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布鲁克林

Bù lǔ kè lín · bu lu ke lin

Traditional 布魯克林

Meaning

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  1. Brooklyn, borough of New York City
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A trip to Brooklyn

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)朋友(péngyou)住(zhù)在(zài)纽约(niǔyuē)的(de)布鲁克林(bùlǔkèlín)。

    My friend lives in Brooklyn, New York.

  2. Dengdeng

    布鲁克林(bùlǔkèlín)？那里(nàli)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好玩(hǎowán)的(de)？

    Brooklyn? What's fun there?

  3. Leon

    有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)小(xiǎo)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)，还有(háiyǒu)一座(yīzuò)大桥(dàqiáo)。

    It has many small cafes, and a big bridge.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明年(míngnián)去(qù)布鲁克林(bùlǔkèlín)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)。

    Then let's go see Brooklyn next year.

  5. Leon

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)他(tā)家(jiā)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)，你们(nǐmen)只(zhǐ)能(néng)睡(shuì)地上(dìshang)。

    Okay, but his home is small. You can only sleep on the floor.

  6. Dengdeng

    没问题(méiwèntí)！我(wǒ)睡(shuì)地上(dìshang)也(yě)能(néng)睡着(shuìzháo)。

    No problem! I can fall asleep on the floor too.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)能(néng)从(cóng)布(bù)鲁(lǔ)克(kè)林(lín)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)看(kàn)到(dào)曼(màn)哈(hā)顿(dùn)。

From my room in Brooklyn I can see all the way to Manhattan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)小(xiǎo)时(shí)候(hou)在(zài)布(bù)鲁(lǔ)克(kè)林(lín)长(zhǎng)大(dà)，后(hòu)来(lái)搬(bān)到(dào)了(le)别(bié)的(de)城(chéng)市(shì)。

She grew up in Brooklyn as a child, and later moved to another city.

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