Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, in the southwest of England. Learners meet it for two quite different reasons, and people often say just “Glastonbury” for either.

Glastonbury is a small townGlastonbury 是一個小鎮 in Somerset薩默塞特郡的，in the southwest of England英格蘭西南部。Learners meet it for two quite different reasons學習者會因為兩個很不一樣的理由認識它，and people often say just "Glastonbury" for either而大家常常兩者都直接說「Glastonbury」。

One is very old: Glastonbury Abbey, a ruined church house, among the oldest of its kind in England. A hill called Glastonbury Tor stands above the town with a tower on top. Some old stories say King Arthur was buried there — though actually that is legend, not something historians can prove.

One is very old其中一個很古老：Glastonbury AbbeyGlastonbury Abbey（格拉斯頓伯里修道院），a ruined church house一座已成廢墟的教堂建築，among the oldest of its kind in England是英格蘭同類建築裡最古老的之一。A hill called Glastonbury Tor一座叫 Glastonbury Tor 的小山丘 stands above the town矗立在小鎮上方，with a tower on top山頂有座塔。Some old stories say King Arthur was buried there有些古老的傳說說亞瑟王就埋在那裡——though actually that is legend不過其實那只是傳說，not something historians can prove歷史學家沒辦法證實。

The other fame is modern: the Glastonbury Festival, a huge summer music festival on a farm nearby. When it rains, the fields turn to deep mud, especially for people in tents, and British news treats the mud as part of the story.

The other fame is modern另一個名氣是現代的：the Glastonbury FestivalGlastonbury Festival（格拉斯頓伯里音樂祭），a huge summer music festival on a farm nearby一個在附近農場舉辦的大型夏季音樂祭。When it rains下雨的時候，the fields turn to deep mud田地會變成深深的泥巴，especially for people in tents對住帳篷的人來說特別辛苦，and British news treats the mud as part of the story英國新聞也把這些泥巴當成報導的一部分。