英语词汇house that ruth built的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	house that ruth built
词源	house that Ruth built. A familiar name for Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, the house that Ruth built was con- structed in 1923 to hold the huge crowds that came out in large part to see baseball immortal George Herman (“Babe”) Ruth. Previous to this the Yankees played in the nearby Polo Grounds, which remained the home of the National League New York Giants until it was torn down years later. (Yankee Stadium was completely reconstructed in 1976.) See also bronx.
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