Hampshire is a county in the south of England, sitting on the English Channel.

Hampshire 漢普郡 is a county in the south of England 是英格蘭南部的一個郡，sitting on the English Channel 面對英吉利海峽

Southampton and Portsmouth are its big coastal cities; Winchester is the old county town.

Southampton and Portsmouth 南安普敦和樸茨茅斯 are its big coastal cities 是它主要的沿海城市；Winchester 溫徹斯特 is the old county town 是舊時的郡治

On envelopes people often write Hants, not the full name — that is the old short form, though actually it does not look like Hampshire at all.

on envelopes 在信封上 people often write Hants 人們常寫 Hants，not the full name 而不是全名 — that is the old short form 那是古老的縮寫，though actually it does not look like Hampshire at all 雖然看起來一點都不像 Hampshire

The name comes from Old English Hāmtūn, which is Southampton, plus sċīr, a shire or county: so it began as “Southampton’s shire.” A /p/ sound later grew in the middle when people said it; Thompson picked up an extra /p/ in the same way.

the name comes from Old English Hāmtūn 這個名字來自古英文的 Hāmtūn，which is Southampton 也就是 Southampton，plus sċīr, a shire or county 加上 sċīr（郡的意思）: so it began as 'Southampton's shire' 所以原本的意思是「Southampton 的郡」。later 後來 a /p/ sound grew in the middle when people said it 唸的時候中間長出了一個 /p/ 音；Thompson picked up an extra /p/ in the same way Thompson 也是用同樣的方式多了一個 /p/

Do not mix this up with New Hampshire, a US state named after this English county. A small community in Prince Edward Island, Canada, is also named after the English Hampshire, with Wiltshire nearby in the same naming idea.

do not mix this up with New Hampshire 不要跟 New Hampshire 搞混，a US state named after this English county 那是一個以這個英格蘭郡命名的美國州。in Prince Edward Island, Canada 在加拿大愛德華王子島，a small community 有個小社區 is also named after the English Hampshire 也是用這個英格蘭的 Hampshire 命名的，with Wiltshire nearby in the same naming idea 附近的 Wiltshire 也是同樣的命名方式