英语六级改革题型听力之VOA美国之音听写练习六
<p> <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="Words">Words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="Stories">Stories</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> . <span word="Nicknames">Nicknames</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>.</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>, <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="nicknames">nicknames</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="nicknames">nicknames</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Easy">Easy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> , <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>-<span word="going">going</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>.</p><p> <span word="Bourbon">Bourbon</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span></p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1900<span word="s">s</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Easy">Easy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurried">hurried</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1970, <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Conaway">Conaway</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Easy">Easy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1987, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>.</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nicknames">nicknames</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Crescent">Crescent</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Quarter">Quarter</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crescent">crescent</span>.</p><p> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span></p><p> <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Birthplace">Birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jazz">Jazz</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Mardi">Mardi</span> <span word="Gras">Gras</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parades">parades</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="NOLA">NOLA</span>.</p>
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