中英對照讀新聞／Want to live like a cowboy? Try Wyoming 想活得像個牛仔嗎？試試懷俄明州

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Whether you want to live like a rock star or a cowboy, or become an urban gardener or just opt for the simple life, there is a town in America to suit everyone’s taste.

無論你是想過得像個搖滾明星還是牛仔，抑或是成為都市園丁或只想選擇過簡單的生活，人人都能在美國找到一座適合其喜好的小鎮。

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Wannabe cowboys should head to Casper, Wyoming. Urbanites with a green thumb and a desire to start an organic garden should settle down in Red Hook, in the mid-Hudson Valley in New York.

想成為牛仔的人應該前往懷俄明州的卡斯柏。擁有一身好園藝功夫而且想打造有機花園的都市人，應該在位於紐約州哈德遜河谷中段的瑞德胡克安頓下來。

Fairfax, California is the place to pursue the suburban ideal and Nashville is the city for aspiring music stars, according to the magazine Men’s Journal.

根據「男性期刊」雜誌，加州的菲爾法克斯是追求郊區理想生活的寶地，至於納許維爾則是胸懷音樂明星夢想者的（應該前往的）城市。

But if you want to keep a boat near New York City, look no further than Red Bank, New Jersey, and head to Reno for outdoor pursuits far from the madding crowd.

倘若你想在紐約市附近擁有一艘船，就不要住在超過新澤西州瑞德班克的地方，以及在從事休閒活動時前往雷諾，以遠離令人抓狂的人群。

"We ran with the notion that when somebody makes a big move it is for a specific reason, so we threw out about 28 specific reasons why one might pick up and head elsewhere," said Will Cockrell, the editor of the magazine.

「我們刊登（此文）的想法是，某人為了一種特定的理由而搬家，所以我們丟出大約28個也許應該打包搬到某處的特定理由，」該雜誌編輯威爾．卡克瑞爾說。

新聞辭典

opt for something，俚語，挑選某一特定選項。例句：I opt for not saying anything at all.（我選擇什麼話也不說。）

green thumb/green fingers：名詞，綠手指，指擅長園藝、具有讓植物長得好之能力的人。

settle down：俚語，安頓下來；結婚進而過著穩定生活。例句：They decide to settle down and start a family.（他們倆決定共結連理組織一個家庭。）