In the United States, a brownstone is a city house whose front is made of a reddish-brown stone, so the whole house takes that name.

In the United States, a brownstone is a city house whose front is made of a reddish-brown stone在美國,brownstone是指正面用紅褐色石材蓋的城市住宅, so the whole house takes that name於是整棟房子就用這個名字稱呼。

You see long rows of them in New York City especially — a stoop (the steps) up to the door, and that warm brown-red face looking onto the street. People say “a brownstone” to mean the house, not a lump of rock.

You see long rows of them in New York City especially你尤其會在紐約市看到一長排這樣的房子 —— a stoop (the steps) up to the door有一段通往大門的台階(stoop), and that warm brown-red face looking onto the street還有那種面向街道、溫暖的紅褐色外觀。People say "a brownstone" to mean the house, not a lump of rock大家說"a brownstone"是指這棟房子,不是指一塊石頭。

The stone is a kind of sandstone that looks brown-red; many of these houses went up in the 1800s and now feel old, solid, and a bit grand. Other US cities have some too, but New York is the picture in most people’s heads.

The stone is a kind of sandstone that looks brown-red這種石材是一種看起來偏紅褐色的砂岩; many of these houses went up in the 1800s and now feel old, solid, and a bit grand很多這樣的房子是1800年代蓋的,現在感覺古老、堅固,又有點氣派。Other US cities have some too其他美國城市也有一些, but New York is the picture in most people's heads但大多數人腦中的畫面還是紐約。

Though actually, not every brown-looking house is a brownstone: the word is for this stone and this style, not for any house painted brown.

Though actually不過話說回來, not every brown-looking house is a brownstone不是每一棟看起來是棕色的房子都叫brownstone: the word is for this stone and this style這個字指的是這種石材和這種風格, not for any house painted brown不是隨便一棟漆成棕色的房子。