Miami is a large city in the south-east of Florida, in the United States — hot air, the ocean, and beaches that draw huge numbers of tourists. People say Miami for the city, the holiday, the nightlife, or the idea of a warm, flashy American seaside.

Miami is Miami 是 in the United States美國 in the south-east of Florida佛羅里達東南部 a large city的一座大城——hot air熱熱的空氣、the ocean海洋，and beaches that draw huge numbers of tourists和吸引大批觀光客的海灘。People人們 say Miami說 Miami，for the city可以指這座城市、the holiday那趟度假、the nightlife那裡的夜生活，or the idea of a warm, flashy American seaside或「溫暖、浮華的美國海濱」這個印象。

A lot of people there come from Spanish-speaking countries. Many are Cuban families who left Cuba because they disliked Castro’s communist government, and because the city sits so close to Latin America, Spanish is part of daily life in shops and streets, and many companies use Miami as a door to that region.

there那裡 A lot of people有很多人 come from Spanish-speaking countries來自說西班牙語的國家。Many很多 are Cuban families是古巴家庭，who left Cuba他們離開古巴，because they disliked Castro’s communist government是因為不喜歡卡斯楚的共產政府；and because而且因為 the city這座城 sits so close to Latin America離拉丁美洲那麼近，in shops and streets在商店和街上 Spanish西班牙語 is part of daily life是日常生活的一部分，and many companies許多公司 use Miami把 Miami as a door to that region當成通往那個地區的一扇門。

You say it my-AM-ee. Though actually, Miami Beach is a different city next door; visitors mix the two up all the time.

You say it唸法是 my-AM-ee。Though actually不過老實說，Miami Beach is Miami Beach 是 next door隔壁 a different city另一座城市；visitors觀光客 mix the two up把兩個搞混 all the time是常有的事。

The Florida name comes from the Miami River. The river was named for a great lake that old maps called Lake Miami — the lake we now call Lake Okeechobee. That name comes from Mayaimi, a word of the Mayaimi people who lived on that lake; it meant “big water.” Separately, Miami is also the English name of a Native American people from the Midwest, far from Florida.

The Florida name佛羅里達的這個名字 comes from來自 the Miami River邁阿密河。The river這條河 was named for又是照著 a great lake一座大湖取名，that old maps called Lake Miami舊地圖叫它 Lake Miami——the lake we now call Lake Okeechobee也就是我們現在叫 Lake Okeechobee 的那座湖。That name那個名字 comes from Mayaimi來自 Mayaimi，who lived on that lake住在那座湖上的 the Mayaimi people Mayaimi 族 a word of的一個詞；it meant “big water.”意思是「大水」。Separately另外，Miami is also Miami 也是 from the Midwest美國中西部、far from Florida離佛羅里達很遠的 a Native American people一支美洲原住民族 the English name of的英文名字。

Same letters on the English page, different root. The city was not named after that tribe.

on the English page在英文的紙面上 Same letters字母相同，different root來源不同。The city這座城 was not named after that tribe不是照那個族取名的。