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[00:10.98] Now, the VOA Special English program
[00:14.37] WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:16.86] Many cities have interesting nicknames.
[00:20.54] Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city.
[00:25.37] They can also spread pride among its citizens.
[00:29.40] New Orleans, Louisiana probably has more nicknames
[00:34.87] than any other American city.
[00:37.96] One web site lists more than twenty nicknames.
[00:42.34] The most famous is The Big Easy.
[00:46.38] It describes the gentle, slow
[00:49.76] and easy-going way of life in New Orleans.
[00:54.10] So how did the city get this nickname?
[00:57.27] In the early nineteen hundreds,
[01:00.55] there was a dance hall in New Orleans called The Big Easy.
[01:05.49] But the nickname did not become famous
[01:08.52] until the early nineteen seventies.
[01:11.91] That was when a Louisiana newspaper writer
[01:17.08] began calling New Orleans by this name.
[01:20.78] She compared the easy-going way of life there
[01:25.11] to the hurried pace of life in New York City.
[01:29.29] In nineteen seventy, James Conaway
[01:33.13] wrote a crime novel called "The Big Easy."
[01:37.22] The story was set in New Orleans.
[01:40.81] In nineteen eighty-seven,
[01:43.15] that book was made into a film
[01:46.15] which made the nickname even more popular.
[01:50.00] New Orleans has other nicknames.
[01:52.99] One of them is The Crescent City.
[01:56.73] During the nineteenth century,
[01:59.86] new neighborhoods expanded out
[02:03.00] from what is now known as the French Quarter.
[02:06.76] These areas followed the great curve of the Mississippi River,
[02:12.58] giving New Orleans the shape of a crescent.
[02:16.37] Another nickname is the Birthplace of Jazz
[02:21.05] because that kind of music started in New Orleans.
[02:26.33] It is also called Mardi Gras City for the wild celebrations
[02:31.85] and parades that take place there every year.
[02:35.98] And, there is a nickname that uses the short way
[02:40.57] to write New Orleans and Louisiana.
[02:44.35] It you do not want to use the complete name,
[02:47.89] you can call the city NOLA.
[02:51.37] One of America's most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada.
[02:58.40] There you can play games of chance all night long.
[03:03.78] The city's night clubs are also open all night
[03:08.21] for eating, drinking and dancing.
[03:12.04] So it is not surprising that Las Vegas
[03:15.92] is called The Gambling Capital of the World
[03:19.95] and The Entertainment Capital of the World.
[03:24.09] Another nickname for Las Vegas is Sin City
[03:28.91] because you can find many kinds of adult entertainment there.
[03:34.78] Many people who come to Las Vegas
[03:38.32] in hopes of winning lots of money
[03:40.91] do not know when to stop gambling.
[03:45.00] They may lose a great deal of their hard-earned money.
[03:49.43] So the city is also called something
[03:53.06] that sounds like Las Vegas – Lost Wages.
[03:58.07] In nineteen sixty-four,
[04:01.25] Elvis Presley starred in a movie called "Viva Las Vegas."
[04:06.92] Here he sings the title song from that movie.
[04:11.25] (MUSIC)
[04:42.06] This program was written by Shelley Gollust.
[04:45.34] I'm Barbara Klein.
[00:10.98] Now, the VOA Special English program
[00:14.37] WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:16.86] Many cities have interesting nicknames.
[00:20.54] Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city.
[00:25.37] They can also spread pride among its citizens.
[00:29.40] New Orleans, Louisiana probably has more nicknames
[00:34.87] than any other American city.
[00:37.96] One web site lists more than twenty nicknames.
[00:42.34] The most famous is The Big Easy.
[00:46.38] It describes the gentle, slow
[00:49.76] and easygoing way of life in New Orleans.
[00:54.10] So how did the city get this nickname?
[00:57.27] In the early nineteen hundreds,
[01:00.55] there was a dance hall in New Orleans called The Big Easy.
[01:05.49] But the nickname did not become famous
[01:08.52] until the early nineteen seventies.
[01:11.91] That was when a Louisiana newspaper writer
[01:17.08] began calling New Orleans by this name.
[01:20.78] She compared the easygoing way of life there
[01:25.11] to the hurried pace of life in New York City.
[01:29.29] In nineteen seventy, James Conaway
[01:33.13] wrote a crime novel called " The Big Easy."
[01:37.22] The story was set in New Orleans.
[01:40.81] In nineteen eightyseven,
[01:43.15] that book was made into a film
[01:46.15] which made the nickname even more popular.
[01:50.00] New Orleans has other nicknames.
[01:52.99] One of them is The Crescent City.
[01:56.73] During the nineteenth century,
[01:59.86] new neighborhoods expanded out
[02:03.00] from what is now known as the French Quarter.
[02:06.76] These areas followed the great curve of the Mississippi River,
[02:12.58] giving New Orleans the shape of a crescent.
