Bedfordshire is a county in England. Its county town is Bedford, on the River Great Ouse, roughly fifty miles north of London. Some lists call it “southern England” because it sits in the southern half of the country and not far from the capital — though actually, people in England more often place it in the East of England, north of London, not with the south-coast counties like Sussex or Hampshire.

Bedfordshire is a county in EnglandBedfordshire是英格蘭的一個郡 Its county town is Bedford它的郡治是Bedford on the River Great Ouse位於Great Ouse河邊 roughly fifty miles north of London大約在倫敦以北五十英里處 Some lists call it "southern England"有些名單會把它列進「南英格蘭」 because it sits in the southern half of the country and not far from the capital因為它位在國家南半部，離首都也不遠 though actually不過實際上 people in England more often place it in the East of England, north of London英格蘭人更常把它歸在倫敦以北的East of England東英格蘭 not with the south-coast counties like Sussex or Hampshire而不是跟Sussex或Hampshire這些南岸的郡放在一起

The name is Bedford plus shire, an old English word for a county. Luton, a larger town, also lies in the historic county.

The name is Bedford plus shire這個名字是Bedford加上shire an old English word for a countyshire是古英文裡「郡」的意思 Luton, a larger townLuton是一個比較大的城鎮 also lies in the historic county也位在這個歷史悠久的郡裡

British English has a gentle joke as well: “off to Bedfordshire” can mean going to bed, because the name begins with bed. That is wordplay, not a geography lesson.

British English has a gentle joke as well英式英文還有一個溫和的小玩笑 "off to Bedfordshire" can mean going to bed「off to Bedfordshire」可以拿來指去睡覺 because the name begins with bed因為這個地名開頭就是bed That is wordplay, not a geography lesson這只是文字遊戲，不是地理課