我们在阅读中常常创造,downtown和down town这样的词和词组。
很多人以为,它是到城市下面,或者出城的意思。
实在,正好相反,down town的意思是:向城市中央,向市区
而且,连写起来的downtown便是市区中央的意思。
这是我们憧憬的地方啊,不要弄错了。
我们看看例子:
He went down town to buy some meat for his father.
他进城给老爸买一些肉
He fixed the himself up before she went down to town
他打扮了一下自己才进城
In the downtown, he got near to a butcher.
在闹市区,他走向一个屠夫
Hearing what the lady said, the butcher got moved:
听到了他的话,那屠夫冲动了:
“Look at the busy downtown here! Only you are buying meat for your father!”
“看看这闹市啊,到处是人!
只有你给老爸买肉啊!
”