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Located just south of Central Park, in Midtown Manhattan,
时代广场位于曼哈顿市中心的中央公园南部，
Times Square is the hub of the New York Theatre District,
这里是纽约剧院区的枢纽，
and one of the most iconic locales in the world.
也是世界上最具标志性的地方之一。
Originally Longacre Square, the name Times Square was coined
时代广场前身为朗埃克广场，
after the relocation of the New York Times to 42nd Street in 1904.
是在1904年《纽约时报》搬迁至42号街以后更名的。
Just weeks later, the first electrified commercial appeared,
短短几周后，第一块电子广告横空出世，
leading to the instantly recognisable wall-to-wall billboards of today.
时至今日，这里布满了一幅幅醒目的广告牌。
By day, Times Square is a bustling business hub,
白天，这里是繁荣的商业中心，
but there are still plenty of things to see and do.
但还是有很多东西值得去看、很多事值得去做。
Some of the more well-known shops include M&M's World
这里云集了众多知名商铺，如M&M's世界
and the giant 215-foot-tall Hershey's store.
以及215英尺高的大型好时朱古力专卖店。
The centre of Times Square is a traffic-free plaza
时代广场的中心是个无车辆通行的行人专用区，
where visitors can sit on one of the many multicoloured chairs and watch the world go by.
游客可以坐在色彩缤纷的椅子上欣赏周围的景物。
After sundown, Times Square transforms into a neon wonderland.
日落之后，时代广场会变成一个五光十色的仙境。
The hundreds of illuminated billboards light the way to the Theatre district,
数百个耀眼的广告牌会点亮剧院区，
which has been selling tickets to plays and musicals since the 18th century.
而自18世纪以来，这里已经上演了多次戏剧和音乐剧。
