The Fens (almost always with “the”, and with a capital F) are a large flat area in eastern England, especially around Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk.

The FensThe Fens（芬斯） (almost always with "the", and with a capital F)（幾乎都會加the，而且F要大寫） are a large flat area in eastern England是英格蘭東部一大片平坦的地區，especially around Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk主要在Cambridgeshire、Lincolnshire，和Norfolk一帶。

Long ago the sea and rivers covered much of it. People later drained the water, and now it produces very good crops.

Long ago很久以前，the sea and rivers covered much of it海水和河流淹沒了這裡大部分的地方。People later drained the water後來人們把水排掉，and now it produces very good crops現在這裡種出來的作物非常好。

British people treat this as a place name, like “the Lakes” or “the Midlands”. If you say “the Fens”, they picture that one famous stretch of country, not any wet field.

British people treat this as a place name英國人把這個字當成一個地名，like "the Lakes" or "the Midlands"就像「the Lakes（湖區）」或「the Midlands（英格蘭中部）」一樣。If you say "the Fens"如果你說「the Fens」，they picture that one famous stretch of country他們腦中會浮現那片有名的地區，not any wet field而不是隨便一塊濕地。

Though actually, the name is only the ordinary word fen — wet, low ground — turned into a proper name for that whole region. Without the capital and the “the”, fens are just fens anywhere.

Though actually, the name is only the ordinary word fen不過其實，這個名字原本只是普通的字fen — wet, low ground —（濕的低地） — turned into a proper name for that whole region後來變成整個地區的專有名稱。Without the capital and the "the"沒有大寫、也沒有加the的話，fens are just fens anywherefens就只是隨便哪裡的濕地而已。