the French Quarter
/ðə ˈfrentʃ kwɔːtə(r)/
/ðə ˈfrentʃ kwɔːrtər/
- the old district of New Orleans, Louisiana. Local people sometimes call it the Vieux Carré (Old Square). It is next to the Mississippi River and includes Bourbon Street, Rampart Street, Jackson Square and the French Market. The area is popular with tourists for its jazz music, good food and buildings of Spanish and French architecture with decorative iron balconies (= platforms with rails built onto the side of a building).
法国区：路易斯安那州新奥尔良的旧城区。当地人有时称其为老广场。它毗邻密西西比河，包括波旁街，城墙街，杰克逊广场和法国市场。该地区以其爵士音乐，美食和西班牙和法国建筑风格的建筑以及带有装饰性铁阳台而受到游客的欢迎。