Bradford is a city in the north of England, in Yorkshire. For a long time it was a busy factory town. People there made a great deal of cloth from wool — coats, blankets, and cloth to sell far away — so books still call it a centre of the woollen trade. The mills needed many workers, and people moved in.

Bradford is a city布拉福是一座城市 in the north of England在英格蘭北部, in Yorkshire屬於約克郡。For a long time有很長一段時間 it was a busy factory town它曾經是個忙碌的工廠城鎮。People there made a great deal of cloth from wool那裡的人用羊毛做了大量的布 — coats, blankets, and cloth to sell far away外套、毯子，還有賣到遠方的布料 — so books still call it a centre of the woollen trade所以書上至今仍稱它為毛紡業中心。The mills needed many workers工廠需要很多工人, and people moved in於是人們搬了進來。

Later, a great many families from South Asia made their home there, and they are still a large part of the city; this is not new colour in a guidebook, it is ordinary life. Though actually, in British English, when people say “Asian” about Bradford, they usually mean families with roots in places like Pakistan, India or Bangladesh — not East Asia, which is what “Asian” often means in American English. That gap surprises learners.

Later後來, a great many families from South Asia made their home there很多來自南亞的家庭在那裡安家, and they are still a large part of the city而他們至今仍是這座城市的重要一部分；this is not new colour in a guidebook這不是旅遊指南裡添加的新鮮花絮, it is ordinary life而是日常生活的一部分。Though actually不過事實上, in British English在英式英語裡, when people say “Asian” about Bradford當人們談到布拉福時說「Asian」, they usually mean他們通常指的是 families with roots in places like Pakistan, India or Bangladesh祖籍在巴基斯坦、印度或孟加拉這類地方的家庭 — not East Asia而不是東亞, which is what “Asian” often means in American English而這才是美式英語裡「Asian」常指的意思。That gap surprises learners這個落差常讓學習者感到意外。

In news and in school, Bradford almost always means this city. The same spelling can be a family name, and there is even an old mixed drink called a Bradford (a martini you shake), but those are other stories.

In news and in school在新聞和學校裡, Bradford almost always means this city布拉福幾乎都是指這座城市。The same spelling can be a family name同樣的拼法也可以是一個姓, and there is even an old mixed drink called a Bradford甚至還有一種舊式調酒叫Bradford (a martini you shake一種要搖盪的馬丁尼), but those are other stories不過那是別的故事了。