Alberta is a province in western Canada — a large piece of the country, not a city. Its capital is Edmonton.

Alberta is a province in western CanadaAlberta是加拿大西部的一個省 — a large piece of the country, not a city是這個國家的一大塊土地，不是一座城市。Its capital is Edmonton它的首府是Edmonton。

On a map it sits between the Rocky Mountains on the west and wide prairie to the east. People far away often meet the name in news about oil, cattle, very cold winters, and, in recent years, big wildfires.

On a map在地圖上 it sits between the Rocky Mountains on the west and wide prairie to the east它西邊是洛磯山脈，東邊是廣大的草原。People far away often meet the name in news about oil, cattle, very cold winters遠方的人常常在關於石油、牛隻、非常寒冷的冬天的新聞裡看到這個名字，and, in recent years, big wildfires以及近幾年的大型野火。

It is a place-name: you say it the way you say a country or a US state, in a normal voice.

It is a place-name它是一個地名：you say it the way you say a country or a US state你唸它的方式，就跟唸一個國家或美國一個州的名字一樣，in a normal voice用平常的語氣就好。

Though actually, visitors mix up the two famous cities all the time. Edmonton is the capital; Calgary is the bigger city many travellers know first.

Though actually不過其實，visitors mix up the two famous cities all the time遊客常常搞混這兩個有名的城市。Edmonton is the capitalEdmonton是首府；Calgary is the bigger city many travellers know firstCalgary則是很多旅客最先認識、比較大的那個城市。

Alberta is also a girl's given name, which is how the place got the word — that is a person's name, not a second meaning of the province. Albertan is the usual word for someone from there.

Alberta is also a girl's given nameAlberta也是一個女生的名字，which is how the place got the word這個地方的名字就是這樣來的 — that is a person's name, not a second meaning of the province那是一個人的名字，不是這個省的第二個意思。Albertan is the usual word for someone from thereAlbertan是稱呼那裡的人常用的字。