Milan is a large city in the north of Italy. It is not the capital — that is Rome — but it is Italy’s big money and factory city, and one of the world’s fashion cities. Designers show new clothes there; people talk about Milan Fashion Week. The city is also known for a huge cathedral, the Duomo, and for La Scala, a very famous opera house.

Milan Milan 是is a large city一座大城市 in the north of Italy在義大利北部。It它 is not不是 the capital首都——that那個是 is Rome羅馬——but但 it它 是 is Italy's big money and factory city義大利的經濟和工業重鎮，and而且 one of the world's fashion cities也是世界時尚之都之一。Designers設計師 show在那裡發表 new clothes there新裝；people人們 talk about會談到 Milan Fashion Week米蘭時裝週。The city這座城市 is also也 known for以...聞名 a huge cathedral一座巨大的大教堂, the Duomo米蘭大教堂，and和 for La Scala La Scala歌劇院, a very famous opera house一座非常有名的歌劇院。

English speakers say Milan, with the stress on the second part: mi-LAN. Though actually, Italians call the same city Milano; English kept a shorter form that came through French.

English speakers說英語的人 say會說 Milan Milan，with the stress重音放在 on the second part第二個音節：mi-LAN mi-LAN。Though actually不過事實上，Italians義大利人 call把同一座城市稱為 the same city Milano Milano；English英語 kept保留了 a shorter form一個較短的形式 that came through French透過法語傳進來的。

There are also small towns in the United States named Milan, after the Italian city. Write it with a capital letter: it is a place name, not a common noun.

There are也有 also small towns一些小鎮 in the United States在美國，named被取名為 Milan Milan，after以...命名 the Italian city這座義大利城市。Write寫的時候要 it with a capital letter用大寫字母：it它 是 is a place name一個地名，not而不是 a common noun普通名詞。