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The Tyne is a river in the north-east of England. It is formed where two smaller rivers, the North Tyne and the South Tyne, join, and it runs east through the city of Newcastle before reaching the North Sea. English speakers almost always say 'the Tyne', with 'the', as with most river names.
The TyneTyne(泰恩河) is a river in the north-east of England是英格蘭東北部的一條河 It is formed where two smaller rivers它是由兩條較小的河匯流而成, the North Tyne and the South Tyne, join北泰恩河和南泰恩河在這裡匯合, and而且 it runs east through the city of Newcastle它往東流經新堡(Newcastle)這座城市 before reaching the North Sea最後注入北海 English speakers英語使用者 almost always say 'the Tyne',幾乎都會說'the Tyne' with 'the'加上'the', as with most river names就像大多數河流名稱一樣
The river matters far beyond geography. For a hundred years it was one of the great and coal rivers of the world, so 'the Tyne' in older writing and songs carries a whole industrial world with it — cranes, ships, coal boats.
The river matters far beyond geography這條河的重要性遠不只是地理 For a hundred years長達一百年, it was one of the great shipbuilding and coal rivers of the world它是世界上偉大的造船與煤炭河流之一, so所以 'the Tyne' in older writing and songs在較早的文字和歌曲裡'the Tyne' carries a whole industrial world with it帶著整個工業世界的意象 — cranes, ships, coal boats吊車、船隻、運煤船
It also gives its name to places and things around it: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the Tyne Bridge, Tyne and Wear (the county), and . If you hear someone described as being 'from the Tyne', they mean that part of England, and the local accent is Geordie.
It also gives its name它也把名字借給了 to places and things around it周邊的地方和事物: Newcastle-upon-TyneNewcastle-upon-Tyne(泰恩河畔新堡), the Tyne Bridge泰恩橋, Tyne and Wear (the county)Tyne and Wear郡, and而且 Tyneside泰恩賽德(Tyneside) If you hear someone described as being 'from the Tyne',如果你聽到有人被說是'from the Tyne' they mean that part of England意思是英格蘭的那個地區, and而且 the local accent is Geordie當地的口音叫Geordie(喬迪腔)
Note the spelling and sound: it rhymes with 'nine', not with 'teen'.
Note the spelling and sound注意拼法和發音: it rhymes with 'nine'跟'nine'押韻, not with 'teen'而不是跟'teen'押韻
組成An old river name, older than English itself. It is recorded in Old English as Tīne, and is thought to come from a Celtic word for 'river' or 'flow'. Britain's oldest river names usually work this way — they often just meant 'water' or 'river' in a language spoken there before English arrived.
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Tynename/taɪn/
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A river in the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, in north east England. The city of Newcastle upon Tyne is found upon its northern bank and Gateshead is found upon its southern bank.
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A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river
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A river in East Lothian council area, in southern Scotland.
tynenoun詞源 1/taɪn/
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obsoleteanxiety; teen
- with labour and long tyne
tyneverb詞源 1/taɪn/
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obsoleteTo lose.
- ‘Yes, bonny wee thing, I’ll wear you in my bosom, lest my jewel I should tyne.’
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obsoleteTo become lost; to perish.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。