High Street到底是怎样的街道？
<p> 常见英文媒体报道，说中国游客如何在英国的<span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>购物。<span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>是指“高档街”吗？其他国家有没有这样的街道呢？我们今天就来了解一下。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metonym">metonym</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="generic">generic</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="focal">focal</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shopkeepers">shopkeepers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retailing">retailing</span>.</p><p> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>（或<span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>）是城镇主要商业街通用的一个转喻说法，可以直接称为“商业街”，在英国尤为常用。<span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>通常是市中心商店和商家最集中的地方，也经常被用来指代零售业。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Main">Main</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Jamaica">Jamaica</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sections">sections</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Front">Front</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>. (<span word="Source">Source</span>: <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>)</p><p> 在美国、加拿大和爱尔兰则多用<span word="Main">Main</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>来指代商铺集中的商业街，苏格兰一些小乡镇和澳大利亚部分郊区也用这个说法。在牙买加、英格兰东北部以及加拿大和美国部分地区，主要的商业区则用<span word="Front">Front</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>表示。</p>
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