【borough】 - A-level备考词汇

borough

UK:  ['bʌrə]

US:  ['bɜroʊ]

复数：boroughs  

n.

1.〔英国〕(享有特权的)自治城市;有议员选举权的城市;〔美国〕自治村镇;纽约市五个行政区之一

2.〔古语〕城,镇;〔美阿拉斯加〕县

1 . Paulson, a soft-spoken native of the New York borough of Queens, was an overlooked investor for much of his career.
鲍尔森生长在纽约皇后区，说话温文尔雅，在其职业生涯的大部分时间里他都是一位被人忽视的投资者。

2 . Mr. Dinkins did not reject the borough presidents' proposal out of hand, saying that it was worth considering.
丁勤时先生没有不经考虑立刻拒绝几位区长的建议，他说值得考虑。

3 . Finally, Staten Island, the smallest borough, still affords a look at what New York used to be like, including a farm!
最后还有史坦登岛，这最小的行政区仍保有纽约市往昔的风貌，包括一座农场在内！

4 . Friends was an Emmy award-winning American situation comedy about a group of six friends living in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
老友记曾是美国情景喜剧艾美奖得主，它讲述了居住在美国纽约市曼哈顿区的六个朋友间的故事。

5 . Chronic mismanagement meant that the borough entered the new millennium at least three state secondary schools short.
长^^的管理不善意味着这个区在跨入新千年后至少还需要三所中学才熊満足当地的需求。