The Ashes is the name of a cricket contest between England and Australia. They play a series of long matches, and the winner is said to win the Ashes — or to keep them, if they already held them.

The Ashes Ashes is是 the name of a cricket contest一場板球對抗賽的名稱 between England and Australia在英格蘭和澳洲之間 they他們 play a series of long matches打一系列很長的比賽 and而 the winner獲勝的一方 is said to win the Ashes被說是贏得了the Ashes or或 to keep them保住the Ashes if they already held them如果他們原本就持有的話

The name began as a joke. After Australia beat England in 1882, a newspaper printed a fake death notice saying English cricket had died, and that its body would be burned and the ashes taken to Australia. A tiny urn, said to hold the ashes of a wooden cricket bail, became the prize.

The name這個名字 began as a joke一開始是個玩笑 after在...之後 Australia beat England in 1882澳洲在1882年打敗英格蘭 a newspaper一家報紙 printed a fake death notice刊登了一則假的訃告 saying說 English cricket had died英格蘭板球已經死了 and而且 that its body會被燒掉 would be burned它的遺體 and the ashes taken to Australia骨灰會被帶到澳洲 a tiny urn一個小骨灰罈 said to hold據說裝著 the ashes of a wooden cricket bail一片木製板球橫木的灰 became the prize成了獎品

Though actually the urn is small enough to hold in your hands, and it usually stays at Lord’s cricket ground in London; the teams play for the honour, not for taking the pot home.

Though actually不過實際上 the urn這個罈子 is small enough to hold in your hands小到可以捧在手裡 and而且 it usually stays它通常放在 at Lord's cricket ground in London倫敦的Lord's板球場 the teams兩隊 play for the honour是為了榮譽而打 not for taking the pot home而不是為了把獎盃帶回家

Write it with a capital A: the Ashes. It is famous in England and Australia, and almost unknown in everyday Taiwan life unless you follow cricket.

Write it要這樣寫 with a capital A開頭大寫A the Ashesthe Ashes it是 is famous在英格蘭和澳洲很有名 in England and Australia and almost unknown而在台灣日常生活裡幾乎沒人知道 in everyday Taiwan life unless you follow cricket除非你有在關注板球