美国纽约一位名叫桑塔·马利亚诉说:距离我的公寓仅50米处,高架铁轨上的列车轰隆隆地驶过,每天高达300次。在我的寝室里,如果用噪音指示仪测定,可能与最强烈的“大炮与玫瑰”音乐会扬声器前的分贝数值相同。我受不了,必须搬走。纽约堪称不夜城,当然也是不眠城,24小时噪声不断,即使想寂静也难实现。城市人口的骤增,街道、地道和桥梁的纵横交错,高层建筑群形成的“回音壁”,使约纽成为世界上最喧嚣的城市之一。令人啼笑皆非的是,纽约市的汽车警报声似乎成为该市的“市歌”,充斥 Santa Maria, a New York, USA, tells the story: Just 50 meters from my apartment, the train on the elevated railroad car rumbles up to 300 times a day. In my bedroom, if measured by a noise indicator, it may be the same as the value in front of the strongest Cannon and Rose concert speakers. I can not stand it, must move away. New York can be called the sleepless city, of course, is not sleep city, 24 hours of continuous noise, even if the silence is difficult to achieve. The surge in urban population, the criss-crossing of streets, tunnels and bridges, and the “whispering gallery” of high-rise buildings make the city of New York one of the most noisy cities in the world. Ironically, the car alarm in New York City seems to be the city’s “city song,” flooded