The Balkans are a large area of southeast Europe. People usually include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and the European part of Turkey. Some lists add more, and people argue about the edges. It is a piece of land with sea on three sides.

The Balkans巴爾幹地區 are a large area of southeast Europe是東南歐一大片區域。People人們 usually include通常會包括 Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and the European part of Turkey阿爾巴尼亞、波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納、保加利亞、希臘、科索沃、蒙特內哥羅、北馬其頓、塞爾維亞，以及土耳其在歐洲的部分。Some lists有些名單 add more會多加幾個, and而 people人們 argue about the edges會爭論邊界在哪。It它 is a piece of land是一塊土地 with sea on three sides三面環海。

Over the last two centuries it has seen many wars and many new borders, which is why English speakers sometimes use “the Balkans” as a lazy picture of nations that cannot stop quarrelling — though actually, that picture is unfair to people who live ordinary lives there today. Know the place first, and the old newspaper habit second.

Over the last two centuries在過去這兩百年裡 it它 has seen many wars and many new borders經歷了許多戰爭和許多次新的邊界劃分，which這也是為什麼 is why English speakers sometimes use "the Balkans" as a lazy picture of nations that cannot stop quarrelling英語使用者有時會把「the Balkans」當成一個懶惰的刻板印象，指那些吵個不停的國家 — though actually不過其實，that picture這種印象 is unfair to people who live ordinary lives there today對今天在那裡過著普通生活的人很不公平。Know the place first先認識這個地方, and而 the old newspaper habit second舊報紙的習慣印象放在其次。