A Hippodrome is, in the English students meet, a name for a theatre — often a large old one for shows, songs, and dancing. Towns named a theatre The Hippodrome the way others named one The Empire or The Palace; it is a house name on the sign, not a special kind of play. You buy a ticket to the Hippodrome and you sit in seats facing a stage.

A Hippodrome Hippodrome is是 in the English students meet在學生會遇到的英文用法裡 a name for a theatre劇院的一個名字 often通常 a large old one比較大、比較老的那種 for shows, songs, and dancing用來表演、唱歌、跳舞 Towns城鎮 named a theatre The Hippodrome把劇院取名叫The Hippodrome the way就像 others別的地方 named one把劇院叫做 The Empire or The PalaceThe Empire或The Palace it這 is a house name on the sign只是招牌上的店名 not a special kind of play不是指某一種特別的表演 You你 buy a ticket to the Hippodrome買票去Hippodrome and而 you sit in seats facing a stage坐在面對舞台的位子上

Though actually the name is much older. In Greek it was a track where horses and chariots raced: hippo means horse, and drome means a running place. Those race grounds were big public shows, so later people borrowed the grand name for music halls and theatres, especially in Britain.

Though actually不過其實 the name這個名字 is much older古老得多 In Greek在希臘文裡 it它 was原本是 a track where horses and chariots raced馬和戰車比賽的跑道 hippo means horse hippo的意思是馬 and drome means a running place drome的意思是跑道、跑的地方 Those race grounds那些賽場 were big public shows曾經是很盛大的公開表演 so所以 later後來 people人們 borrowed the grand name借用這個氣派的名字 for music halls and theatres拿來稱呼音樂廳和劇院 especially尤其 in Britain在英國

In French, hippodrome can still mean a horse-racing track. In English, if the word is on a poster, you are almost never going to see horses.

In French在法語裡 hippodrome hippodrome can still仍然可以 mean a horse-racing track指賽馬場 In English在英文裡 if如果 the word is on a poster這個字出現在海報上 you你 are almost never going to see horses幾乎不會看到馬

Use a capital H when it is that building's name.

when it is that building's name當它是那棟建築的名字時 use a capital H要用大寫H