Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland. It is a port city, long known for shipbuilding — the Titanic was built there — and later, in the news, for the years of political violence people often call the Troubles, the fighting and the hard peace talks between communities often labelled Catholic and Protestant.

Belfast Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland是北愛爾蘭的首府。It is a port city它是一座港口城市， long known for shipbuilding長久以來以造船業聞名 — the Titanic was built there鐵達尼號就是在那裡造的 — and later, in the news後來在新聞裡， for the years of political violence people often call the Troubles也因為人們常稱作the Troubles的那段政治暴力歲月而聞名， the fighting and the hard peace talks between communities often labelled Catholic and Protestant也就是常被貼上天主教徒和新教徒標籤的兩個社群之間的衝突，以及艱難的和平談判。

Though actually the city today is also universities, music, and ordinary streets, not only that old headline.

Though actually不過事實上 the city today is also universities, music, and ordinary streets這座城市現在也有大學、音樂，和平凡的街道， not only that old headline而不只是那個舊的新聞標題。

English speakers stress the second part: bel-FAST.

English speakers stress the second part說英文的人會把重音放在第二個音節：bel-FAST也就是bel-FAST。

It is not in the Republic of Ireland; it is in the UK as part of Northern Ireland, and that distinction still matters a great deal to people who live there. You will see Belfast on news, maps, and sports.

It is not in the Republic of Ireland它不屬於愛爾蘭共和國；it is in the UK as part of Northern Ireland而是屬於英國，是北愛爾蘭的一部分， and that distinction still matters a great deal to people who live there而這個區分對住在那裡的人來說，仍然非常重要。You will see Belfast你會在 on news, maps, and sports新聞、地圖，和體育報導裡看到Belfast。

People say Belfast as a place name; they say Belfast’s for things that belong to it, or Northern Irish when they mean the wider area.

People say Belfast as a place name人們會把Belfast當作地名來說；they say Belfast's for things that belong to it說到屬於這座城市的東西，會說Belfast's， or Northern Irish when they mean the wider area如果講的是更大的那個地區，就會說Northern Irish。