“Gold Coast”常指两个含义:
/ˌɡoʊld ˈkoʊst/
We spent a week on the Gold Coast and went surfing every day.
我们在黄金海岸待了一周,每天都去冲浪。
The novel traces a family’s journey from the Gold Coast to London during the colonial era.
这部小说描写了一个家庭在殖民时代从“黄金海岸”前往伦敦的旅程。
“Gold”意为“黄金”,“coast”意为“海岸”。作为地名时,“Gold Coast”最早广泛用于指西非沿海地区(今加纳一带),因当地黄金贸易而被欧洲人这样命名;后来该词也被用于澳大利亚的“黄金海岸”,带有“阳光、沙滩、富饶与度假天堂”的形象色彩。