Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighbourhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach
Or to Hollywood
But I'm taking a Greyhound
On the Hudson River Line
I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
But I know what I'm needing
And I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line
'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind

培训开始，自我介绍。

你从哪里来？

我不加思索：中国。

所有人都笑了。

我画蛇添足：originally。

 

后来才醒悟，曼哈顿区已经是默认值。

老师在细问到neighborhood。

其他人说，上西城(UWS)、哈林区(Harlem)、中城(Midtown)。

我的正确答案应该是：上东城罗斯福岛。

 

罗斯福岛严格上说不属于曼哈顿，

它实际上是纽约县的一部分，

但被纳入曼哈顿管辖。

不仅如此，它还沾上UES的光。

 

话说回来，Where are you from？

我想，除非下次特意提醒自己，

我还是会脱口而出中国。

离开纽约，遇到这个问题，说纽约市可能更自然和方便些。