Akron is a city in the northeast of the American state of Ohio. It is not a capital and not a huge famous city like New York; students mainly meet the name because of factories.

Akron is a city in the northeast of the American state of OhioAkron是美國俄亥俄州東北部的一座城市 It is not a capital and not a huge famous city like New York它不是州首府，也不是像紐約那樣的超大知名城市； students mainly meet the name because of factories學生會認識這個名字，主要是因為工廠

For many years Akron was a centre of the rubber and tyre business — the round black things on cars and trucks. Two very big tyre companies, Goodyear and Firestone, both started there, and people used to call it the Rubber Capital of the World.

For many years很多年來， Akron was a centre of the rubber and tyre businessAkron一直是橡膠和輪胎產業的中心—— the round black things on cars and trucks就是汽車和卡車上那些圓圓黑黑的東西 Two very big tyre companies, Goodyear and Firestone, both started there兩家非常大的輪胎公司，Goodyear和Firestone，都是從那裡起家的， and people used to call it the Rubber Capital of the World人們過去常稱它為「世界橡膠之都」

Though actually the old factories are not as mighty as they once were, so the city has had to find other kinds of work. In English the name is spoken ACK-ron, not like “acre on.”

Though actually the old factories are not as mighty as they once were不過其實，那些老工廠已經不像從前那麼強盛了， so the city has had to find other kinds of work所以這座城市得另外找其他的產業 In English the name is spoken ACK-ron在英語裡，這個名字唸作ACK-ron， not like "acre on."不是唸成「acre on」