Wichita is the biggest city in Kansas, a state right in the middle of the United States. Its story explains why Americans mention it.

Wichita 威奇托 is the biggest city in Kansas是堪薩斯州最大的城市, a state right in the middle of the United States堪薩斯是位於美國正中央的一州。 Its story explains why Americans mention it它的歷史說明了為什麼美國人會提到它。

In the 1870s it sat on the Chisholm Trail, the road cowboys used to drive cattle north from Texas, so it grew fast as a rough, busy cattle town — this is where the old cowboy picture of America comes from.

In the 1870s在1870年代, it sat on the Chisholm Trail它就位在奇澤姆小徑上, the road cowboys used to drive cattle north from Texas那是牛仔把牛從德州趕往北方用的路, so因此 it grew fast as a rough, busy cattle town它很快就發展成一個粗獷、繁忙的牛鎮 — this is where the old cowboy picture of America comes from美國人心中老牛仔的形象就是從這裡來的。

Later it turned into something very different: aircraft factories. Wichita has built so many small planes that people call it the Air Capital of the World, and companies like Cessna, Beechcraft and Learjet have their roots there.

Later後來 it turned into something very different它變成了完全不同的樣子: aircraft factories飛機工廠。 Wichita has built so many small planes威奇托造了非常多的小型飛機 that people call it the Air Capital of the World所以人們稱它為世界航空之都, and而 companies like Cessna, Beechcraft and Learjet have their roots there像 Cessna、Beechcraft 和 Learjet 這樣的公司都是從那裡起家的。

The name also belongs to a Native American people, the Wichita, and to their language.

The name也 also belongs to a Native American people這個名字也屬於一個原住民族, the WichitaWichita族, and和 to their language他們的語言。

In American speech the city often carries a second meaning: it stands for the ordinary middle of the country, far from New York or Los Angeles — so a speaker may say "How will this sound in Wichita?" meaning "How will normal people far from the big cities take this?" It is said WITCH-i-taw.

In American speech在美式口語裡, the city often carries a second meaning這座城市常常帶有第二層意思: it stands for the ordinary middle of the country它代表這個國家一般、平凡的中部地區, far from New York or Los Angeles遠離紐約或洛杉磯 — so因此 a speaker may say "How will this sound in Wichita?"有人可能會說 "How will this sound in Wichita?" meaning意思是 "How will normal people far from the big cities take this?"「遠離大城市的一般人會怎麼看這件事？」 It is said WITCH-i-taw它的發音是 WITCH-i-taw。

Many learners meet the word first through the song "Wichita Lineman", which is why it sounds familiar even to people who could not find it on a map.

Many learners meet the word first through the song "Wichita Lineman"很多學習者是先透過歌曲 "Wichita Lineman" 認識這個字的, which is why it sounds familiar even to people who could not find it on a map這也是為什麼即使有人在地圖上找不到它，聽起來還是覺得熟悉。