A small, crowded neighbourhood in central London, just north of Piccadilly Circus. Its name is written with a capital S, like any place name.

A small, crowded neighbourhood in central London是倫敦市中心一個小小的、擁擠的街區, just north of Piccadilly Circus就在皮卡迪利圓環的北邊。Its name is written with a capital S它的名字第一個字母S要大寫, like any place name跟其他地名一樣。

For a long time Soho was London's night district — theatres, jazz clubs, bars, sex shops, and from the 1960s onward the centre of London's gay life, with Old Compton Street at its heart. It was also where the music and film businesses kept their offices, so it had a mixed reputation: a bit dirty, a bit exciting, the place people went after dark.

For a long time長久以來 Soho was London's night district蘇活區是倫敦的夜生活區 — theatres, jazz clubs, bars, sex shops有劇院、爵士酒吧、酒館、成人用品店, and from the 1960s onward從1960年代起 the centre of London's gay life它也是倫敦同志生活的中心, with Old Compton Street at its heart核心就在 Old Compton Street 這條街。It was also where the music and film businesses kept their offices這裡也是音樂和電影產業設辦公室的地方, so it had a mixed reputation所以它的名聲有點複雜: a bit dirty, a bit exciting, the place people went after dark有點髒亂、有點刺激，是人們天黑後會去的地方。

Today it is much cleaner and much more expensive, and most people know it for eating: Chinatown sits on its southern edge along Gerrard Street, and the small streets are full of Italian, Chinese, Japanese and every other kind of restaurant.

Today如今 it is much cleaner and much more expensive這裡乾淨多了、也貴多了, and most people know it for eating大多數人現在認識它是因為美食: Chinatown sits on its southern edge along Gerrard Street中國城就在它南邊、沿著 Gerrard Street, and the small streets are full of Italian, Chinese, Japanese and every other kind of restaurant小街小巷裡滿是義式、中式、日式和各種其他料理的餐廳。

Londoners still say 'Soho' as a shorthand for a lively night out, though older people may hear the older, rougher meaning. Note that New York has a separate SoHo (usually written with a capital H, from 'South of Houston Street'), which is a shopping and art district — a completely different place with an unrelated name.

Londoners still say 'Soho'倫敦人仍然會說「Soho」 as a shorthand for a lively night out當作熱鬧夜生活的簡稱, though older people may hear the older, rougher meaning不過年紀較大的人可能會聯想到過去那個比較粗獷的意思。Note that請注意 New York has a separate SoHo紐約也有一個獨立的 SoHo (usually written with a capital H通常H要大寫, from 'South of Houston Street'來自「Houston Street 以南」), which is a shopping and art district它是一個購物與藝術區 — a completely different place with an unrelated name是一個完全不同的地方，名字只是剛好相似。