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标题原文：My Days Waiting In New York
中文译作：在纽约的无尽等待

原文：
Arrived New York one chilly night from San Francisco. The Christmas and New Year holidays have long passed, yet the street decorations are still here to welcome me. However, my visit to NY this time is not for holidays. I am here to see a few doctors and take some medical tests.

译文：
我从旧金山启程前往纽约，抵达之时是一个寒冷的夜晚。圣诞和新年假期已经过去很久了，街上却仍然留存着圣诞、新年的装饰欢迎我的到来。但这次来纽约并不是为了度假，而是来看一些医生，在医院做一些检查。

原文：
Got up early in the morning. Looks like this is going to be a cold, windy, but beautiful day in NY. This is the first time I saw the sun rise from the east of Manhattan Island.

译文：
清晨很早就起了床。看来今天虽然冷且有风，但天看上去还算不错。这是我第一次在曼哈顿岛看到东边的日出。

原文：
Look to the west side of Manhattan, and you can see the Hudson River. Farther north there is the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River, connecting Manhattan and the State of New Jersey.

译文：
向曼哈顿岛的西侧看去是哈德逊河。往北看去，远处是乔治•华盛顿大桥。跨过这坐桥，你就可以穿过哈德逊河到达新泽西州了。

原文：
As you would expect, seeing doctors and going through all the tests and examinations in the hospital took some time. It also took lots of patience in waiting for test results and doctor's appointments. Looking out not far there is the beautiful NY Central Park. I therefore spent quite a lot of spare time walking in the park and the neighborhood on those waiting days in NY.

译文：
你们可以想象得到，在医院里看医生和做各种各样的检验是一件挺花时间的事，等待检验结果和等着医生的约见也需要很多的耐心。往外看去，不远处就是美丽的纽约中央公园。所以，在纽约等待的这些日子里，我把很多空闲时间花在了在这个公园以及周边地区散步上面。

原文：
We should give lots of credits to the people who developed the city plan for NY hundreds of years ago. They had the vision and foresight to reserve such a huge piece of land at the very center of the city. This precious space is off-limits to future commercial development, and will be kept for future generations of New Yorkers to enjoy the greenery and refreshing breath in the middle of the skyscrapers jungle.

译文：
我们一定要向几百年前制定纽约城市规划的那些人们致以崇高的敬意。因为他们卓越的眼光和见识，纽约得以在城市最中心的地段保留出这么一大片的土地，不是为了未来发展商业的需要，而是为了让市民们在摩天大楼覆盖的城市里仍然可以享受这样的一片绿色环境和呼吸空间。

原文：
Even today, Central Park is still one of the most popular places in NY for morning exercise.

译文：
就算在今天，对于喜爱晨练的人们来说，中央公园仍然是纽约最受欢迎的地方。

原文：
Watching those children play ice hockey Sunday morning, I wonder Central Park may also be a great place for NY to develop some good future ice hockey players.

译文：
星期天早上，看着这些孩子们在公园里玩冰球，我在想中央公园也可能会成为为培养纽约培养优秀冰球选手的摇篮。

原文：
The elegant bridge's reflection on the surface of the winter lake, not even a single wrinkle.

译文：
美丽的小桥倒映在冬天的湖面上，一丝涟漪都没有。

原文：
On this cold winter morning, this lonely old man's jazz music may help sooth some of the lonely hearts in this crowed and busy city.

译文：
寒冬的早晨，这位孤独的老人在公园里演奏着爵士乐，也许他的音乐可以帮着去抚慰繁华都市中那些孤独的灵魂。

原文：
To the west of the park, this is the home of the famous Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center.

译文：
公园西侧，就是著名的坐落于林肯中心的大都会歌剧院。

原文：
A few blocks from the Lincoln Center is the American Broadcast Company. The news broadcasters were preparing for the ABC evening news.

译文：
距离林肯中心几个街区的地方，就是美国广播公司（即ABC）。新闻播音员们正在为ABC晚间新闻的播报做着准备。

原文：
At the south end of the park alongside the Fifth Avenue, you can see the Plaza Hotel, one of the hotels with very long history and good reputation in NY.

译文：
在公园南端的第五大道上，你可以看到广场大饭店，纽约最具历史和最负盛名的酒店之一。

原文：
Just outside of the hotel, you can hire this chariot for a leisure tour around the park or local streets. I imagine the tour should be quite romantic especially in the evening.

译文：
在酒店外面，你可以雇一辆这样的马车，在公园里或者是街上去兜一圈。我可以想象这应该是极其浪漫的一件事，尤其是在晚上。

原文：
Since I had plenty of time while waiting for the medical results, I decided to take a walk along the south of 5th Avenue for a bit of window shopping.

译文：
因为要等待体检报告，我有很多的空闲时间。我决定沿着第五大道往南走，散散步逛逛街。

原文：
The window dressing along the 5th Avenue in NY is truly first-class. It pleases both your eyes as well as your hearts, even if you cannot afford to buy any of the displayed items.

译文：
第五大道上的这些商店，不愧为最高档、最奢华的地方。橱窗里陈列着琳琅满目的商品，不光愉悦着你的眼睛，也愉悦着你的心灵，即使你可能连其中的任何一件都买不起。

原文：
Before I knew it, I had walked about 30 street blocks, through the Rockefeller Center, then arriving at Time Square. This is where you see the crowd counting down on New Year's eve.

译文：
不知不觉，我已经走过了30个街区。经过了洛克菲勒中心，我到了时代广场。新年夜里，就是在这里，人们欢聚于此，等待着新年倒计时的钟声。

原文：
After the "long march" of the day, I was a bit tired. Decided to take the NY subway back.

译文：
经过一天的“长途跋涉”后，我有些累了，决定乘坐地铁回去。

原文：
New York's night is as beautiful and exciting as ever. However, I was very anxious, and would like to end the days of waiting here sooner. I missed my own bed at home .

译文：
纽约的夜晚永远都是那么美丽和令人激动。尽管如此，我却无比期待尽快结束这无尽等待的日子。我想念自己家里的那张床了。