In an old castle, the strong outer wall does not sit tight against the halls and towers. Between that wall and the inner buildings there is often a wide open yard of earth, stone, or grass, where people walked, kept stores, and in a fight could still move around inside the wall. That yard is the bailey.

In an old castle在一座古老的城堡裡，the strong outer wall堅固的外牆 does not sit tight against the halls and towers不會緊貼著大廳和塔樓。Between that wall and the inner buildings在那道牆跟裡面的建築物之間 there is often a wide open yard of earth, stone, or grass常常有一塊寬闊、由泥土、石頭或草地構成的空地，where people walked, kept stores, and in a fight could still move around inside the wall人們在那裡走動、存放東西，打仗時也還能在牆內移動。That yard那塊空地 is the bailey就是bailey

A large castle may have more than one, one after the other as you go in — an outer bailey, then an inner bailey.

A large castle一座大城堡 may have more than one可能不只一個，one after the other as you go in一個接著一個往裡走──an outer bailey外院，then an inner bailey然後是內院

You will meet the word in history books and on castle visits, not in everyday city talk. The tidy picture is a quiet green courtyard; though actually the real place was often busy and rough, with animals, workshops, and mud.

You你 will meet the word in history books and on castle visits會在歷史書裡和參觀城堡時遇到這個詞，not in everyday city talk不會在日常城市對話裡出現。The tidy picture整齊的畫面 is a quiet green courtyard是一個安靜的綠色庭院；though actually不過事實上 the real place那個真實的地方 was often busy and rough, with animals, workshops, and mud常常是忙碌又粗糙的，有動物、工作坊，還有泥巴

The English family name Bailey often comes from this: someone who lived by a bailey, or whose work was there.

The English family name Bailey英文姓氏Bailey often comes from this常常就是從這裡來的：someone who lived by a bailey住在bailey旁邊的人，or whose work was there或工作在那裡的人