Fiorello La Guardia
/fiːəˌreləʊ lə ˈɡwɑːdiə/
/fiːəˌreləʊ lə ˈɡwɑːrdiə/
- (1882-1947) a popular mayor of New York (1933-45). He was known as the 'Little Flower', which is what Fiorello means in Italian. He began his career as a Republican politician and was elected to the US Congress (1917-19 and 1923-33). As mayor, he introduced measures to deal with problems of health, housing, transport and crime. During a newspaper strike in 1937 he pleased children by reading comic strips on the radio. La Guardia Airport is named after him.
菲奥雷洛·拉瓜迪亚（Fiorello La Guardia）：（1882-1947）：纽约市受欢迎的市长（1933-45）。他被称为“小花”，这就是Fiorello在意大利语中的意思。他的职业生涯始于共和党政客，并当选美国国会议员（1917-19和1923-33）。作为市长，他介绍了应对健康，住房，交通和犯罪问题的措施。在1937年的一次报纸罢工中，他通过阅读广播中的漫画使孩子们高兴。拉瓜迪亚机场以他的名字命名。