Alcatraz is a small rocky island in San Francisco Bay, in California, in the United States. For years it held a famous federal prison, known for very strict rules and for being almost impossible to escape from.

Alcatraz is a small rocky islandAlcatraz 是一座多岩石的小島，in San Francisco Bay在舊金山灣裡，in California, in the United States位於美國加州。For years it held a famous federal prison有很多年它是一座知名聯邦監獄的所在地，known for very strict rules以規定非常嚴格出名，and for being almost impossible to escape from也以幾乎不可能逃出去出名。

In most heads the name now means that prison. Films have turned it into a legend. People also use it as a comparison: a workplace, a school, or another jail that feels impossible to leave may be called 'like Alcatraz'.

In most heads the name now means that prison現在在大多數人的腦子裡，這個名字指的就是那座監獄。Films have turned it into a legend電影把它拍成了一個傳奇。People also use it as a comparison大家也會拿它來做比喻：a workplace, a school, or another jail that feels impossible to leave一個讓人覺得逃不出去的職場、學校，或另一座監獄，may be called 'like Alcatraz'可能會被說成「像 Alcatraz 一樣」。

Though actually, the name itself is about sea birds, not demons — it comes from a Spanish name for an island of gannets. Before the famous prison it was a fort and a military jail. The prison closed in 1963; the island is now a tourist site.

Though actually不過，the name itself is about sea birds, not demons這個名字本身跟海鳥有關，不是跟魔鬼有關——it comes from a Spanish name for an island of gannets它來自西班牙文一個意思是「鰹鳥島」的名字。Before the famous prison在那座知名監獄之前，it was a fort and a military jail它是一座堡壘和軍事監獄。The prison closed in 1963監獄在 1963 年關閉；the island is now a tourist site這座島現在是觀光景點。

In English it is a proper name. It feels heavy and grim — not a word for any ordinary local jail.

In English it is a proper name在英文裡它是專有名詞。It feels heavy and grim它給人的感覺很沉重、很陰森——not a word for any ordinary local jail不是用來講一般地方監獄的字。