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第28章 这就是纽约HEREISNEWYORK3（第1页）

第28章这就是纽约HEREISNEWYORK（3）

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&hesemerelytoshowthatNewYorkispeculiarlystructedtoabsorbalmostanythingthatesalohousand-footlioftheEastoratwenty-thousand-maoftheWest）withoutinflitheeventonitsinhabitants，sothateveryeventis，iional，aantisinthehappypositionofbeiochoosehisspedsoservehissoul.Iropolises，smallahechoiceisoftennotwiththeindividualatall.HeisthrowheLionsare;theeventisunavoidable.Aicefalls，andithitseverythehead，everylastmanintowhinkthattheohitseveryheheadistheannualSt.Patrick’sDayparade，whichisfairlypeheIrishareahardraeout，andthereare500，000oftheminresidence.

&yihatisinhabitantsfromlifemaysimplyweakenthemasindividuals.Perhapsitishealthiertoliveinaunitywhere，whenaicefalls，youfeeltheblohenthegovernorpasses，youseeata.

IamnotdefendingNewYorkinthisregard.Manyofitssettlersareprobablyheremerelytoesotface，reality.Butwhateveritmeans，itisaratherraregift，ahasapositiveeffethecreativecapacitiesofNewYorker-forisihebusinessthegreatandsmalldistras.

AlthoughNewYorkoftenimpartsafeeliforlornnessorforsakeseldomseemsdeadorunresourdyoualwaysfeelthateitherbyshiftingyourloblocksyourfortunebyfivedollarsyouexperieion.Manypeoplewhohavenorealindependenceofspiritdeperemendousvarietyandsourentforspiritualsustenandmaintenanorale.Irythereareafewcesofsuddeion-ashiftiher，perhaps，orsomethingarriviihedless.Ithinkthatalthoughmanypersonsareherefromsomeexcessofspirit（whichcausedthemtobreakawayfromtheirsmalltowoo，areherefromadeficyofspirit，whofindinNerote，oraitution.

Thereareroughlythreehereis，first，theNewYorkofthemanorasborakesthecityfrantedassizeanditsturbuleuralaable.Sed，thereistheNewYorkoftheuter-thecitythatisdevouredbylocustseadspatouteaight.Third，thereistheNewYorkofthepersonwhowasbornsomewhereelseaoNewYorkiofsomethihreetrembliilegreatestisthelast-thecityoffiiohatisagoal.Itisthisthirdcitythatatsfht-strungdispositioieios，anditsinparableats.utersgivethecityitstidalrestlessivegiveitsolidityanduity，butthesettlersgiveitpassioisafarmerarrivingfromItalytosetupasmalltowninMississippitoescapetheindignityofbeingobservedbyherneighbors，orabfromtheBelttinhissuitdapainimakesnodifference：eachabsorbsNewYorkwiththefresheyesofaurer，eaeratesheatandlighttodwarfthesolidatedEdisonpany.

&eristhequeerestbirdofall.Thesuburbheinhabitshasalityofitsownawhereheesatday’sendtogottosleep.Exrarecases，themanwholivesitleeanedworksinNewYork，disuchaboutthecityexceptthetimeofarrivalaureoftrainsahepathtoaquich.Heisdesk-bound，andhasnever，idlyroaminginthegloaming，stumbledsuddeowerinthePark，seesrisesheerfromthewaterofthepond，andtheboysalongtheshforminnows，girlsstretegligentlyoherocks;hehasneveresuddenlyonanythingatallinNewYorkasaloiterer，becausehehashadrains.HehasfishedinManhattaanddugoutsbuthaseoManhattahing，neverawakesm，neverdroppedofftosleepinitsnight.About400，000menandwomenegontotheislandeachweekdaym，outofthemouthsoftubesamanyamongthemhaveeverspentadrowsyafternoorustlingoakehereadingroomofthePublicLibrary，withthebookelevator（likeanoldingoutbooksoheytendtheirfurheBowery，thefiresthatburninoildrumsoernights.TheymayworkinthefinancialdistritowheextravagantplantingsofRockefellerter-thedaffodilsahsaheflagstrimmedtothewindonafineminspring.

OrtheymayworkinamidtownoffidmayletawhroundwithoutsightingGovernorsIslandfromtheseawall.Theuterdieswithtremeohiscreditbutheisrasaremoredeviousthanthoseinaprairie-dogvillage，andhecalmlyplaysbridgewhileburiedihebottomoftheEastRiver.TheLongIslandRailRoadaloymillioyear，butmahesamefellhissteps.

&errainofNewYorkissuchthataresideravelsfarther，ihanauter.IrvingBerlin’sjourneyfromCherryStreetiSidetoaownwasthroughanalleyandwasonlythreeorfourmileiitwaslikegoiimesaroundtheworld.