A penny-farthing is an old bicycle from the late 1800s. The front wheel is huge — the rider sat almost on top of it — and the back wheel is tiny.

A penny-farthing高輪腳踏車 is an old bicycle是一種老式腳踏車 from the late 1800s出現在十九世紀末 The front wheel is huge前輪很大 the rider sat almost on top of it騎士幾乎是坐在它正上方 and the back wheel is tiny而後輪很小

The name comes from two British coins: the penny was large, the farthing was very small, so the two wheels looked like those two coins side by side.

The name comes from two British coins這個名字來自兩種英國硬幣 the penny was large, the farthing was very small便士(penny)大、法尋(farthing)很小 so the two wheels looked like those two coins side by side所以兩個輪子看起來就像這兩種硬幣並排在一起

It could go fast on a smooth road, but a fall from that high seat could hurt you badly, which is one reason a later “safety” bicycle with two wheels the same size took over.

It could go fast on a smooth road在平坦的路上它可以騎得很快 but a fall from that high seat could hurt you badly但從那麼高的座位摔下來會傷得很重 which is one reason a later "safety" bicycle with two wheels the same size took over這也是後來兩輪一樣大的「安全腳踏車」取而代之的原因之一

Today you see penny-farthings in museums, old photos, and the odd parade, not as everyday bikes. The name is written with a hyphen: penny-farthing.

Today你今天 you see penny-farthings會看到高輪腳踏車 in museums, old photos, and the odd parade出現在博物館、老照片和偶爾的遊行裡 not as everyday bikes而不是當作日常代步車 The name is written with a hyphen這個字要用連字號寫成 penny-farthingpenny-farthing