Highgate is a part of North London, up on a hill, where the houses cost a lot of money and the streets feel quiet and well looked after.

Highgate is a part of North LondonHighgate是倫敦北邊的一個地區, up on a hill在一座山丘上, where the houses cost a lot of money那裡的房子很貴 and the streets feel quiet and well looked after街道感覺安靜、維護得很好

People know the name most of all because of Highgate Cemetery, a large old graveyard in among the trees. Many famous people are buried there; students usually hear Karl Marx first, though actually writers and other public names lie there too.

People know the name most of all because of Highgate Cemetery大家會知道這個名字大多是因為Highgate Cemetery（海格特墓園）, a large old graveyard in among the trees一座在樹林間的古老大墓園. Many famous people are buried there很多名人葬在那裡; students usually hear Karl Marx first學生通常最先聽到的是卡爾馬克思, though actually writers and other public names lie there too不過其實還有作家和其他公眾人物也葬在那

You use it as a place name: she lives in Highgate; we walked up to Highgate.

You use it as a place name你把它當地名用: she lives in Highgate像she lives in Highgate; we walked up to Highgatewe walked up to Highgate

The name is high + gate, and that is fair — but gate here is the old word for a road or way, not the door in a wall. So it is closer to “the high road” than “a tall door”.

The name is high + gate這個名字是high加gate組成的, and that is fair這樣拆沒有錯 — but gate here is the old word for a road or way但這裡的gate是「路、道路」的古字, not the door in a wall不是牆上那種門. So it is closer to “the high road” than “a tall door”所以它比較接近「高處的路」而不是「一扇高的門」

Always write it with a capital H; it is a place, not a kind of gate.

Always write it with a capital H一定要用大寫H寫; it is a place, not a kind of gate因為它是個地名，不是一種gate