12.01 The world in one Neighborhood.

• 纽约皇后区-阿斯托利亚社区文化

  The new residents bring many traditions. These traditions blend togeter to make Astoria truly multicultural.”When people are surrounded by different cultures, they adopt the things that they like,” says one resident.”Here in Astoria, it isn’t surprising that an Indian woman buys Mexican tortillas from a Korean grocery store. It’s one of the things that makes the neighborhood special.”

  It isn’t surprising that Astoria is becoming a very popular place to live.The rents are reasonable, the neighborhood is safe, and it has very good public transportation. There are inexpensive stores, many nice restaurants, and good fresh fruit and vegetable markets. And Astoria is a comfortable place to live. Apartments are usually big and roomy. As one long-time resident says, “Why live anywhere else? Astoria has it all.”

• 生词

  resident 居民
  blend 混合
  adopt 采用
  doubt 怀疑
  grocery 杂货店