Ground floor
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What it really means
The floor at street level. Important: in the UK this is NOT the "first floor". Buildings count ground floor, then first floor, then second floor. So a "first-floor flat" is one level above the street — what Americans and many others call the second floor.
Chinese explanation
与街道齐平的楼层。注意：在英国这不叫"first floor"。英国楼层从 ground floor 数起，往上才是 first floor、second floor。所以"first-floor flat"是在街面上一层——即中国说的二楼。
Example conversation
A: Which floor is the flat on?
B: Ground floor — you step straight in from the street, no stairs.
A：公寓在几楼？
B：Ground floor（一楼）——从街上直接进门，不用爬楼梯。
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