High Street到底是怎樣的街道？

　　常見英文媒體報道，說中國游客如何在英國的High Street購物。High Street是指“高檔街”嗎？其他國家有沒有這樣的街道呢？我們今天就來了解一下。

　　High Street (or the High Street) is a metonym for the generic name of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and shopkeepers in city centers, and is most often used in reference to retailing.

　　High Street（或the High Street）是城鎮主要商業街通用的一個轉喻說法，可以直接稱為“商業街”，在英國尤為常用。High Street通常是市中心商店和商家最集中的地方，也經常被用來指代零售業。

　　The equivalent in the United States, Canada and Ireland is Main Street, a term also used in smaller towns and villages in Scotland and parts of rural Australia. In Jamaica, North East England and some sections of Canada and the United States, the main commercial district is Front Street. (Source: Wikipedia)

　　在美國、加拿大和愛爾蘭則多用Main Street來指代商鋪集中的商業街，蘇格蘭一些小鄉鎮和澳大利亞部分郊區也用這個說法。在牙買加、英格蘭東北部以及加拿大和美國部分地區，主要的商業區則用Front Street表示。