Brooklyn is one of the five big parts of New York City. The city is split into five boroughs, and Brooklyn is one of them.

Brooklyn is one of the five big parts of New York CityBrooklyn是紐約市五大部分之一. The city is split into five boroughs這座城市分成五個boroughs（行政區）, and Brooklyn is one of themBrooklyn就是其中之一

It sits across the water from Manhattan, and for a long time it was a place of docks, factories, and ships from many countries. People of many races have made their homes there, and that mix is part of how the place is known.

It sits across the water from Manhattan它隔著水和Manhattan相望, and for a long time it was a place of docks, factories, and ships from many countries有很長一段時間，這裡是碼頭、工廠，還有來自各國船隻聚集的地方. People of many races have made their homes there很多不同種族的人在那裡安家, and that mix is part of how the place is known那種混雜正是這地方出名的一部分

If you hear “a Brooklyn accent,” that is a strong way of speaking English that many people can pick out at once.

If you hear "a Brooklyn accent,"如果你聽到「a Brooklyn accent」 that is a strong way of speaking English that many people can pick out at once那是一種很有特色的英語口音，很多人一聽就聽得出來

The name is not English in origin: Dutch settlers named it after Breukelen, and that came from a word for wet, marshy land.

The name is not English in origin這個名字的來源不是英文: Dutch settlers named it after Breukelen荷蘭殖民者用Breukelen這個地方替它命名, and that came from a word for wet, marshy land而那個字又來自一個指濕地、沼澤地的詞

Today it is still a real working part of the city, though actually many streets are now famous for art, food, and young people moving in — the old port story and the new story live side by side.

Today it is still a real working part of the city今天它仍然是這座城市真實運作的一部分, though actually many streets are now famous for art, food, and young people moving in不過實際上很多街區現在以藝術、美食，還有年輕人搬進來而出名 — the old port story and the new story live side by side舊港口的故事和新的故事並存著