One of Americas most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada. There you can play games of all night long. The citys nightclubs are also open all night for eating, drinking and dancing. So it is not surprising that Las Vegas is called The Gambling Capital of the World and The Entertainment Capital of the World.
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Another nickname for Las Vegas is Sin City because you can find many kinds of adult entertainment there. Many people who come to Las Vegas in hopes of winning lots of money do not know when to stop . They may lose a great deal of their money. So the city is also called something that sounds like Las Vegas Lost Wages.
This program was written by Shelley Gollust. Im Barbara Klein.
答 案
1.nicknames
2.identity
3.gentle
4.compared
5.easy-going
6.expanded
7.celebrations
8.chance
9.gambling
10.hard-earned
Many cities have interesting nicknames. Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city. They can also spread pride among its citizens.
许多城市都有别名。别名有助于树立一个城市的形象,还能激发民众自豪感。
New Orleans, Louisiana probably has more nicknames than any other American city. One web site lists more than twenty nicknames. The most famous is The Big Easy. It describes the gentle, slow and easy-going way of life in New Orleans.
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