Tampa is a city on the west coast of Florida, in the United States, sitting on a big bay that opens into the Gulf. It is a working port — ships come in and out — and at the same time a place people go for the warm weather, the beaches nearby, and the theme parks. So it has two faces: cranes and cargo on one side, holiday hotels on the other.

TampaTampa（坦帕） is a city on the west coast of Florida, in the United States是美國佛羅里達州西岸的一座城市, sitting on a big bay that opens into the Gulf位在一個通向Gulf（墨西哥灣）的大海灣上。It is a working port — ships come in and out它是一個運作中的港口——船隻進進出出, and at the same time a place people go for the warm weather, the beaches nearby, and the theme parks同時也是大家為了溫暖天氣、附近海灘，和主題樂園而去的地方。So it has two faces所以它有兩張臉: cranes and cargo on one side, holiday hotels on the other一邊是吊車和貨物，另一邊是度假飯店。

The wider area is often called Tampa Bay, which is confusing, because Tampa Bay is the name of the water and also of the whole region around it (Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater). When you see "Tampa Bay" in sports news, it means a team from that region, not from the water.

The wider area is often called Tampa Bay更大範圍的那個地區常被稱作Tampa Bay, which is confusing這樣有點容易搞混, because Tampa Bay is the name of the water and also of the whole region around it (Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater)因為Tampa Bay既是那片海灣的名字，也是周圍整個地區的名字（包含Tampa、St. Petersburg、Clearwater）。When you see 'Tampa Bay' in sports news當你在體育新聞裡看到'Tampa Bay', it means a team from that region, not from the water指的是那個地區的球隊，不是那片海灣。

As a proper name it always takes a capital T, and no the — you say "in Tampa", never "in the Tampa". If your students meet it, it will usually be in weather news (hurricanes come this way), sports, or travel talk.

As a proper name it always takes a capital T, and no the當作專有名詞時，它一定大寫T開頭，前面也不加the — you say 'in Tampa', never 'in the Tampa'你會說'in Tampa'，不會說'in the Tampa'。If your students meet it如果你的學生遇到這個字, it will usually be in weather news (hurricanes come this way), sports, or travel talk通常會是在天氣新聞（颶風常往這裡來）、體育，或旅遊話題裡。