New York City remains the national center of conversation; one thing I've missed on the road is the kind of verbal dexterity that you can find in any Manhattan bar.

纽约市是国家的交际中心；在路上我唯一思念的就是在任意一家曼哈顿酒吧都能享受到的趣味盎然的聊天。

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