Appalachia is a name for a part of the United States in and around the Appalachian Mountains, especially in the southeast. It is not one state with a neat border.

especially in the southeast尤其是東南部，in and around the Appalachian Mountains阿帕拉契山脈及其周邊一帶，Appalachia is a name for a part of the United StatesAppalachia（阿帕拉契亞）是美國這一部分地區的名稱。It is not它不是 one state with a neat border一個有清楚邊界的州。

People mean a wide hill-and-valley country — places often named are West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, east Tennessee, and nearby mountain counties — though actually Americans do not all draw the same map. Some lists stretch farther north than “southeast” sounds.

People mean a wide hill-and-valley country大家指的是一片廣大的丘陵與山谷地帶 — places often named are West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, east Tennessee, and nearby mountain counties常被提到的地方有西維吉尼亞州、肯塔基州東部、田納西州東部，以及附近的山區各郡 — though actually Americans do not all draw the same map不過其實美國人畫的範圍並不完全一樣。Some lists有些清單 stretch farther north畫的範圍更偏北, than "southeast" sounds比「東南部」這個說法聽起來的範圍。

When people say Appalachia, they often mean a culture as well as a place: small towns in the hills, coal country, church and family, and a strong local music. City people on the coasts sometimes talk about it as if it were one simple, poor, old-fashioned region, and people who live there often feel that picture is too tidy, and not always kind.

When people say Appalachia當人們說 Appalachia 這個字時, they often mean a culture as well as a place他們常常指的不只是一個地方，還有一種文化: small towns in the hills山裡的小鎮, coal country煤礦鄉, church and family教會與家庭, and a strong local music還有濃厚的地方音樂。City people on the coasts sometimes talk about it as if it were one simple, poor, old-fashioned region住在沿海城市的人有時候談起它，好像那是一個單純、貧窮、老派的地區, and people who live there often feel that picture is too tidy而住在那裡的人常覺得這種印象太過簡化, and not always kind而且不見得友善。

The mountains themselves (the Appalachians) run much farther than this regional name, all the way into Canada; Appalachia is the inhabited belt people have in mind, not the whole chain.

The mountains themselves (the Appalachians) run much farther than this regional name山脈本身（阿帕拉契山脈）延伸得比這個地區名稱所指的範圍遠得多, all the way into Canada一路延伸到加拿大; Appalachia is the inhabited belt people have in mind人們說的 Appalachia 是指這條有人居住的地帶, not the whole chain而不是整條山脈。

In the region, many speakers say the name with a short “latch” sound; elsewhere you will also hear a longer “lay” sound. Both are used; the “latch” form is the one many locals claim.

In the region在這個地區, many speakers say the name with a short "latch" sound許多人把這個名字唸成短音的「latch」; elsewhere你會在其他地方 you will also hear a longer "lay" sound也聽到拉長的「lay」音。Both are used兩種唸法都有人用; the "latch" form is the one many locals claim不過「latch」這個唸法是很多當地人堅持的版本。