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    Boston is a city on the Atlantic coast of the United States, in the state of Massachusetts. It is the main city of New England, and one of the oldest English-speaking cities in the country — the American Revolution has deep roots there, which is why you hear about the Boston Tea Party.

    Boston波士頓 is是 of the United States美國 in the state of Massachusetts麻薩諸塞州 on the Atlantic coast大西洋岸邊 a city的一座城市。 It它 is是 of New England新英格蘭 the main city的主要城市, and也是 in the country全國 the oldest English-speaking cities最古老的英語城市 one of之一 — the American Revolution美國獨立革命 there在那裡 has deep roots根扎得很深, which is why所以 you你 about the Boston Tea Party波士頓茶黨事件 hear會一直聽到。

    People picture old brick, tight streets, and famous colleges. Though the tidy picture is of a quieter, more city than New York, Boston is still a real city: cold winters, heavy traffic, loud sports fans, and a local accent people love to copy.

    People人們 picture一想到它就是 old brick老紅磚、 tight streets窄街道 and famous colleges和有名的大學。 Though雖然 the tidy picture那幅乾淨的想像 is of畫的是一座 than New York比紐約 quieter更安靜、 more bookish更書卷氣的 city城市, Boston波士頓 is still仍然是 a real city一座真實的城市: cold winters冬天冷、 heavy traffic交通塞、 loud sports fans球迷吵, and a local accent還有一種當地口音 people love to copy大家很愛模仿。

    Harvard and MIT belong to that 'Boston' idea, but they actually sit in Cambridge, just across the river; people still say Boston for the whole area.

    Harvard哈佛 and MIT和麻省理工 belong to屬於 that 'Boston' idea那個「波士頓」印象, but但 they它們 actually其實 sit in坐落在 Cambridge劍橋, just across the river就在河對岸; people大家 still還是 for the whole area把整片地區 say Boston叫波士頓。

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組成The American city is named after Boston in England, because some of the early colonists came from there. The English town's name is sometimes explained as a shortening of Botolph's town or Botolph's stone, from the man's name Botolph (Old English Botwulf, from boda + wulf). That story is not certain.

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  • Bostoniana person from Boston, or typical of the city

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Bostonname/ˈbɔstən/

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    A town and borough in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3244).

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    A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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    A town in South Australia.

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    A municipality of the Philippines.

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    A village in County Clare, Ireland.

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    A village in Kyrgyzstan.

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    A settlement in Belize.

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    A settlement in Suriname.

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    card-gamesgamesAn eighteenth-century trick-taking card game for four players, with two packs of fifty-two cards each.

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    A habitational surname transferred from the place name.

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    rareA male given name transferred from the place name or surname.

Bostonnoun/ˈbɔstən/

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    card-gamesgamesIn the card game spades, a bid of all 13 tricks.

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    A Boston lettuce.

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