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    Quito is the capital city of Ecuador, in the north of the country. It sits in a high valley in the , so high that visitors often feel short of breath for a day or two. Nearby is Pichincha, an active volcano. The old centre is famous for its churches and squares, and the city is one of the highest capitals on earth.

    Quito Quito是 is the capital city厄瓜多的首都 of Ecuador, in the north of the country位在該國北部. It它 sits坐落在 in a high valley一個高山谷裡 in the Andes在安地斯山脈中, so high以至於 that visitors often feel short of breath遊客常常會喘不過氣 for a day or two前一兩天. Nearby附近 is有 Pichincha, an active volcano皮欽查活火山. The old centre舊城中心 is famous for以...聞名 its churches and squares它的教堂和廣場, and而且 the city這座城市 is one of the highest capitals on earth是全世界海拔最高的首都之一.

    In English you meet it as a place name in geography, news, and travel: the government in Quito, a flight to Quito. It is not used as a metaphor in ordinary English the way some city names are.

    In English在英文裡 you你 meet it會遇到它 as a place name當作地名, in geography, news, and travel在地理、新聞和旅遊裡: the government in Quito比如「Quito的政府」, a flight to Quito「飛往Quito的班機」. It它 is not used並不會被用 as a metaphor當作隱喻 in ordinary English在一般英文裡 the way some city names are不像有些城市名字那樣.

    Though actually, people who only know Spanish names from English class may want to say it like “quiet-o”; the usual English saying follows Spanish more closely, like KEE-toh.

    Though actually不過事實上, people人們 who only know Spanish names from English class只在英文課上學過西班牙文地名的 may想 want to say it like "quiet-o"可能會想唸成「quiet-o」; the usual English saying一般英文的唸法 follows Spanish more closely比較貼近西班牙文, like KEE-toh像KEE-toh這樣.

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組成Borrowed from Spanish Quito. Named after the Quitu people. In Tsafiki, quitso means “center” and to means “the world,” so the name is roughly “center of the world.”

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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Quitoname/ˈkitoʊ/

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    The capital city of Ecuador.

    • An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter Ecuador’s consulate in Minneapolis, but was turned back by an employee, prompting an official complaint to the US embassy in Quito, the country’s foreign ministry said.
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    The capital city of Ecuador.

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    The capital of Pichincha province, Ecuador

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    A canton (Quito Canton) in Pichincha province, Ecuador.

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    historicalA historical province of colonial South America, corresponding to present-day Ecuador.

    • The conquest of the northern provinces of Quito was undertaken by one of Pizarro’s lieutenants, Sebastian de Benalcazar.

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