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[原创]Sundays in New York

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    Sundays in New York can be very pleasant. That';s not to say that Sundays in other American cities are not pleasant, but New Yorkers feel that their Sundays are special.
    Since Saturday nights are traditionally party nights, Sunday morning are traditionally morning of rest, which means having a long sleep. We call it sleeping in or sleeping late, and staying in bed until 9,10 or even 11 o';clock is not unusual. Then jump out of bed, hastily pull on clothes, run to the nearest corner newsstand, buy the New York Times of Daily News(or both), return home, put some classical music or popular singer on the record player, take off your clothes and climb right back into bed to leisurely read the paper.
    One of the nicest traditions is breakfast in bed. The Times and News are very fat newspapers on Sundays so there is a lot to read while one drinks orange juice and coffee, lying in bed.
    If the weather is bad you might immediately turn to the Entertainment Section of the paper to see what movies are on. Sunday afternoons are a popular time for seeing a film, but movies are expensive in New York (as much as $5.00) so choosing takes time and care. Read the movie reviews to discover what the critics think. No one wants to make an expensive mistake…nor does anyone want to stand in line a long time which is very possible if the movie is new and gets good reviews. So if you';re not sure about a movie look at the museum listings to see what exhibitions are in town. Some museums are free, others are not.
    But if the weather is good you might glance through the section which lists outdoor activities. Almost every Sunday in the springtime residential neighborhoods request permission from the Police Department to close off streets for “street fairs”. There will be food for sale made by local residents or restaurants; handicrafts for sale; music provided by a local band (often high school kids); and perhaps dancing. If the fair is in Little Italy you can expect to find tasty Italian food. If the fair is in China-town you can expect to find egg rolls, music played on the erhu and dragon dances.
    And if the day is really warm, a walk through Central Park can offer as many sights and sounds and smells as any ethnic street fair. Groups of people scattered through the park enjoy various activities and are often looking for others to join in. There will be pick-up baseball games; singing under the trees; comedians and magicians entertaining passers-by, folk dancing near a famous monument; rowing boats on the lake; or flying Frisbees or kites on the large, central field known as Sheep Meadow.
    But whatever you decide to do, first you have to have a big meal. On Sundays, this is often called brunch —— br from breakfast and unch from lunch. Some people (when they finally get out of bed) will spend time making themselves an big meal with food bought fresh the previous evening. But maybe you';ve decided to be extravagant and eat out. Many restaurants along the avenues serve Sunday brunch, For a flat price you';ll get a cocktail(usually a Bloody Mary, a drink made from tomato juice and vodka), then eggs, meat, potatoes and bread, enough to eat for the whole day. Then it';s off to the movies, park or museum.
    But what if you';re the stay-at-home type? There';s always television. In New York there are seven major channels, operating all day. In the morning (Sundays) there are several national news programs and in the afternoons there are old films or sporting events.
If you are a student and live at home you have probably spent your day in this way, postponing your study until the sun goes down. If you are a student living away from home it';s also likely you';ve done the same (although probably without the luxury of orange juice in bed)… but generally most New Yorkers save Sundays for playing. Call too early and you';ll wake us up; call too late and you';ll finds us out.  
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did you actually wrote that? it sounds so cool~~~

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My english is realy not good,this passage is a composition of me. when i was young ,my teacher tell me live in the usa is too dangerous. but now i realy want to live in the usa .

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Great!
what a wonderful day~

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[quote][b]下面引用由[u]夏天的落叶[/u]在 [i]2004/08/16 01:28pm[/i] 发表的内容：[/b]
My english is realy not good,this passage is a composition of me. when i was young ,my teacher tell me live in the usa is too dangerous. but now i realy want to live in the usa .
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so that means you are not?
Oh, right! I saw you said that you lived in Austrilia now~~~

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。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。why?

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um, I think you choosed Austrlia on that 贴, right?

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很多句子我都不明白……有几个单词是自学高一年单词的时候背的……现在发现我都记不得他们的意思了……汗。

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[这个贴子最后由JUNEYEAH在 2004/08/23 08:56pm 第 1 次编辑]

[quote]but movies are expensive in New York (as much as $5.00)[/quote]
比起英国来，这还算是便宜的...但是我却在英国一年中看了5场电影...（罪恶感强烈...）
写得很不错，用词非常得当。多谢了。给你个精华奖励！要是有中文翻译就更好了！

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ah, I only saw  movies this summer, that means for the whole year, our fee it';s like $8.30 plus tax, if you want to see a new movie~~~~

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Wow, that';s expensive!! I went to see the movies which costs 5 pounds 50, which is like 88yuan!!
but if you use your student card then it gonna be much much cheaper!!

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其实就在北京 ，有时看一场电影也要花100多元呢！

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那得看是什么地方...咱们穷呀，看不起...

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对~~~~~~我一般去看电影~~~~~~~~~~最多花40元~~~~~
不过，那个每场电影都上100元的电影院人还特别的多！！！

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哎...贫富相差太大...学经济的...

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哈哈~~~~~~~
好像那个电影院的效果特别好，我还没去过~~~~~~~等哈3上映了，我就去那儿看！！！

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买DVD看也可以。当然比不上去电影院了。我就是在英国电影院看的：魔戒2，魔戒3，哈利波特3，MATRIX2，终结者3...效果就是不一样！
我现在突然特别喜欢 THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW（后天）。太经典了！（当然我本人是最喜欢看灾难片的...）。

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《后天》是很棒！
June去看看我在影音发的《后天》VS《特罗伊》吧~~~~~~~