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It was originally known as Oyster Island.
这里原名牡蛎岛
The island was expanded to its present size...
是在建地铁期间以挖出的废土…
with dirt removed during the construction of the New York subway system.
填充而成今日的规模
Are you serious? - Yes.
真的？ 是啊
Did you know this? - Yeah. That's why I brought you here.
你知道吗？ 知道，所以我才带你来啊
In fact, over 100 million Americans can trace their ancestry...
事实上，超过一亿美国人 都可以在旅客名册上…
back to a single man, woman, or child on the ship's manifest...
查到他们的祖先 当初只身飘洋过海…
to an inspector's ledger.
移民来此
By 1910, 75%% of the residents of New York...
在1910年 纽约、芝加哥、底特律…
Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Boston...
克里夫兰、波士顿的居民…
were immigrants, or the children of immigrants.
有七成五都是移民或移民后裔
They generally lived in the poorest sections of the cities...
他们大多住在城里的贫民区…
in Little Italys, Chinatowns and other ethnic enclaves.
小义大利、中国城 还有其他少数民族区
It's called The Kissing Post.
这叫亲吻柱
The plaque explains how different cultures kiss after long absences.
这碑文解释了不同文化的人 在长久分离后如何亲吻爱人
Now, what exactly would qualify as a long absence?
怎样才叫长久分离？
That count? - No.
那样算吗？ 不算
