近日,泰勒・斯威夫特联合纽约市旅游会展局(NYC&Company)共同宣布她将作为纽约市2014―2015年的全球形象大使(Global Welcome Ambassador)。作为与泰勒合作的一部分,纽约市旅游会展局今年启动了全球旅游推广活动“欢迎来到纽约”(Welcome to New York),该活动的名称来源于泰勒・斯威夫特最新专辑《1989》中的同名歌曲。
Since moving to New York City, Taylor Swift has shown some serious love for the Big Apple. From being named the city's Welcome Ambassador for Tourism to sitting courtside at a Knicks game to dedicating an entire song off 1989 to NYC, the "Blank Space" singer has really embraced her new neighborhood.
But how does the starlet enjoy the city when her every step isn't being documented by a pack of paparazzi? Ac-cording to Taylor, she likes to keep things simple, starting with location.
"The perfect day in New York for me would mean pick-ing a neighborhood, you know, I love the West Village, I love SoHo, and you just meander, you just explore," she told MTV News. "The cool thing about New York is you just don't necessarily have to pick an exact destination, you just have to pick a general area."
She likes walking the streets with her cat OIMa Benson or a bestie. "You'II find cool things that are inspiring to you, you'II find, you know, places that, 'Oh, I didn't see that over there,'-you'II wonder over there- 'Oh, look at that over there,"' she said. "Wandering around New York is one of the coolest things you can do in New York." Taylor said.
So as an official NY travel representative, what does the 24-year-old suggest for out-of-towners visiting? "Don't over-plan because you want to give yourself the opportunity to come up with your plans as you go."
Tip:无论是此次被任命为“纽约旅游形象大使”,还是之前曾被拍到坐在纽约尼克斯队比赛现场的看台上欣赏比赛,抑或是她为最新专辑《1989》创作的主打单曲Welcome to New York,泰勒・斯威夫特在方方面面展示了自己对纽约这个城市的热爱。
不过,作为美国流行音乐界的“当红炸子鸡”,泰勒・斯威夫特的一举一动都在狗仔队的“监控”之下,在如此不自由的状态,她是如何感受这个城市的呢?崇尚简单、随性的泰勒在选择“活动范围”时也秉持这个原则。
“对我来说,在纽约市度过完美的一天意味着选一个合适的街区晃荡,我爱极了西村、苏荷区,你所要做的就是在这些地方随意漫步,不停地探索发现。”泰勒-斯威夫特如是说。“在纽约,最棒的事就是你没必要选一个具体的地点,只要选一片大概的区域就行。”
泰勒喜欢带着自己的“爱猫”奥利维亚・班森,或者跟自己的闺蜜一起游走在纽约街头。她说,在纽约街头,你会随处发现新鲜好玩的事物。“在纽约闲逛是你能在这里所做的最棒的事。”
那么,作为纽约***的旅游形象大使,这位24岁的当红明星会给外来的游客什么建议?“不要把旅游攻略做得特别详细,因为你要给自己随心而行的机会。”是啊,习惯了凡事都要提前做好规划的我们来说,偶尔任性一次有什么不好呢?
泰勒・斯威夫特的纽约地***
West Village
西村,又名格林威治村(Greenwich Village),是纽约最具文化气息的街区。这里有著名的纽约大学,有满是流浪艺人的华盛顿广场公园,有风景如画的哈德逊河公园。这里还是历史遗留的同性恋聚居区,你可以看到同性恋大游行的源头――石墙旅馆(Stonewall Inn)。
现在的西村是纽约艺术、音乐、时尚的中心,数不清的酒吧、餐馆、精品小店以及古老的黑胶唱片店等散布在蜿蜒曲折的街巷里。在这里,各个年龄段的游客都可以找到自己的兴趣点和喜欢的东西。
SoHo
苏荷区,即South of Houston Street的缩写,是纽约著名的商业区。这里汇聚了近600家各具特色的百货服装以及饰品店。以苏荷中心区的百老汇大道为例,特色店有50余家,经营范围包括珠宝、服饰、化妆品、家居用品、文具及百货等;各式餐馆逾100家,囊括了世界各地的风味美食和高级主题餐厅。世界最知名的品牌如普拉达(Prada),香奈儿(Chanel),路易威登(Louis Vuitton)早已登陆这块黄金商业区。
苏荷广场最醒目的设施是大理石拱门,这座拱门原建于1889年,为纪念美国国父乔治・华盛顿宣誓就职100年而建。1892年,由史丹利・怀特(Stanford White)重新设计的大理石拱门取代,拱门右侧有一个隐藏式楼梯可攀登其上。另外,拱门的两侧均立有华盛顿的雕塑,右侧是和平时期的华盛顿,左侧是战争时期的华盛顿。
Welcome to New York
Walking through a crowd
The village is aglow
Kaleidoscope ofloud headbeats under coats
Everybody here wanted something more
Searching for a song we hadn't heard before
And it said: welcome to New York
lt's been waiting for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
lt's a new soundtrack
I could dance to this beat
Forever more
The lights are so bright
But they never blind me, me
Welcome to New York
lt's been waiting for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
When we first dropped our bags
On apartment floors
Took our broken hearts
Put them in a drawer
Everybody here was someone else before
And you can want who you want
Boys and boys and girls and girls
Welcome to New York
lt's been waiting for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
Like any great love
It keeps you guessing
Like any reallove
lt's ever changing
Like any true love
It drives you crazy
But you know you wouldn't change anything,anything, anything...
欢迎来到纽约
穿越重重人群
这个城镇容光焕发
外套下掩盖的是砰砰的心跳
每个人都想要拥有更多
寻找我们没听过的旋律
它唱着:欢迎来到纽约
等你好久了
欢迎来到纽约,欢迎来到纽约
这是全新的乐曲
我要跟着节奏跳舞
永永远远
那光芒好耀眼
却不会让我盲目
欢迎来到纽约
等你好久了
欢迎来到纽约,欢迎来到纽约
当我们第一次在公寓楼梯
放下沉重的包袱
把破碎的心
放在抽屉里
这里的每个人都曾经是另一个人
你可以和任何人在一起
小伙们和姑娘们
欢迎来到纽约
等你好久了
欢迎来到纽约,欢迎来到纽约
所有伟大的爱情
让你猜个不停
所有真实的爱
不曾停止变卦
所有的真爱
让你疯狂不已
但你知道你不会改变一丝一毫,一丝一毫,一丝一毫……
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