Language expert Barry Popick says on his web site that Chicago was called a "windy city" because of the wind that blows off of Lake Michigan.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

Up a trackless slope climbs the master artist, and at the top, on a windy ridge, whom do you think he meets?

伟大的艺术家在那无路可寻的山峰上攀登，他登上山顶，迎风而立，你们猜他遇到了谁？

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I think that's when you sit back and kind of be surprised." It was a feat celebrated by Chicago White Sox fans throughout the Windy City on Thursday, but the rare accomplishment might not have taken place without the help of one of Buehrle's teammates.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24