当今世界上的一些大银行及纽约股票交易所都坐落在华尔街,可华尔街刚形成对却与金融毫无瓜葛。华尔街,直译为“墙街”。1652年,英国殖民者与荷兰殖民者正在北美作战,荷兰人想在美国人进攻新阿姆斯特丹(今天的纽约市)之前作好准备。他们在新阿姆斯特丹周围修了一道墙。墙周长2340英尺,由12英尺高的木桩围成,木桩锤入地下三英尺,顶部削尖。墙内侧地面务实以便守城士兵站立。后来,两国达成协议停止作战。市民们把木墙拆掉当柴烧了。1664年战争在两国之间 Some of the biggest banks in the world today and the New York Stock Exchange are based on Wall Street, but what Wall Street has just formed has nothing to do with finance. Wall Street, literally translated as “Wall Street.” In 1652, British colonizers and Dutch settlers were fighting in North America, and the Dutch were prepared to prepare before the Americans attacked New Amsterdam (today’s New York City). They built a wall around New Amsterdam. The wall is 2,340 feet in circumference, surrounded by 12-foot-tall stakes, which are hammer-mounted into the ground three feet below and sharpened at the top. The inside of the wall is so pragmatic that the defenders stand guard. Later, the two countries reached an agreement to stop fighting. Citizens demolished the wood wall as firewood. The 1664 war was between the two countries