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　　Chinatown 唐人街

　　Chinatown is an urban region inhabited by Chinese people in a non-Chinese society. The oldest Chinatown in the world is called Nankinmachi in Nagasaki, Japan, and is nearly 300 years old. Chinatowns first appeared in the major cities of North America in the 19th Century. Around the same time Chinese sailors who settled in the port cities of Europe started to establish Chinatowns there. Some Chinatowns are relatively new. The Chinatown in Las Vegas was formed in the 1990's.

　　唐人街是指非华人社会中中国人所聚居的城市区域。全世界最早的唐人街出现在日本的长崎，它被叫做“南京町”，而且已有300年的历史了。唐人街于19世纪首次出现在北美洲的主要城市中。大约在同一时间，在欧洲港口城市定居的中国海员开始在那里兴建唐人街。有些唐人街的历史相对不长。拉斯维加斯的唐人街是在20世纪90年代才形成的。

　　In the past, Chinatowns were seen as sleazy area where white people would go to spend time in opium dens and escape the pressures of non-Chinese society. By the 1960's they lost this image and today have become fashionable and popular cultural, shopping and business centres. During the 1990's, many Chinatowns experienced renewal and became popular tourist attractions.

　　以前，唐人街被认为是藏污纳垢的地区，白人在那里的大烟馆里吸食鸦片，逃避来自非华人社会的压力。到了20世纪60年代，它们摆脱了这种形象，现今已成为时尚的、流行文化的购物与商务中心了。在20世纪90年代，许多唐人街经历了复兴，成为备受欢迎的旅游景点。

　　Although still referred to as "Chinatown", most Chinatowns today are inhabited by a wide variety of people of Asian descent, such as Vietnamese, Japanese, Koreans and Thais.

　　虽然仍被叫做“唐人街”，但现在大多数唐人街都居住着不同的亚裔族群，如越南人、日本人、韩国人和泰国人。

　　In English, Chinatown is sometimes called "China District", "China Alley" or "China Quarter".

　　在英语中，唐人街有时还被叫做“China District”、“China Alley”或者“China Quarter”。

　　Chinatown Movies 以唐人街为题材的电影

　　1) Chinatown (1974) 《唐人街》（1974）

　　2) Blade Runner (1982) 《银翼杀手》（1982）

　　3) Year of the Dragon (1985) 《龙年》（1985）

　　4) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) 《妖魔大闹唐人街》（1986）

　　5) Rush Hour (1998) 《尖峰时刻》（1998）