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2、hebestnicknameforanAmericancity.Thewinnerwasthenation'slargestcity,NewYork.ThetopnicknamewasTheBigApple.YoumightwonderhowNewYorkgotthisnickname.Intheearlynineteenseventies,thecityhadmanyproblems.Thenumberofvisitorswasfalling.Soacampaignwaslaunchedtogivethecityanewimage.TheheadoftheNewYorkConv
3、entionsandVisitorsBureaudecidedtocallthecity,TheBigApple.Thereareseveralexplanationsforwherethisnamecamefrom.LanguageexpertBarryPopikstudiedthequestionandwroteaboutitonhiswebsite.HesaysJohnFitzGerald,awriterforaNewYorknewspaper,usedthenametheBigAppletomeanNewYorkinthenineteentwenties.MisterFi
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5、dsomuchforlove.Onedaywhileshewaswalkinginthewoodsshefoundtwostarvingsongbirds.Shetookthemhomeandputtheminasmallcage.Shecaredthemwithloveandthebirdsgrewstrong.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithawonderfulsong.Thegirlfeltgreatloveforthebirds.Onedaythegirlleftthedoortothecageopen.Thelargerandstronger
6、ofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwassofrightenedthathewouldflyaway.Asheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly.Herheartfeltgladathersuccessincapturinghim.Suddenlyshefeltthebirdgolimp.Sheopenedherhandandstaredinhorroratthedeadbird.Herdesperatelovehadkilledhim.Shenoticedtheotherbirdmovingbackandfortho
7、ntheedgeofthecage.Shecouldfeelhisgreatneedforfreedom.Heneededtosoarintotheclear,bluesky.Sheliftedhimfromthecageandtossedhimsoftlyintotheair.Thebirdcircledonce,twice,threetimes.Thegirlwatcheddelightedlyatthebird'senjoyment.Herheartwasnolongerc
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