In the early 1970s the city had many problems. The number of visitors was falling. So the government of the New York City decided to call the city“the Big Apple", inviting visitors to “take a bite out of the apple".
上世紀(jì)70年代初,這座城市遇到了許多問題。游客的數(shù)量在下降。所以紐約市政府決定將這座城市稱為“大蘋果”,邀請游客來“咬一口蘋果”。
可知,政府稱紐約為“大蘋果”是為了邀請更多游客參觀紐約。故選D