A chalkboard is a hard board you write on with chalk — the same classroom thing many people call a blackboard. Teachers write lessons on it; students copy them down; you wipe the writing off with an eraser or a cloth.

A chalkboard is a hard board you write on with chalk chalkboard 是一塊可以用粉筆寫字的硬板子 — the same classroom thing many people call a blackboard也就是很多人叫做 blackboard 的那種教室用品。Teachers write lessons on it老師會在上面寫課程內容; students copy them down學生會把它抄下來; you wipe the writing off with an eraser or a cloth然後用板擦或抹布把字擦掉。

Though actually, chalkboard is the word you hear more in American English; blackboard is very common in British English, and it is also the word most Taiwanese students already know.

Though actually不過其實, chalkboard is the word you hear more in American English chalkboard 是美式英文比較常用的說法; blackboard is very common in British English blackboard 在英式英文裡很常見, and it is also the word most Taiwanese students already know而且也是大多數台灣學生已經知道的字。

The board is often dark green now, not only black, which is one reason some people prefer chalkboard. Today many rooms have whiteboards or screens instead, so the word can feel a little old, but everyone still understands it.

The board is often dark green now這種板子現在常常是深綠色的, not only black而不只是黑色, which is one reason some people prefer chalkboard這也是有些人比較喜歡用 chalkboard 這個字的原因之一。Today many rooms have whiteboards or screens instead現在很多教室改用白板或螢幕了, so the word can feel a little old所以這個字可能會讓人覺得有點過時, but everyone still understands it不過大家還是聽得懂。

People also stretch it: a chalkboard menu in a café is a menu written in chalk, even if the board is not black.

People also stretch it人們也會延伸這個字的用法: a chalkboard menu in a café is a menu written in chalk咖啡廳裡的 chalkboard menu 就是指用粉筆寫的菜單, even if the board is not black就算那塊板子不是黑色的也一樣。