[02:16.37] Another nickname is the Birthplace of Jazz
[02:21.05] because that kind of music started in New Orleans.
[02:26.33] It is also called Mardi Gras City for the wild celebrations
[02:31.85] and parades that take place there every year.
[02:35.98] And, there is a nickname that uses the short way
[02:40.57] to write New Orleans and Louisiana.
[02:44.35] It you do not want to use the complete name,
[02:47.89] you can call the city NOLA.
[02:51.37] One of America' s most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada.
[02:58.40] There you can play games of chance all night long.
[03:03.78] The city' s night clubs are also open all night
[03:08.21] for eating, drinking and dancing.
[03:12.04] So it is not surprising that Las Vegas
[03:15.92] is called The Gambling Capital of the World
[03:19.95] and The Entertainment Capital of the World.
[03:24.09] Another nickname for Las Vegas is Sin City
[03:28.91] because you can find many kinds of adult entertainment there.
[03:34.78] Many people who come to Las Vegas
[03:38.32] in hopes of winning lots of money
[03:40.91] do not know when to stop gambling.
[03:45.00] They may lose a great deal of their hardearned money.
[03:49.43] So the city is also called something
[03:53.06] that sounds like Las Vegas Lost Wages.
[03:58.07] In nineteen sixtyfour,
[04:01.25] Elvis Presley starred in a movie called " Viva Las Vegas."
[04:06.92] Here he sings the title song from that movie.
[04:11.25] MUSIC
[04:42.06] This program was written by Shelley Gollust.
[04:45.34] I' m Barbara Klein.
[00:10.98] Now, the VOA Special English program
[00:14.37] WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:16.86] Many cities have interesting nicknames.
[00:20.54] Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city.
[00:25.37] They can also spread pride among its citizens.
[00:29.40] New Orleans, Louisiana probably has more nicknames
[00:34.87] than any other American city.
[00:37.96] One web site lists more than twenty nicknames.
[00:42.34] The most famous is The Big Easy.
[00:46.38] It describes the gentle, slow
[00:49.76] and easygoing way of life in New Orleans.
[00:54.10] So how did the city get this nickname?
[00:57.27] In the early nineteen hundreds,
[01:00.55] there was a dance hall in New Orleans called The Big Easy.
[01:05.49] But the nickname did not become famous
[01:08.52] until the early nineteen seventies.
[01:11.91] That was when a Louisiana newspaper writer
[01:17.08] began calling New Orleans by this name.
[01:20.78] She compared the easygoing way of life there
[01:25.11] to the hurried pace of life in New York City.
[01:29.29] In nineteen seventy, James Conaway
[01:33.13] wrote a crime novel called " The Big Easy."
[01:37.22] The story was set in New Orleans.
[01:40.81] In nineteen eightyseven,
[01:43.15] that book was made into a film
[01:46.15] which made the nickname even more popular.
[01:50.00] New Orleans has other nicknames.
[01:52.99] One of them is The Crescent City.
[01:56.73] During the nineteenth century,
[01:59.86] new neighborhoods expanded out
[02:03.00] from what is now known as the French Quarter.
[02:06.76] These areas followed the great curve of the Mississippi River,
[02:12.58] giving New Orleans the shape of a crescent.
[02:16.37] Another nickname is the Birthplace of Jazz
[02:21.05] because that kind of music started in New Orleans.
[02:26.33] It is also called Mardi Gras City for the wild celebrations
[02:31.85] and parades that take place there every year.
[02:35.98] And, there is a nickname that uses the short way
[02:40.57] to write New Orleans and Louisiana.
[02:44.35] It you do not want to use the complete name,
[02:47.89] you can call the city NOLA.
[02:51.37] One of America' s most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada.
[02:58.40] There you can play games of chance all night long.
[03:03.78] The city' s night clubs are also open all night
[03:08.21] for eating, drinking and dancing.
[03:12.04] So it is not surprising that Las Vegas
[03:15.92] is called The Gambling Capital of the World
[03:19.95] and The Entertainment Capital of the World.
[03:24.09] Another nickname for Las Vegas is Sin City
[03:28.91] because you can find many kinds of adult entertainment there.
[03:34.78] Many people who come to Las Vegas
[03:38.32] in hopes of winning lots of money
[03:40.91] do not know when to stop gambling.
[03:45.00] They may lose a great deal of their hardearned money.
[03:49.43] So the city is also called something
[03:53.06] that sounds like Las Vegas Lost Wages.
[03:58.07] In nineteen sixtyfour,
[04:01.25] Elvis Presley starred in a movie called " Viva Las Vegas."
[04:06.92] Here he sings the title song from that movie.
[04:11.25] MUSIC
[04:42.06] This program was written by Shelley Gollust.
[04:45.34] I' m Barbara Klein.
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