A chandelier is a big light that hangs from the ceiling, usually in the middle of a room. The old ones held real candles; most ones you see now hold electric bulbs.

A chandelier吊燈 is是 a big light一種大型的燈 that hangs from the ceiling從天花板垂掛下來，usually in the middle of a room通常在房間正中央。The old ones早期的 held real candles用真的蠟燭；most ones you see now現在看到的大多 hold electric bulbs用電燈泡。

The shape is often round, or like a tree with many arms, and it is typically dressed with small pieces of glass that catch the light and throw little sparks around the room.

The shape形狀 is often round通常是圓的，or像 like a tree with many arms有很多分支的樹，and而且 it is typically dressed with上面通常會裝飾著 small pieces of glass小玻璃片，that catch the light這些玻璃片會反光、and throw little sparks around the room並在房間裡灑下點點亮光。

You meet them in hotels, theatres, wedding halls, and old houses that want to look grand. A plain hanging lamp is not a chandelier — the word still carries a feeling of show and shine.

You meet them你會看到它們 in hotels在飯店、theatres劇院、wedding halls婚宴會場、and old houses that want to look grand以及想要顯得氣派的老房子裡。A plain hanging lamp普通的吊燈 is not不算是 a chandelier枝形吊燈 — the word still carries這個詞仍然帶有 a feeling of show and shine一種華麗閃耀的感覺。

Though actually, shops will put the word on almost any fancy hanging light, so it has stretched a little.

Though actually不過其實 shops店家 will put the word on幾乎會把這個詞用在 almost any fancy hanging light任何看起來華麗的吊燈上 so所以 it has stretched a little意思已經稍微變寬鬆了。