Carlisle is a city in the far north-west of England, close to Scotland. It is where the local government for Cumbria has its main offices, so it is a real working city, not a tiny village on a map.

Carlisle is a city in the far north-west of EnglandCarlisle是英格蘭西北端的一座城市， close to Scotland靠近蘇格蘭。 It is where the local government for Cumbria has its main offices它是坎布里亞郡地方政府主要辦公處所在地， so it is a real working city, not a tiny village on a map所以它是一座真正在運作的城市，不是地圖上的小村莊。

For a long time it mattered as a border town, with a castle, because armies used to move between England and Scotland. People up there know it for the station, the cathedral, and the shops.

For a long time it mattered as a border town, with a castle很長一段時間裡，它是重要的邊境城鎮，還有一座城堡， because armies used to move between England and Scotland因為軍隊過去常常在英格蘭和蘇格蘭之間移動。 People up there know it for the station, the cathedral, and the shops當地人知道它，是因為那裡的火車站、大教堂和商店。

In English you push the voice onto the second part: it sounds like “Car-LYLE,” not “CAR-liss-ul.” Though actually, the Car- at the front has nothing to do with cars. That is only how the old name looks after English shortened it.

In English you push the voice onto the second part英文裡重音放在第二個部分： it sounds like "Car-LYLE," not "CAR-liss-ul."聽起來像『Car-LYLE』，不是『CAR-liss-ul』。 Though actually, the Car- at the front has nothing to do with cars不過其實，前面的Car-跟car（汽車）一點關係都沒有。 That is only how the old name looks after English shortened it那只是這個古老地名經過英文縮減後看起來的樣子而已。