Marbella is a town on the south coast of Spain, on the Mediterranean, on the stretch of coast called the Costa del Sol. It is a port, but what most people mean when they say Marbella is a holiday town — and not a cheap one. Over the last few decades it has become a place of beaches, yachts, golf, night life, and quite a lot of money.

Marbella馬貝拉 is是 a town一座小鎮 on the south coast of Spain在西班牙南岸, on在 the Mediterranean地中海邊, on在 the stretch of coast一段海岸線上 called the Costa del Sol叫做太陽海岸。It它 is是 a port一個港口, but但 what most people mean大部分人講到Marbella真正指的 when they say Marbella is是 a holiday town一個度假小鎮 — and而且 not a cheap one不是便宜的那種。Over the last few decades過去幾十年來, it它 has become變成了 a place of beaches, yachts, golf, night life, and quite a lot of money一個有海灘、遊艇、高爾夫、夜生活還有不少錢的地方。

Film stars and rich families go there; so do ordinary tourists who want that sunshine. If someone in Britain says they are off to Marbella, they often mean a package holiday in the Spanish sun, though the town itself has a glossier name than some of the neighbouring resorts.

Film stars and rich families電影明星和有錢人家 go there會去那裡; so ordinary tourists一般觀光客也是 do too who want that sunshine那些想要那種陽光的人。If someone in Britain如果有人在英國 says they are off to Marbella說他們要去Marbella, they often mean他們通常指的是 a package holiday in the Spanish sun西班牙陽光下的套裝行程, though不過 the town itself這座小鎮本身 has a glossier name有個比周邊一些度假勝地更閃亮的名聲 than some of the neighbouring resorts。

The Spanish way of saying it is closer to “mar-BAY-ya” (the ll sounds like y), not “mar-BELL-a”.

The Spanish way of saying it西班牙文的唸法 is closer to比較接近 “mar-BAY-ya”「mar-BAY-ya」 (the ll sounds like yll的音聽起來像y), not而不是 “mar-BELL-a”"mar-BELL-a"。