Cheltenham is a town in western England. It became famous as a spa: people came to drink the spring water and rest.

Cheltenham is a town in western EnglandCheltenham（切爾滕納姆）是英格蘭西部的一座小鎮。 It became famous as a spa它以溫泉勝地聞名: people came to drink the spring water and rest人們會來這裡喝泉水、休養。

It is also famous for horse racing. The Cheltenham Festival in spring is a huge race meeting, and sports news often says Cheltenham when it means the races, not the town shops.

It is also famous for horse racing它也以賽馬聞名。 The Cheltenham Festival in spring is a huge race meeting春天的 Cheltenham Festival 是一場盛大的賽馬活動, and而且 sports news often says Cheltenham when it means the races, not the town shops體育新聞常常提到 Cheltenham 時，指的是賽事，而不是鎮上的商店。

The town has well-known public schools — and here is the messy British truth: in the UK a public school is an old, expensive private school, not a free school run by the government. Learners who map it onto 公立學校 get the social picture backwards.

The town has well-known public schools這座小鎮有幾所知名的 public school — and而這裡有個複雜的英式真相 here is the messy British truth: in the UK a public school is an old, expensive private school, not a free school run by the government在英國，public school 指的是歷史悠久、學費昂貴的私立學校，不是政府辦的免費學校。 Learners who map it onto 公立學校 get the social picture backwards把它對應成「公立學校」的學習者，會把社會地位整個搞反。

Say the name CHELT-uh-nuhm; the -ham is weak, not like the word ham.

Say the name CHELT-uh-nuhm這個名字要唸成 CHELT-uh-nuhm; the -ham is weak, not like the word ham字尾 -ham 唸得很輕，不是像 ham（火腿）那樣重。