保存;維持;維護,保護;醃製
n. 果醬,蜜餞(常用複數)
Practical Phrases
around the clock
 全天候(二十四小時)

The convenience store is open around the clock.

這間便利商店全天都有營業。

enable sb to + V
 使某人能夠……

Knowledge enables one to solve one’s own problems.
知識使人有能力自行解決難題。

no longer...
 不再⋯⋯

After the accident, Jennifer could no longer dance.
發生意外後,珍妮佛無法再跳舞了。

on one’s own
 獨自,靠自己
= alone

Mark can do a lot of things on his own, but his parents still treat him like a child.
雖然馬克可以靠自己做很多事情,但他爸媽還是把他當作小孩般對待。

Don't worry! I can finish it on my own.
不用擔心!我可以獨力完成。

♦ 表「搭乘」交通工具的不同動詞用法
1. 表「搭乘」某種交通工具時,常用及物動詞 take。
take the / a + 交通工具

 

常見的交通工具
airplane / plane 飛機 boat / ship
bus 公車 taxi 計程車
train 火車 subway 地鐵

例:  Paul takes the train to go to work every day.
保羅每天都搭火車上班。

2. 另一個用來指「搭乘,乘坐」的動詞還有 ride,可作及物動詞,後面直接加交通工具;也可以作不及物動詞,後面加介詞 in 或 on,再接交通工具,常見組合如下:

ride in a / the boat, car, taxi
on a / the airplane / plane, bus, ship, train

例:  When Nick rode on a ship for the first time, he felt a little sick.
當尼克第一次搭船時,他感到有點不舒服。

3. 如果想要表達匆忙地「趕搭」交通工具,可以用 catch 來強調趕的過程。
Judy left the party early in case she couldn't catch the last bus home.
茱蒂提早離開派對以免趕不上回家的末班車。

請依句意在空格內填入適當的字詞
有些臺灣的超市全天候營業。
Some supermarkets in Taiwan are open ___________________.
規律運動能讓你保持身體健康。
Regular exercise can _________ you to maintain good health.
少吃糖可以降低健康上的風險。
Eating less sugar can ___________ health risks.

 

 

答案: 1. around the clock 2. enable 3. reduce

紐約市的地鐵首站
  紐約市以被稱為「不夜城」而聞名。對其地鐵系統來說這個稱號特別貼切,因為它全天候營運。這個標誌性的地鐵網絡始於曼哈頓下城的市政府站。該站由兩位知名建築師設計:喬治.海因斯及克里斯托弗.拉法基。他們在設計中添加了如瓷磚天花板、枝形吊燈及玻璃天窗等優雅的特色。
  該地鐵站於 1904 年盛大開幕時,許多人稱讚它是一項令人驚歎的工程。大批群眾聚集起來要搭乘第一班駛離該站的列車。這個新的地鐵系統讓人們得以在擁擠不堪的城市間快速穿梭。它也減少了高架鐵路的需求,其造成包括噪音等許多問題。
  現今,市政府站不再為乘客服務。這個美麗而老舊的車站被保存起來並成了富有歷史意義的城市地標。遊客可以自行遊覽該站或參加紐約交通博物館提供的導覽。如果你有機會到訪紐約市,務必要探索市政府站並親眼欣賞它的美麗。

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