A churchyard is the piece of land around a church, and in Britain that land is very often a burial ground: grass, old stones, sometimes a yew tree, a quiet shortcut through the village.

A churchyard isChurchyard 指的是 the piece of land around a church教堂周圍的那塊地, and in Britain that land is very often a burial ground在英國，這塊地通常就是墓地: grass, old stones, sometimes a yew tree, a quiet shortcut through the village有草地、老舊的墓碑，有時還有一棵紫杉樹，也是穿過村子的一條安靜捷徑。

It is not the church building. It is also not always the same as a cemetery. A cemetery may be a large planned ground far from any church; a churchyard belongs to that church and sits against its walls.

It is not它指的不是 the church building教堂建築本身。It is also not always它也不一定 the same as a cemetery跟 cemetery（公墓）是同一回事。A cemetery may beCemetery 可能是 a large planned ground far from any church一大片規劃好、離任何教堂都很遠的墓地; a churchyard belongs to that church and sits against its walls而 churchyard 則屬於某間教堂，就緊靠在教堂的牆邊。

Graveyard is the more general word for a place of graves. Churchyard feels British and a little old; American towns more often say cemetery.

Graveyard isGraveyard 是 the more general word for a place of graves泛指墓地的更通用說法。Churchyard feelsChurchyard 給人的感覺 British and a little old很英式、也有點老派; American towns more often say cemetery美國城鎮比較常講 cemetery。

People are still buried in some churchyards, but many are full, and new graves go elsewhere.

People are still buried in some churchyards有些 churchyard 現在還在下葬, but many are full,但很多已經葬滿了 and new graves go elsewhere新的墓就得葬到別的地方。