The Ardennes is a forested, hilly area where southeast Belgium, northern Luxembourg, and northern France meet. History books remember it because hard fighting happened there in both World War I and World War II.

The Ardennes is a forested, hilly areaArdennes（阿登）是一片森林丘陵地帶， where southeast Belgium, northern Luxembourg, and northern France meet位在比利時東南部、盧森堡北部和法國北部交界的地方。 History books remember it歷史書會記得這裡， because hard fighting happened there in both World War I and World War II是因為第一次和第二次世界大戰都在這裡發生過激烈的戰鬥。

The best-known battle is the Battle of the Bulge (1944–45), when German forces pushed into this region and the front line bulged — then broke. Though actually, before it was a battlefield in textbooks, it was (and still is) a place of woods, villages, and winter cold, which is part of why that battle was so bitter.

The best-known battle is the Battle of the Bulge (1944–45)最有名的一場戰役是Battle of the Bulge（突出部戰役，1944–45年）， when German forces pushed into this region當時德軍推進到這個地區， and the front line bulged戰線鼓出一個突出部—— then broke接著就崩潰了。 Though actually, before it was a battlefield in textbooks不過話說回來，在課本把它寫成戰場之前， it was (and still is) a place of woods, villages, and winter cold它本來（現在也還是）是一個有森林、村莊、冬天嚴寒的地方， which is part of why that battle was so bitter這也是那場戰役會打得那麼慘烈的部分原因。

The name comes from the Latin name for the forest, Arduenna silva; the first part is likely from a Celtic word meaning “dark” or “hard to see through.” In Taiwan, history class usually says 阿登 and 阿登戰役. Do not confuse it with Shakespeare’s Forest of Arden in England — a different forest, a different country, a different story.

The name comes from the Latin name for the forest, Arduenna silva這個名字來自這片森林的拉丁文名字Arduenna silva； the first part is likely from a Celtic word meaning “dark” or “hard to see through.”前半部可能來自一個凱爾特語詞，意思是「陰暗」或「看不透」。 In Taiwan, history class usually says 阿登 and 阿登戰役在台灣，歷史課通常說「阿登」和「阿登戰役」。 Do not confuse it with Shakespeare’s Forest of Arden in England不要跟莎士比亞筆下英格蘭的Forest of Arden（亞登森林）搞混—— a different forest, a different country, a different story不同的森林、不同的國家、不同的故事。