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Nicknames for Los Angeles
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A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
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别名可以是一个人姓名的缩写，也可以是有关某人、某地、某事物的描述。美国许多城市都有别名，这可以帮助确立一种风格，激发民众的自豪感，并增进团结。别名也可以非常有趣。
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Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city's initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means "the angels" in Spanish.
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加州洛杉矶是美国人口第二大城市，紧随纽约之后。这个城市有很多别名，其中一个很简单的别名就是首写字母L.A.。洛杉矶还被称为“天使之城”，因为在西班牙语中，Los Angeles意为“天使”。
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Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate.
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洛杉矶的气候一贯温和、充满阳光，所以它还被称为“鲜花与阳光之城”。纽约市被称为“大苹果”，所以洛杉矶有时也被称为“大桔子”，因为该市气候温和，盛产柑橘等水果。
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The American motion picture and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.
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美国电影业和电视业的基地也位于洛杉矶，所以它被称为“世界娱乐之都”并不稀奇。很多电影都是在洛杉矶的好莱坞制作的。数百万游客到该地游览。每位到洛杉矶旅行的游客，都会看到在山坡上，用大号的字母书写的”好莱坞“几个字。
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Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.
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很多影星在洛杉矶生活，这里有时也被称为“丁塞尔镇”（洛杉矶一处电影界名人经常露面的场所，常被用来指代好莱坞）。这个别名源于好莱坞和电影业耀眼、夺目，时常又有些虚幻的特质。
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Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.
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洛杉矶的另一个别名为“啦啦地”，是由Los和Angeles的首字母拼成，意思是这里是一片欢乐而且并不严肃的乐土，有时甚至与现实脱节。
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The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County. There are many smaller cities in the county. Beverly Hills, with its rich people, is one of them. So is Pasadena, with its Rose Parade each New Year's Day. So are the coastal cities of Santa Monica and Malibu, where people like to ride surfboards on the Pacific Ocean waves.
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洛杉矶市是洛杉矶县的一部分，该县还有很多更小的城市，例如富人聚居区比佛利山庄，而帕萨迪那则以每年新年的玫瑰花车游行著称。海滨城市圣塔莫尼卡和马里布的人们则喜欢在太平洋海边冲浪。
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A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there.
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洛杉矶西部的威尼斯是个观察不寻常的艺术家的绝佳之处。这里的水路是仿照意大利水城威尼斯设计修建的。
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Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.
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很多人喜爱洛杉矶温和而又阳光普照的天气、美丽的山峰和海滩，以及著名的影星，其中包括兰蒂·纽曼，他还为家乡演唱了歌曲。
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