Sydney is the biggest city in Australia and the capital of the state of New South Wales, on the country's south-east coast. It is a major centre for banking, business, industry and universities, and it is the city most people picture when they think of Australia — though here is the thing students most often get wrong: it is NOT the capital of Australia. That is Canberra, a much smaller inland city chosen long ago partly to settle the argument between Sydney and Melbourne.

Sydney雪梨 is是 in Australia澳洲 the biggest city最大的城市，and也是 the state of New South Wales新南威爾斯州 the capital of的首府，on the country's south-east coast位在這個國家的東南海岸。It它 is是 for banking, business, industry and universities銀行、商業、工業和大學的 a major centre重要中心，and it而它 is是 most people大多數人 when they think of Australia想到澳洲時 picture腦中浮現的 the city那座城——though here is the thing不過這裡有一件 students學生 most often get wrong最常弄錯的事：it它 is NOT不是 the capital of Australia澳洲的首都。That is那是 Canberra坎培拉，a much smaller inland city一座小得多的內陸城市，long ago很久以前 chosen被選上，partly部分是 to settle為了平息 between Sydney and Melbourne雪梨和墨爾本之間 the argument的爭執

Sydney is built around one of the world's great natural harbours, and two buildings on that harbour are world-famous: the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a huge steel arch that locals nickname 'the Coathanger', and the Sydney Opera House, whose white shells look like sails and which is widely admired as one of the most beautiful modern buildings anywhere. The city is also known for Bondi Beach, for hosting the 2000 Olympic Games, and for its enormous New Year's Eve fireworks — which, because of the time zone, the world watches early.

Sydney雪梨 around one of the world's great natural harbours圍著世界數一數二的天然良港 is built建起來，and on that harbour而那座港上 two buildings有兩棟建築 are world-famous舉世聞名：the Sydney Harbour Bridge雪梨港灣大橋，a huge steel arch一座巨大的鋼拱，locals當地人 nickname給它取綽號 'the Coathanger'「衣架」，and the Sydney Opera House還有雪梨歌劇院，whose white shells它的白色殼片 look like sails看起來像帆，and which is widely admired as被廣泛推崇為 anywhere世上 one of the most beautiful modern buildings最美的現代建築之一。The city這座城 also也 for Bondi Beach以邦代海灘、for hosting the 2000 Olympic Games以主辦 2000 年奧運、and for its enormous New Year's Eve fireworks和它盛大的跨年煙火 is known聞名——which那場煙火，because of the time zone因為時區的關係，the world全世界 watches early很早就看到

For Taiwanese readers, two practical notes: Sydney is a very common destination for working holidays and study abroad, and its seasons are the opposite of ours — Christmas there falls in hot summer weather.

For Taiwanese readers給台灣讀者，two practical notes兩個實用提醒：Sydney雪梨 is是 for working holidays and study abroad打工度假和出國唸書 a very common destination非常常見的目的地，and its seasons而它的季節 are the opposite of ours和我們相反——Christmas there那裡的聖誕節 falls in hot summer weather落在炎熱的夏天

As a word, Sydney is a proper noun and always takes a capital S. It is also a person's name — a boy's or a girl's given name, and a surname — usually spelt 'Sidney' for the person and 'Sydney' for the city, though both spellings turn up for both.

As a word作為一個詞，Sydney is是 a proper noun專有名詞，always永遠 takes a capital S用大寫的 S。It它 is also也是 a person's name人名——a boy's or a girl's given name男孩或女孩的名字，and a surname也是姓氏——usually通常 for the person人 spelt 'Sidney'拼作 'Sidney'、for the city城市 and 'Sydney'拼作 'Sydney'，though不過 both spellings兩種拼法 for both兩邊 turn up都會出現