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Luanda is the capital city of Angola, a country on the west coast of Africa. It sits on the Atlantic Ocean and is by far Angola’s biggest city: the government is there, and so is most of the country’s business and its main port.
LuandaLuanda is是 the capital city of首都 AngolaAngola, a country on the west coast of Africa非洲西岸的一個國家。 It它 sits on the Atlantic Ocean位在大西洋岸邊 and是 is by far Angola's biggest cityAngola最大的城市: the government is there政府在那裡 and也 so is most of the country's business and its main port這個國家大部分的商業活動和主要港口都在那裡
Portuguese is the official language, a leftover from when Portugal ruled the place, so maps keep a Portuguese spelling.
Portuguese葡萄牙語 is the official language是官方語言, a leftover from when Portugal ruled the place這是葡萄牙曾經統治這裡留下來的痕跡 so所以 maps keep a Portuguese spelling地圖上保留葡萄牙式的拼法
Though actually, many people outside Africa have never had to say the name, so even sometimes hesitate.
Though actually不過其實 many people outside Africa非洲以外很多人 have never had to say the name根本沒機會念這個名字 so所以 even newsreaders sometimes hesitate連新聞主播有時候都會猶豫
For a it is a place-name, nothing more fancy: capital of Angola, on the sea, Portuguese in official life. The usual stress is on the second part: lu-AN-da.
For a learner對學習者來說 it它 is是 a place-name一個地名 nothing more fancy沒什麼特別的: capital of Angola, on the sea, Portuguese in official lifeAngola的首都、靠海、官方生活講葡萄牙語。 The usual stress一般的重音 is on放在 the second part第二個音節: lu-AN-dalu-AN-da
Luanda is the city; Angola is the country.
LuandaLuanda is是 the city城市; AngolaAngola is是 the country國家
組成A place name; English keeps the Portuguese form of the city’s name.
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Luandaname/luˈændə/
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The capital city of Angola.
- Former spelling: Loanda
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The capital city of Angola.
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A market town in Kenya.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。