In the old stories of King Arthur, Avalon is a holy island. After Arthur’s last battle, he is taken there. Some stories say he was buried there; some say he sleeps and will come back.

In the old stories of King Arthur在亞瑟王的古老故事裡，Avalon Avalon（阿瓦隆） is a holy island是一座聖島。After Arthur's last battle亞瑟王最後一戰之後，he is taken there他被送到那裡。Some stories say he was buried there有些故事說他被葬在那裡；some say he sleeps and will come back有些說他在那裡沉睡，將來會回來。

People often place it near Glastonbury in southwest England, and the town is happy to keep the story.

People often place it near Glastonbury in southwest England人們常把它的位置說成在英格蘭西南部Glastonbury（格拉斯頓伯里）附近，and the town is happy to keep the story而這座小鎮也樂於延續這個故事。

Though actually, nobody can point to Avalon on a real map — it belongs to legend, not to a ticket you can buy.

Though actually不過其實，nobody can point to Avalon on a real map沒有人能在真正的地圖上指出Avalon的位置——it belongs to legend, not to a ticket you can buy它屬於傳說，不是你能買票去的地方。

The name comes from Latin Avallonia and insula Avallonis, from an old Celtic word for apple tree; Welsh still has Afallon.

The name comes from Latin Avallonia and insula Avallonis這個名字源自拉丁文Avallonia和insula Avallonis，from an old Celtic word for apple tree而拉丁文又來自一個古凱爾特語裡表示蘋果樹的字；Welsh still has Afallon威爾斯語裡至今還有Afallon這個字。

You meet Avalon in books and films, and as a pretty name for hotels, shops, and songs. It is a place-name from story, said with a little wonder, not the name of a country.

You meet Avalon in books and films你會在書籍和電影裡遇到Avalon，and as a pretty name for hotels, shops, and songs也會看到它被拿來當旅館、商店、歌曲的好聽名字。It is a place-name from story它是個出自故事的地名，said with a little wonder, not the name of a country帶著一點驚奇的語氣說出來，不是哪個國家的名字。