Tallahassee is the capital city of Florida, a state in the south-east of the United States. It surprises many people, because it is not one of Florida's famous cities — Miami and Orlando are far bigger and much better known.

Tallahassee Tallahassee（塔拉赫西） is the capital city of Florida是佛羅里達州的首府，a state in the south-east of the United States佛羅里達是美國東南部的一州。It surprises many people很多人會覺得意外，because it is not one of Florida's famous cities因為它不是佛羅里達那些有名的城市——Miami and Orlando are far bigger and much better known邁阿密和奧蘭多都比它大得多、也有名得多。

Tallahassee sits up in the north of the state, near the border with Georgia, a long way from the beaches and the theme parks people picture when they think of Florida.

Tallahassee sits up in the north of the state Tallahassee位於該州的北部，near the border with Georgia靠近喬治亞州的邊界，a long way from the beaches and the theme parks people picture when they think of Florida離大家想到佛羅里達會聯想到的海灘和主題樂園都很遠。

It was chosen as the capital in the 1820s for a simple, practical reason: at that time the two important towns were Pensacola in the west and St Augustine in the east, and Tallahassee was roughly halfway between them.

It was chosen as the capital in the 1820s它在1820年代被選為首府for a simple, practical reason原因很簡單實際：at that time the two important towns were Pensacola in the west and St Augustine in the east當時西邊重要的城鎮是Pensacola，東邊是St Augustine，and Tallahassee was roughly halfway between them而Tallahassee大概就在兩地中間。

It is a government town and a university town — the state government works there, and both Florida State University and Florida A&M University are there — so a large part of the people you meet are either students or working for the state.

It is a government town and a university town這裡是政府機關和大學城——the state government works there州政府設在這裡，and both Florida State University and Florida A&M University are there而且Florida State University和Florida A&M University兩所大學也都在這——so a large part of the people you meet are either students or working for the state所以你遇到的人多半不是學生就是替州政府工作的人。

Because it is inland and in the north, it is a little cooler and hillier than the rest of Florida, with old oak trees hanging with grey moss.

Because it is inland and in the north因為地處內陸偏北，it is a little cooler and hillier than the rest of Florida這裡比佛羅里達其他地方涼一點、丘陵也多一點，with old oak trees hanging with grey moss還有掛著灰色苔蘚的老橡樹。

The word is spelled with two l's and two s's, and English speakers say it in four beats, with the strong beat on the third: ta-la-HA-ssee.

The word is spelled with two l's and two s's這個字有兩個l跟兩個s，and English speakers say it in four beats英語母語者會唸成四個音節，with the strong beat on the third重音在第三個音節：ta-la-HA-ssee。