《宋氏快译》英汉对照（61）：邮编号码面面谈

《宋氏快译》英汉对照（61）：邮编号码面面谈

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

邮编的号码的历史？它代表什么？




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

美国的邮政区编号于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"的缩写，意思是“分区制改进代码”。实际上它是指，邮政区编号推广到一个邮政区系统的表现形式，于1943年开始在大城市里使用。


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

解读邮政编码：第一位数字代表的是美国一个广泛的地理区域，幅度从东北部的零至遥远西部的9。接下去的两个数字表示的是在那些地区内人口的密度（排序号）。最后两个数字指的是在较大区划城市内的小邮政局或邮政区。


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

邮编后另加4位数字的制度推广于1983年。（除去邮编）额外的四位数字，进一步明确了定位。据美国邮政服务指南说，“第六和第七位数字指的是投递区域，这可能是数个街区，一组邮箱，几座办公楼，一座单一的高层办公楼，一座大型公寓，或一个小的地理区域。最后两个数字指的是一个投递区，它可能是一座办公楼的一层，交叉街道中一条街的一侧，一家公司的具体部门，或一组邮箱。 ”


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

一些有趣的邮编号： 22222 ，是弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿； 44444是俄亥俄州牛顿瀑布；55555 ，是明尼苏达州Young America；12345是纽约Schenectady 。