The first subway station in New York City was designed to be a masterpiece and was considered a “jewel in the crown ” when it opened .
纽约市的第一座地铁站被设计成一件杰作，开通时被视为“皇冠上的明珠”。
The trains in New York City's public transportation system , its subway , mostly run underground .
纽约市公共交通系统——地铁的列车大多在地下运行。
Today , the main concern of subway designers is that their systems work correctly .
如今，地铁设计者最关心的是系统能否正常运作。
New York's subway opened in 1904 .
纽约地铁于1904年开通。
City Hall Station was one of New York City's first underground subway stations .
市政厅站是纽约市最早的地下地铁站之一。
Now called Old City Hall Station , it was built during a time when many public buildings and spaces were designed to appear majestic .
这座如今被称为旧市政厅站的车站，建于许多公共建筑和空间都被设计得气势恢宏的年代。
The goal was to demonstrate that New York could compete culturally with great European cities , sometimes called metropolises .
目的是证明纽约在文化上可以与欧洲的大城市（有时被称为大都会）相媲美。
Hood is a history professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva , New York .
胡德是纽约州日内瓦市霍巴特和威廉·史密斯学院的历史学教授。
Inside Old City Hall Station , the top is not flat in shape but curved instead .
旧市政厅站内部的顶部不是平的，而是弯曲的。
The walls rise up to create a high , round shape known as a vault .
墙壁向上延伸，形成一个又高又圆的形状，称为拱顶。
Square pieces of glass , called tiles , shine .
被称为瓷砖的方形玻璃片闪闪发亮。
Some of the lights in the station are called chandeliers .
车站里的一些灯被称为枝形吊灯。
These are beautiful hanging lights that hold many individual light bulbs and look like huge pieces of jewelry .
这些美丽的吊灯上装着许多灯泡，看起来就像巨大的珠宝。
She said she was “blown away ” when she first saw the old station .
她说，第一次看到这座老车站时，她“惊呆了”。
She used words like “lovely , elegant and really unique space ” to describe the station .
她用“可爱、优雅、真正独一无二的空间”等词语来形容这座车站。
“I've heard [the station ] be described as a celebration of curves , because there are a lot of curves .
“我听过有人把[这座车站]形容为曲线的盛宴，因为那里有很多曲线。
But those beautiful curves are why the station is no longer part of the normal subway system .
但正是这些美丽的曲线，使这座车站不再属于常规地铁系统。
Its rounded platform cannot fit long trains .
它弯曲的站台容纳不下长列车。
“The platform at City Hall is really curved .
“市政厅站的站台真的很弯。
It's a very , very tight curve , and the platform itself is just over 200 feet long .
这是一个非常非常急的弯，站台本身也只有200多英尺长。
“As the subway got busier…trains got longer , and we added cars…We were growing those platforms and making them longer ...”
“随着地铁越来越繁忙……列车变长了，我们增加了车厢……我们不断扩建站台，把它们加长……”
Although it is no longer part of the subway system , Old City Hall Station is still being used .
虽然不再属于地铁系统，旧市政厅站仍在使用。
6 , uses the Old City Hall Station to turn around .
6号线利用旧市政厅站掉头。
Over the years , there have been ideas to make the old station a restaurant or a place for travelers to the city to visit .
多年来，曾有人提议把这座老车站改成餐厅，或者供游客参观的地方。
However , security concerns put those ideas to rest .
然而，出于安全考虑，这些想法都被搁置了。
Today , the unofficial way for the public to see the old station is by taking the No .
如今，公众参观这座老车站的非官方方式，是搭乘
6 train and staying on after the last stop .
6号线列车，到了终点站后不下车。
Then , the train turns around at the Old City Hall Station , and riders will be able to see the majestic space .
然后列车会在旧市政厅站掉头，乘客就能看到这个宏伟的空间。