Bavaria is a large state in the south-east of Germany. Its capital is Munich. In German the same place is called Bayern, which is why football fans talk about Bayern Munich — they are not naming a different land.

Bavaria is a large state in the south-east of Germany巴伐利亞是德國東南部的一個大邦。Its capital is Munich它的首府是慕尼黑。In German在德文裡 the same place is called Bayern同一個地方叫做 Bayern, which is why football fans talk about Bayern Munich這也是為什麼足球迷會說「拜仁慕尼黑」──they are not naming a different land他們指的不是另一個地方。

English books sometimes call it a province, though actually in Germany it is a state, and many people who live there feel it is almost a country of its own, with its own food, festivals, church life, and proud ways.

English books sometimes call it a province英文書有時候把它稱作 province（省）, though actually in Germany it is a state不過其實在德國它是一個邦, and many people who live there feel it is almost a country of its own而住在那裡的很多人覺得它幾乎像自己的一個國家, with its own food, festivals, church life, and proud ways有自己的飲食、節慶、宗教生活和自豪的作風。

It has big cities, farms, and high mountains along the Alps. Outsiders often picture beer, sausages, and mountain dress; that picture is not false, but it is only one corner of a modern, busy place.

It has big cities, farms, and high mountains along the Alps它有大城市、農地，以及沿著阿爾卑斯山的高山。Outsiders often picture外地人常常聯想到 beer, sausages, and mountain dress啤酒、香腸和山區傳統服裝; that picture is not false這個印象並沒有錯, but it is only one corner of a modern, busy place但那只是這個現代、繁忙地方的一個小角落。

On a map, Bavaria is part of Germany, not a separate country — even when Bavarians joke that Berlin is far away in every sense.

On a map在地圖上, Bavaria is part of Germany, not a separate country巴伐利亞是德國的一部分，不是獨立的國家──even when Bavarians joke that Berlin is far away in every sense即使巴伐利亞人常開玩笑說柏林在各種意義上都很遙遠。