《宋氏快譯》英漢對照（61）：郵編號碼麵麵談

《宋氏快譯》英漢對照（61）：郵編號碼麵麵談

History of the word ZIP code? what it stand for?

郵編的號碼的曆史？它代表什麽？




ZIP codes in the United States entered use on July 1, 1963.

美國的郵政區編號於1963年7月1日投入使用。


"ZIP" stands for "Zoning Improvement Code". It refers to the fact that ZIP codes were an expansion on a system of postal zones that were used in larger cities starting in 1943.

"ZIP" 是 "Zoning Improvement Code"的縮寫，意思是“分區製改進代碼”。實際上它是指，郵政區編號推廣到一個郵政區係統的表現形式，於1943年開始在大城市裏使用。


Decoding a zip code: The first digit designates a broad geographical area of the United States, ranging from zero for the Northeast to nine for the far West. The next two digits specify population concentrations within those areas. The last two digits designate small post offices or postal zones in larger zoned cities

解讀郵政編碼：第一位數字代表的是美國一個廣泛的地理區域，幅度從東北部的零至遙遠西部的9。接下去的兩個數字表示的是在那些地區內人口的密度（排序號）。最後兩個數字指的是在較大區劃城市內的小郵政局或郵政區。


ZIP+4 was introduced in 1983.The extra four digits further specify the location. According to the US Postal Service "The sixth and seventh numbers denote a delivery sector, which may be several blocks, a group of streets, a group of post office boxes, several office buildings, a single high-rise office building, a large apartment building, or a small geographic area. The last two numbers denote a delivery segment, which might be one floor of an office building, one side of a street between intersecting streets, specific departments in a firm, or a group of post office boxes

郵編後另加4位數字的製度推廣於1983年。（除去郵編）額外的四位數字，進一步明確了定位。據美國郵政服務指南說，“第六和第七位數字指的是投遞區域，這可能是數個街區，一組郵箱，幾座辦公樓，一座單一的高層辦公樓，一座大型公寓，或一個小的地理區域。最後兩個數字指的是一個投遞區，它可能是一座辦公樓的一層，交叉街道中一條街的一側，一家公司的具體部門，或一組郵箱。 ”


Some interesting zip codes: 22222 is Arlington, Virginia; 44444 is Newton Falls, OH; 55555 is Young America, MN and 12345 is Schenectady, New York.

一些有趣的郵編號： 22222 ，是弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓； 44444是俄亥俄州牛頓瀑布；55555 ，是明尼蘇達州Young America；12345是紐約Schenectady 。