Arden is an area in Warwickshire, in the middle of England, that used to be a great forest. People still say the Forest of Arden. It is not a wild wood now in the old way — towns and farms have eaten most of it — but the name remains.

Arden is an area in WarwickshireArden是英格蘭中部沃里克郡的一個地區 in the middle of England（在英格蘭中部） that used to be a great forest，以前曾經是一大片森林。 People still say the Forest of Arden現在人們還是會說the Forest of Arden亞登森林。 It is not a wild wood now in the old way它現在已經不是以前那種原始森林了 towns and farms have eaten most of it——大部分土地都被城鎮和農田佔去了 but the name remains，不過這個名字留了下來。

Students of English literature meet it because Shakespeare’s play As You Like It is set there: dukes, lovers, and fools hiding in the green wood. Though actually, Shakespeare’s Arden is half a real place and half a story-place, a forest of freedom where city rules grow thin.

Students of English literature meet it讀英國文學的學生會接觸到這個名字 because Shakespeare's play As You Like It is set there，因為莎士比亞的劇作As You Like It《皆大歡喜》就設定在這裡 dukes, lovers, and fools hiding in the green wood：公爵、戀人和弄臣都躲在這片綠色森林裡。 Though actually, Shakespeare's Arden is half a real place and half a story-place不過其實莎士比亞筆下的Arden，一半是真實地方，一半是故事裡的地方 a forest of freedom where city rules grow thin，是個城市規矩逐漸失去約束力的自由森林。

The name comes from an old Celtic (Brythonic) word meaning “high.” On the page it looks like the Ardennes, the forest hills in Belgium and France; they are different places, and mixing them up will put Shakespeare in the wrong country.

The name comes from an old Celtic (Brythonic) word meaning "high"這個名字來自一個古凱爾特（布立吞）語詞，意思是『高』 On the page it looks like the Ardennes。寫出來的樣子跟the Ardennes阿登很像 the forest hills in Belgium and France，那是比利時和法國的森林丘陵地帶 they are different places；兩者是不同的地方 and mixing them up will put Shakespeare in the wrong country，搞混的話，會把莎士比亞放錯國家。