Louisville is a city in Kentucky, in the north of the state, on the Ohio River. Each year it holds the Kentucky Derby, a famous horse race that many Americans watch. Fort Knox, where the US government keeps a huge store of gold, is not in the city itself but not far away.

Louisville is a city in KentuckyLouisville是肯塔基州的一座城市, in the north of the state在這個州的北部, on the Ohio River位於俄亥俄河畔。Each year it holds the Kentucky Derby每年這裡會舉辦肯塔基德比, a famous horse race that many Americans watch一場很多美國人會看的知名賽馬。Fort Knox諾克斯堡, where the US government keeps a huge store of gold美國政府把大量黃金存放在那裡, is not in the city itself but not far away雖然不在這座城市裡但離這裡不遠

The name is Louis + -ville and was given for King Louis XVI of France; -ville is a French ending meaning town. Though actually, locals often swallow the name, so it can sound softer than “LOO-ee-ville” in careful speech.

The name is Louis + -ville這個名字是Louis加上-ville and was given for King Louis XVI of France是為了紀念法國國王路易十六; -ville is a French ending meaning town-ville是法文字尾，意思是「鎮」。Though actually不過實際上, locals often swallow the name當地人講這個名字常常會含糊帶過, so it can sound softer than "LOO-ee-ville" in careful speech所以聽起來會比字正腔圓的「LOO-ee-ville」更輕柔模糊

Learners mix it up with Louisiana, which is a southern US state, not this city. Louisville is a place you fly to or drive through; Louisiana is a whole state on the map.

Learners mix it up with Louisiana學習者常把它跟Louisiana搞混, which is a southern US state, not this city那是美國南方的一個州，不是這座城市。Louisville is a place you fly to or drive throughLouisville是你會搭飛機去或開車經過的一個地方; Louisiana is a whole state on the mapLouisiana則是地圖上一整個州