Chautauqua is a place in the US state of New York, by a lake of the same name, where many people go in summer for special arts events: music, plays, talks, and classes. The institution there became famous for mixing holiday air with lectures and performances.

Chautauqua is a place in the US state of New YorkChautauqua是美國紐約州的一個地方, by a lake of the same name在同名的湖邊, where many people go in summer for special arts events很多人夏天會去參加特別的藝文活動: music, plays, talks, and classes像音樂、戲劇、演講和課程。 The institution there那裡的機構 became famous for mixing holiday air with lectures and performances因為把度假的氛圍和演講、表演融合在一起而出名。

Because of that place, English also borrowed the word for similar summer gatherings in other towns — tent talks and traveling shows that copied the idea. This entry is the New York place itself.

Because of that place因為這個地方, English also borrowed the word for similar summer gatherings in other towns英文也借用這個字來稱呼其他小鎮類似的夏季聚會 — tent talks and traveling shows that copied the idea像模仿這種形式的帳篷演講和巡迴表演。 This entry這個詞條 is the New York place itself指的就是紐約那個地方本身。

The name is not an English word in origin. It comes from the Erie language, though the original Erie term is not clearly known, so it is better not to pretend we can translate it piece by piece.

The name這個名字 is not an English word in origin本來就不是英文字。 It它 comes from the Erie language來自伊利語, though the original Erie term is not clearly known不過原本伊利語的說法已經不清楚了, so it is better not to pretend we can translate it piece by piece所以最好不要假裝可以逐字翻譯它。

We write it with a capital C. The usual English saying is roughly “shuh-TAW-kwa.”

We write it with a capital C寫的時候第一個字母C要大寫。 The usual English saying一般英文的唸法 is roughly "shuh-TAW-kwa."大概是「shuh-TAW-kwa」。