Writer John Fitz Gerald first called New York the Big Apple, because New York is the place that many people dreamed of going to for the biggest prize of all.
作家约翰·菲茨·杰拉尔德最初称纽约为“大苹果”，因为纽约是许多人梦想去争夺最高奖项的地方。
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Mister Fitz Gerald wrote about horse RACES. He heard the name used by men who worked at a racetrack in New Orleans, Louisiana.
杰拉德先生是赛马专栏记者，他从路易斯安新奥尔良赛马场工作人员那得知了这个名字。
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Afterwards on becoming very intimate with Fitz-Roy, I heard that I had run a very narrow risk of being rejected [as the Beagle's naturalist], on account of the shape of my nose!