The glorious diversity of Queens

Manhattan has energy and money; Brooklyn has hipster cachet and old-world, brownstone beauty; the Bronx has pugnacity; Staten Island has apartness. Queens has no clear defining quality (and it is most definitely not hip, whatever the estate agents may tell you). But it has the vibrancy of a whole world. Around 160 languages are spoken across the borough; residents hail from almost 200 countries. Nearly half its residents are foreign-born; most speak a language other than English at home. Few places can boast the linguistic, ethnic, religious and cultural diversity of Queens. To wander its streets is to walk through what makes America great.

brownstone: 上流社会的

hipster: 赶时髦的

cachet: 优良标志，威望

pugnacity:好斗性

1. Few places can boast the lingusitic, ethic, religious and cultural diversity of X.

Few places can boast the lingustic, architectural and cultural diversity of China

2. To wander its streets is to walk through X.

To wander its streets is to walk through what makes Lijiang beautiful.