The Azores are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean, a long way west of Portugal. They belong to Portugal, even though they sit far out in the sea — you fly for about two hours from Lisbon to reach them. People live there year-round.

The Azores亞速群島 are是 a group of islands一群島嶼 in the north Atlantic Ocean位在北大西洋, a long way west of Portugal在葡萄牙很遠的西邊。They belong to Portugal它們屬於葡萄牙, even though即使 they sit far out in the sea它們位在海上很遠的地方 — you fly for about two hours你要搭大約兩小時的飛機 from Lisbon to reach them從里斯本才能到那裡。People live there year-round人們一年四季都住在那裡。

The islands are volcanic and famously green, with steep hills, cows, and wild weather coming off the ocean.

The islands這些島嶼 are volcanic and famously green是火山島，也以綠意出名, with steep hills有陡峭的山丘, cows牛, and wild weather coming off the ocean還有從海上吹來的狂野天氣。

In English we almost always say the Azores, with the, the way we say the UK. You will meet the name in geography, travel writing, and Atlantic news.

In English在英文裡 we almost always say我們幾乎都會說 the Azores'the Azores', with the加上 the, the way就像 we say the UK我們說 'the UK' 一樣。You will meet the name你會在 in geography, travel writing, and Atlantic news地理、旅遊寫作，還有大西洋相關的新聞裡遇到這個名字。

The name came into English from Spanish Azores, from Portuguese Açores, which is the plural of açor, a hunting bird called a goshawk. Sailors named the islands after those birds. Though actually, some people who study the story say the birds they saw were probably not true goshawks — but that is still where the name comes from.

The name這個名字 came into English進入英文 from Spanish Azores是從西班牙文 Azores來的, from Portuguese Açores而西班牙文又來自葡萄牙文 Açores, which is它是 the plural of açor'açor' 的複數, a hunting bird called a goshawk açor 是一種叫做蒼鷹的獵鷹。Sailors水手 named the islands after those birds用這種鳥的名字來為這些島嶼命名。Though actually不過其實, some people who study the story一些研究這段歷史的人 say指出 the birds they saw他們當時看到的鳥 were probably not true goshawks可能根本不是真正的蒼鷹 — but that is still where the name comes from但這仍然是這個名字的由來。