喜樂美語
  1. 1n/ˌkæpɪtl ˈhɪl/US Congress美國國會

    The United States Congress: the people who make the country's laws, called by the name of the hill in Washington, D.C. where they meet.

    Capitol Hill 原本是一個地名。在新聞裡，它常拿來代表美國國會。這是「用地方代替那裡的人」的說法。看到 on Capitol Hill，多半是在講國會裡發生的事。像是表決、聽證會、兩黨之間的角力。它也可以指國會周邊的工作圈。例如助理、來遊說的人。它不會告訴你是哪一黨。也不會告訴你是參議院還是眾議院。它指的是整個國會。台灣新聞常譯成「國會山莊」。

    示範例句 · Example

    Reporters on Capitol Hill said the vote would happen on Friday.

    中文翻譯在國會山莊的記者說，那場投票會在星期五發生。

    This is a place name used to mean the people in that place. When American news says something happened on Capitol Hill, it usually means it happened in Congress: a vote, a hearing, an argument between the two parties. It can also cover the working world around Congress, such as staff, and the people who come there to push for a law. It does not tell you which party is involved, or which of the two houses. It points at Congress as a whole. You meet it most often in news writing and in talk about American politics.

    常見搭配

    • on Capitol Hill

      在國會裡

      in Congress, or among the people who work there

      The idea is getting more support on Capitol Hill.

    • support on Capitol Hill

      國會裡的支持

      backing from members of Congress

      After the election his support on Capitol Hill was much narrower.

    • Capitol Hill lobbying

      對國會的遊說工作

      the work of trying to persuade members of Congress

      The group spent most of its money on Capitol Hill lobbying.

    • contacts on Capitol Hill

      國會裡的人脈

      people you know inside Congress who can help you

      A good reporter builds contacts on Capitol Hill slowly.

    意思相近

    Congressthe Hilllawmakers

    用法接近

    the White Housethe Senatethe House of Representatives

  2. 2n/ˌkæpɪtl ˈhɪl/the hill in Washington, D.C.國會山丘

    The low hill in Washington, D.C. that the Capitol building stands on.

    這裡指真實的那座小山丘。它在華盛頓特區，上面就是國會大廈。國會大廈是那棟有圓頂的白色建築。這個用法很實在，是地圖上的一個點。導覽書、旅遊介紹裡多半是這個意思。判斷方法很簡單。句子如果在講走路、站著、蓋房子、看風景，通常就是這座山丘。

    Here the words mean an actual piece of ground you could walk up. The Capitol is the big domed building where Congress meets, and it sits on top of this rise in the city. This is the plain, physical use: you find it on maps, in guidebooks and in writing about the city itself. When a sentence is about walking, standing, building or looking at something, it is usually this use rather than the Congress one.

    常見搭配

    • on Capitol Hill

      在那座山丘上

      standing or happening on that hill

      The building on Capitol Hill is open to visitors most days.

    • walk up Capitol Hill

      走上國會山丘

      to go up the slope on foot

      It is not far, so most people just walk up Capitol Hill.

    • the top of Capitol Hill

      國會山丘的頂端

      the highest part of the hill

      The dome sits at the top of Capitol Hill.

    用法接近

    the CapitolhillWashington, D.C.