A：This is a great area of the city for (shopping/ dining/ schools).
      这儿可是市区里面（购物/吃饭/读书）的好地方。

area

B：Great.
      太好了。

A：How safe is this area? / Is this area safe? / How secure is the neighborhood?
      这个地方安全吗？/安全情况怎么样?/附近安全吗？

B：It’s very safe.
      很安全。

B：What sort of shopping is nearby, Mr. Taylor?
      泰勒先生，附近有什么购物中心？

A：Call me John. This is a great area of the city for shopping. There’s a grocery store just around the corner.
      叫我约翰吧。这一带是市区里购物的好地方。在附近有一个食品杂货店。

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B：What about things other than food?
      除了食物还有什么？

A：Well, the Riverside Mall has 200 stores in it, including four major department stores.
      噢，河畔购物中心内有200家店铺，还包括4家主要的百货商店。

area的近义词

B：Are there small shops near here as well?
      这儿附近也有小商店吗？

A：Yes, on 4th street, near the movie theater there are many specialty shops, including clothing boutiques.
      是的，在第4大街，电影院附近有很多专卖店，其中还有专卖流行衣服的商店。

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B：Well, that sounds just wonderful.
      噢，听起来倒挺好。

A：Yes, it’s a really nice neighborhood.
      是呀，这个地方可真不错。

1. 地区;区域
    An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.

area的翻译

    e.g. ...the large number of community groups in the area...
           该地区大量的社团
    e.g. 60 years ago half the French population still lived in rural areas.
           60年前有一半法国人仍然生活在乡村地区。

2. （生活、管辖的）范围，区域
    Your area is the part of a town, country, or region where you live. An organization's area is the part of a town, country, or region that it is responsible for.

    e.g. Local authorities have been responsible for the running of schools in their areas...
           地方当局一直负责管理本地区的学校。
    e.g. If there is an election in your area, you should go and vote.
           如果你所居住的地区进行选举，你应该去参加投票。

3. （作特殊用途的）地方，场地，区
    A particular area is a piece of land or part of a building that is used for a particular activity.

    e.g. ...a picnic area.
           野餐区
    e.g. ...the main check-in area located in Terminal 1.
           位于1号候机厅的主检票区

4. （某一表面或物体上的）区；（身体上的）部分
    An area is a particular place on a surface or object, for example on your body.

    e.g. You will notice that your baby has two soft areas on the top of his head.
           你会注意到你的宝宝头顶上有两处柔软的地方。

5. 面积
    The area of a surface such as a piece of land is the amount of flat space or ground that it covers, measured in square units.

    e.g. The islands cover a total area of 625.6 square kilometers...
           这些岛屿总面积为625.6平方公里。
    e.g. Although large in area, the flat did not have many rooms.
           这套公寓虽然面积很大，但并没有太多房间。

6. 领域；方面；范围
    You can use area to refer to a particular subject or topic, or to a particular part of a larger, more general situation or activity.

    e.g. ...the politically sensitive area of old age pensions.
           有关养老金的政治敏感话题
    e.g. ...the internationalization of the economy and all other areas of society...
           社会的经济和其他领域的国际化

7. （足球场上）同penalty area
    On a football pitch, the area is the same as the penalty area.

8. see also: catchment area;disaster area;grey area;penalty area