Basel is a city in the north of Switzerland, on the River Rhine. In that northern part of the country it is a really big city — though actually Zurich, also in the north, is larger still. If you count the whole country, Geneva is larger than Basel too, so people often call Basel Switzerland’s third city.

Basel 巴塞爾 is a city in the north of Switzerland是瑞士北部的一座城市, on the River Rhine位於萊茵河畔。 In that northern part of the country在瑞士北部這個區域, it is a really big city它算是很大的城市 — though actually不過事實上, Zurich, also in the north同樣在北部的蘇黎世, is larger still還要更大。 If you count the whole country如果算整個國家, Geneva is larger than Basel too日內瓦也比巴塞爾大, so所以 people often call Basel Switzerland's third city人們常說巴塞爾是瑞士第三大城市。

It sits right where Switzerland meets France and Germany, so it feels like a border town. Most people there speak German (in the Swiss-German way); the French name is Bâle.

It sits right where Switzerland meets France and Germany它剛好位在瑞士、法國和德國交界的地方, so所以 it feels like a border town感覺像個邊境城鎮。 Most people there speak German當地大部分人說德語 (in the Swiss-German way)（瑞士德語的說法）; the French name is Bâle法文名字是 Bâle。

The city is known for art and for medicines, and bankers say Basel when they mean a set of world bank-safety rules written there. For a learner, the word on its own is just the name of the place.

The city is known for art and for medicines這座城市以藝術和製藥聞名, and而 bankers say Basel銀行家說到 Basel when they mean a set of world bank-safety rules written there指的是在那裡制定的一套世界銀行安全規則。 For a learner對學習者來說, the word on its own is just the name of the place這個字本身就只是這個地方的名字。