the El
/ði ˈel/
/ði ˈel/
- the popular name for the elevated (= raised) railway in Chicago. It was built in 1897 by Charles Tyson Yerkes. The city's central business district is called the Loop because the railway makes a loop around the area.
芝加哥高架铁路的俗称。它由查尔斯·泰森·耶克斯（Charles Tyson Yerkes）于1897年建造。这个城市的中央商务区被称为Loop，因为铁路绕着该地区形成了环路。