点评:"Brooklyn Bridge Park" is a relatively self-explanatory name for this communal space. It is a park, yes. But it is also a vista, and potentially the most important activity you can do in the city of Brooklyn.
We arrived in the park via Ferry, which was already a stupendous experience in and of itself (I highly recommend it). As we began to wander, the sun also began to set. We were treated to incredible views of the Bridge and the Manhattan skyline in the distance. We could also see the Manhattan Bridge and One Manhattan Square as well.
As someone who has never been particularly romantic about the city of New York, this experience may have been a turning point. There is scarcely a moment in my life that I could describe as majestically as this one. I now understand why this city is a special place: nowhere in the world could you experience a view anywhere near as unique as this. And it makes you proud to be a human being; because you see right before you all we are capable of creating when we work together; the beauty and hope we can bring to this world, the structures we can build with the bountiful resources given to us by this planet, the literal streets and paths we can forge to bring every single person closer together in less time than ever.
As we watched the sunset, and the lights illuminate on the bridge, we sat in total wonder for an undefined amount of time. Eventually we returned to the ferry, and stood in silence watching the bridge disappear over the horizon. We all knew what we had just experienced without having to utter a word.
翻译:“布鲁克林大桥公园”是这个公共空间相对不言自明的名字。没错,它是一个公园。但它也是一个景观,可能是你在布鲁克林市可以做的最重要的活动。
我们乘渡轮到达公园,这本身就是一次绝妙的体验(我强烈推荐)。当我们开始漫步时,太阳也开始落山了。我们欣赏到了远处大桥和曼哈顿天际线的壮丽景色。我们还可以看到曼哈顿大桥和曼哈顿广场一号。
作为一个从未对纽约市特别浪漫的人,这次经历可能是一个转折点。我一生中几乎没有一个时刻能像这个一样雄伟。我现在明白了为什么这座城市是一个特别的地方:世界上没有任何地方能让你体验到如此独特的景色。它让你为自己是人类而自豪;因为你看到我们共同努力所能创造的一切;我们可以给这个世界带来美丽和希望,我们可以用这个星球给予我们的丰富资源建造结构,我们可以开辟真正的街道和道路,让每个人在比以往更短的时间内更加紧密地联系在一起。
当我们看着日落,看着桥上的灯光亮起时,我们坐在那里,完全惊叹了好久。最后我们回到了渡轮上,默默地站着,看着桥消失在地平线上。我们都知道我们刚刚经历了什么,不用说一句话。