Cambridgeshire is a county in eastern England. A county here is a large local area with its own towns and countryside.

Cambridgeshire劍橋郡 is是 in eastern England英格蘭東部的 a county一個郡. A county這裡說的郡 here is是 with its own towns and countryside有自己城鎮和鄉村的 a large local area一個大範圍地方.

The main town — and the one people know worldwide — is Cambridge, the old university city. Around it there is a lot of flat farming land, and the north of the county reaches toward the Fens, which used to be wet marsh.

The main town主要城鎮 — and the one people know worldwide也是全世界都知道的那個 — is是 Cambridge劍橋, the old university city這座古老的大學城. Around it它周圍 there is有 a lot of flat farming land大片平坦的農地, and the north of the county郡的北邊 reaches toward延伸到 the Fens芬斯地區, which used to be wet marsh那裡以前是潮濕的沼澤.

People who live there may shorten the name to Cambs in addresses and newspapers.

People who live there住在那裡的人 in addresses and newspapers在地址和報紙裡 may可能會 shorten the name把這個名字縮寫 to Cambs成Cambs.

Cambridge is the city; Cambridgeshire is the whole county. Visitors often say Cambridge for both, and though actually that is a little loose, everyone still understands. It is an ordinary place-name, not a metaphor and not slang.

Cambridge劍橋 is是 the city那座城市; Cambridgeshire劍橋郡 is則是 the whole county整個郡. Visitors遊客 for both兩者 often say常常都說 Cambridge劍橋, and though actually雖然其實 that is這樣講 a little loose有點不精確, everyone still understands但大家還是聽得懂. It is這 an ordinary place-name只是個普通的地名, not a metaphor不是隱喻, and not slang也不是俚語.