Bank
班克站
Bank is named after the Bank of England. Incidentally, it was voted the most disliked tube station in 2013.
班克(英语中”银行“的音译为”班克“)取自英格兰银行。顺便一提,2013年班克被投票选为最受人讨厌的地铁站。
Canary Wharf
金丝雀码头站
Canary Wharf takes its name from a warehouse, built for the Mediterranean and Canary Islands fruit trade.
金丝雀码头的名字取自一间仓库,仓库是为地中海和金丝雀岛屿水果贸易而建的。
Hainault
海诺特站
This unusual name comes from the Old English ‘Hyneholt or ‘Henehout’ and means ‘wood belonging to a religious community’.
这个不同一般的名字来自古英语的Hyneholt或者Henehout,意为“宗教社区的树木”。
Hanger Lane
汉格巷站
The lane is named after Hanger Hill. hanger comes from the Old English hangra, ‘a wood on a slope’.
这条巷子根据汉格山命名,"汉格"来自古英语hangra,意为“斜坡上的树林”。
Swiss Cottage
瑞士小屋站
This area owes its unusual name to a local inn. The Swiss Tavern, built in 1803-4, was in the style of a Swiss chalet – later renamed to the humbler Swiss Cottage.
这块地区名字独特是因为当地的一家小旅馆。“瑞士酒店”建于1803至1804年间,是瑞士小木屋风格,“瑞士小屋”这个名字要低调很多,是后来重新命名的。
Turnpike Lane
登碧里站
It’s a historical term for a toll gate, though was originally a spiked barrier – thus a sense of pikemeaning ‘a spiked staff or stick’.
收费站史称"登碧里",尽管最初指带刺的障碍物,因而pike有“带刺拐杖或棍子”之意。
其实每一个国家,一座城市的建筑,道路等公共建筑的命名都是跟它的历史文化,风土人情息息相关的。如果你想对一个城市,一个国家多一些了解,可以从了解这些有趣的道路,站名,建筑入手。
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