Herefordshire is a county in western England, right next to Wales. Its main town is Hereford. It is farming country, and it is famous for Hereford cattle — the ones with white faces that people raise in many countries.

HerefordshireHerefordshire is a county in western England是英格蘭西部的一個郡, right next to Wales，緊鄰威爾斯。 Its main town is Hereford它的主要城鎮是Hereford。 It is farming country這是農業地區, and it is famous for Hereford cattle，以Hereford牛聞名 — the ones with white faces that people raise in many countries——就是那種臉是白色、很多國家都有人養的牛。

The -shire on the end is the old English word for a county, so the name is really “the county of Hereford.” Though actually, English speakers often say the whole name without thinking of the town; the county and the city share the name, but they are not the same size of place.

The -shire on the end字尾的-shire is the old English word for a county是古英文裡指「郡」的字, so the name is really "the county of Hereford."，所以這個名字其實是「Hereford的郡」。 Though actually, English speakers often say the whole name without thinking of the town不過其實，英語使用者常常直接說整個名字，不會特別想到那個城鎮; the county and the city share the name；這個郡跟這個城市共用同一個名字, but they are not the same size of place，但兩者的範圍大小不一樣。

You will not hear this word much in Taiwan except in a geography class, a travel plan, or talk about those cattle. It is a place name, so it stays capitalised. It is not an American state, and it is not the same as Hereford, Texas — that is a different Hereford.

You will not hear this word much in Taiwan在台灣你不太會聽到這個字 except in a geography class, a travel plan, or talk about those cattle除非是在地理課、旅遊行程，或聊到那種牛的時候。 It is a place name這是一個地名, so it stays capitalised，所以字首永遠大寫。 It is not an American state它不是美國的一個州, and it is not the same as Hereford, Texas，也不是德州的Hereford — that is a different Hereford——那是另一個不同的Hereford。