A city in the northeast of Oklahoma, a state in the middle of the United States. It is the second-biggest city in that state, after Oklahoma City.

A city一座城市 in the northeast of Oklahoma位於奧克拉荷馬州東北部, a state in the middle of the United States奧克拉荷馬州是美國中部的一個州. It它 is the second-biggest city in that state是那個州第二大的城市, after Oklahoma City僅次於奧克拉荷馬市.

For most of the twentieth century Tulsa was famous for oil — so many oil companies had offices there that people called it the Oil Capital of the World. That is much less true now; the oil business moved away, and today Tulsa is a normal medium-sized American city with an art museum, a university, and a lot of old buildings from the rich oil years. If you meet the name in a news story or a song, this is almost always what it means.

For most of the twentieth century在二十世紀的大部分時間裡, Tulsa塔爾薩 was famous for oil以石油聞名 — so many oil companies had offices there that people called it the Oil Capital of the World那裡有太多石油公司設辦公室，以至於人們稱它為世界石油之都. That is much less true now現在這個說法已經沒那麼準確了; the oil business moved away石油產業搬走了, and today Tulsa is a normal medium-sized American city現在的塔爾薩是一座普通的美國中型城市 with an art museum, a university, and a lot of old buildings from the rich oil years有一座美術館、一所大學，還有很多當年石油致富年代留下來的老建築. If you meet the name in a news story or a song如果你在新聞報導或歌曲裡遇到這個地名, this is almost always what it means幾乎都是指這個意思.

One more thing your students should know, because it comes up in American news: in 1921 white mobs attacked and burned a rich Black neighbourhood of Tulsa called Greenwood, and hundreds of people were killed. This is now called the Tulsa Race Massacre, and for a long time American schools did not teach it. So the name Tulsa can carry that history too.

One more thing your students should know還有一件事你的學生該知道, because it comes up in American news因為它會出現在美國新聞裡: in 1921 white mobs attacked and burned a rich Black neighbourhood of Tulsa called Greenwood1921年，白人暴民攻擊並燒毀了塔爾薩一個富裕的黑人社區，叫做格林伍德, and hundreds of people were killed好幾百人因此喪命. This這件事 is now called the Tulsa Race Massacre現在被稱為塔爾薩種族屠殺, and for a long time American schools did not teach it而且有很長一段時間美國的學校並沒有教這段歷史. So所以 the name Tulsa can carry that history too塔爾薩這個名字，也可能承載著那段歷史.