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Blackpool is a town on the northwest coast of England, by the sea.
Blackpool isBlackpool是 a town on the northwest coast of England英格蘭西北岸的一個城鎮, by the sea靠海。
For a long time it was the classic seaside holiday place for working-class families — a beach, cheap day trips, a promenade, and a tall tower you can see from far away (Blackpool Tower). At night in autumn the is covered in coloured lights; people call that the Illuminations.
For a long time有很長一段時間, it was the classic seaside holiday place for working-class families這裡是勞工階級家庭經典的海邊度假地 — a beach, cheap day trips, a promenade, and a tall tower you can see from far away——有沙灘、便宜的一日遊、海濱步道,還有一座老遠就看得到的高塔 (Blackpool Tower)(Blackpool Tower,布萊克浦塔)。 At night in autumn秋天的夜裡 the seafront is covered in coloured lights海濱會布滿彩色燈飾; people call that the Illuminations大家稱之為the Illuminations(燈節)。
The town also has a big conference centre, and British political parties have often held their yearly meetings there.
The town also has a big conference centre這座城鎮也有一個大型會議中心, and British political parties have often held their yearly meetings there英國的政黨常常在那裡開年度大會。
It is a place name, so you give it a capital B. In Britain the name carries a whole holiday mood: sweets, rides, hen parties, and a slightly old-fashioned seaside glamour. It does not mean any black pool of water.
It is a place name這是個地名, so you give it a capital B所以B要大寫。 In Britain the name carries a whole holiday mood在英國,這個名字帶著一整套度假氣氛: sweets, rides, hen parties, and a slightly old-fashioned seaside glamour糖果、遊樂設施、女生的告別單身派對,還有一點點老派的海邊魅力。 It does not mean any black pool of water這個字不是在講什麼「黑色水池」。
組成black + pool, used as a place name. It probably comes from a dark pool or stream on that coast.
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Blackpoolname/ˈblækpuːl/
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A town, seaside resort, borough and unitary authority in Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3136).
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A hamlet in Brixton parish, South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5654).
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A hamlet in Ilsington parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8174)
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A hamlet in Martletwy community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0614).
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A suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
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A settlement on Waiheke Island, Auckland region, New Zealand.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。