A furlong is an old English measure of length, still alive in horse racing. Eight furlongs make one mile, so one furlong is 220 yards, about 201 metres.

A furlong is弗隆是 an old English measure of length一種古老的英制長度單位, still alive in horse racing現在還活在賽馬裡。Eight furlongs make one mile八個弗隆等於一英里, so one furlong is 220 yards所以一個弗隆是220碼, about 201 metres大約201公尺。

Race reports say a horse won by a furlong, or that a race is six furlongs (a little over 1,200 metres). You do not use it to measure a road or a room any more; for that we say metres or miles.

Race reports say賽馬報導會說 a horse won by a furlong一匹馬贏了一個弗隆的距離, or that a race is six furlongs或說一場比賽是六個弗隆 (a little over 1,200 metres大約超過1,200公尺一點)。You do not use it你不會再用它 to measure a road or a room any more來量一條路或一個房間了; for that we say metres or miles那種情況我們會說公尺或英里。

Though actually the word is older than racing: it began as the typical length of one furrow in a field — furrow + long. That farm meaning has dropped away.

Though actually不過事實上, the word is older than racing這個字比賽馬還古老: it began as它一開始是指 the typical length典型的長度 of one furrow in a field田裡一道犁溝的長度 — furrow + long furrow（犁溝）加上long（長）。That farm meaning has dropped away那個農業上的意思已經消失了。

Younger people who do not follow racing may never use it; people who bet on horses use it without thinking.

Younger people年輕人 who do not follow racing如果不看賽馬, may never use it可能一輩子都用不到這個字; people who bet on horses賭馬的人 use it without thinking則會很自然地、不假思索地用它。