New York New York英语短文概括带翻译

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  New York, New York纽约,纽约

  Two years ago, Amy left her small hometown in England and moved to one of the biggest cities in the United States -- New York. Amy knew the transition would be difficult at first, but was confident that she would love her new life and succeed in becoming a Broadway star. She had envisioned herself getting off the airplane and immediately making new friends with whom she would spend her nights exploring The City That Never Sleeps.

  两年前,艾米离开了她的家乡,一个位于英格兰的小镇,转身前往美国的一个大城市——纽约。她知道一开始的转变是艰难的,但她坚信自己很爱上自己的新生活,并成为一个百老汇的明星。她期待着自己会离开飞机后迅速认识那些新朋友——艾米花了几个晚上时间在《城市永不眠》这个节目结交的。

  Unfortunately, the reality of Amy's situation was far from the perfect life she had imagined. Her days were spent jumping from theatre to theatre looking for auditions. Although she was very pretty, and great at acting, her accent made it difficult for her to get hired for any roles. Directors kept telling her to work on her American accent, but the more she practiced it, the more she sounded like a cowboy rather than a New Yorker.

  不幸的是,现实和艾米的预期相差甚远。她白天辗转于各个剧院以寻求当观众的机会。尽管她很优秀,也很擅长表演,但她的口音却使她很难接到任何角色,因为听起来就像一个牛仔,而不是一个纽约客。

  Amy's nights were spent working at a diner in order to pay for her ridiculously expensive one-room apartment where the sinks always leaked and the hot water never worked. To top it all off, the city that she had imagined as being filled with bright lights and friendly faces like in the movies was made up mostly of smelly alleys, big rats, and angry crowds that were always in a hurry to get somewhere. Still, Amy didn't let anything crush her spirits, and was determined to keep working hard until her dreams would come true.

  在晚上,艾米在一家晚餐厅打工,因为她不得不支付那高得离谱的房租。在她的单人公寓里,水池常常漏水,从来没有热水。更糟糕的是,她曾经幻想的城市,有着明亮的灯光,总是挂着笑容的朋友,然而现实却是臭气熏天的街道,硕大的老鼠和愤怒的人。但是,这些并没有摧毁艾米的精神,她决定继续工作以实现自己的梦想。

  Finally one day, Amy was clearing some tables in the diner while singing her favorite song as usual. "Excuse me," said a man in a nearby booth. "I couldn't help but notice that you have a beautiful voice." Amy blushed and thanked the man. "I'm actually casting for a star in my new Broadway musical of Mary Poppins," he continued. "How would you feel about acting?" Amy's heart raced with excitement just as Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" began playing on the diner's jukebox. She was finally going to make it.

  最终,有一天,她像平常一样一边擦桌子一边清扫桌面。“打扰一下”一个坐在旁边的男士说道。“我不敢相信你的声音如此美妙”。艾米的脸红了,并向他致谢。“实际上我一直在为百老汇的音乐剧《欢乐满人间》招募演员”,男士继续说道,“你对演戏怎么看?”,艾米的心快跳出来了,此时餐厅里的自唱机正在播放着法兰克•辛纳屈的《纽约,纽约》。艾米最终成功了。

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