Nickelodeon is a television channel, especially in the United States, that makes programmes for children: cartoons and light funny shows about everyday life. Many learners already know its famous cartoons even if they do not know the channel's name.

NickelodeonNickelodeonis a television channel是一個電視頻道, especially in the United States尤其在美國, that makes programmes for children專門做兒童節目: cartoons and light funny shows about everyday life卡通和一些關於日常生活的輕鬆搞笑節目。Many learners很多學生already know其實都認識its famous cartoons它有名的卡通even if即使they do not know他們不知道the channel's name這個頻道的名字。

The name is older than the channel, though.

The name這個名字is older than比...還要早出現the channel這個頻道, though不過。

A long time ago in America, a nickelodeon was a tiny cinema. A ticket cost a nickel — a five-cent coin — and odeon was an old word for a theatre. So the name first meant a cheap little picture house.

A long time ago in America很久以前在美國, a nickelodeona nickelodeonwas a tiny cinema是一種很小的電影院。A ticket一張票cost要價a nickela nickel（一枚五分錢的硬幣）— a five-cent coin —（就是五分錢的硬幣）, and而odeonodeonwas an old word for是舊時指...的字a theatre劇院。SoSothe name first meant這個名字一開始指的是a cheap little picture house一間便宜的小電影院。

The children's channel later borrowed that old, friendly name. It is a proper name, so it takes a capital letter.

The children's channel這個兒童頻道later borrowed後來借用了that old, friendly name那個古老又親切的名字。It is它是a proper name一個專有名詞, so所以it takes要用a capital letter大寫字母開頭。