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。

第144讲 down town是进城出城照样到哪里去 休闲娱乐

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!