Kensington is a borough in west London, just north of the River Thames, famous as a place where rich and fashionable people live. The full official name is the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, but in everyday speech Kensington often means this well-off slice of the city: big old houses, expensive shops, and park land.

Kensington肯辛頓 is是 a borough in west London倫敦西區的一個自治市 just north of the River Thames就在泰晤士河北邊 famous as a place where rich and fashionable people live以有錢又時髦的人居住聞名。The full official name完整的正式名稱 is是 the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea肯辛頓暨卻爾希皇家自治市 but in everyday speech不過在日常口語中 Kensington肯辛頓 often means常常是指 this well-off slice of the city城裡這一塊有錢的區域 big old houses大而老的房子 expensive shops昂貴的商店 and park land還有公園綠地。

Kensington Palace is here, and so are Kensington Gardens. South Kensington is the museum corner (the Natural History Museum and its neighbours), and people shorten that to South Ken.

Kensington Palace肯辛頓宮 is here就在這裡 and so are Kensington Gardens肯辛頓花園也是。South Kensington南肯辛頓 is是 the museum corner博物館聚集的一角（自然史博物館和它的鄰居們） and people shorten that to有人把它簡稱為 South Ken South Ken。

The word sounds posh in British English; newspapers use it as shorthand for wealth. Though actually, not every street is a palace — there are ordinary flats too — but the name still carries that 'expensive west London' feeling.

The word這個字 sounds posh在英式英文裡聽起來很上流 newspapers use it as shorthand for wealth報紙常用它當作「有錢」的簡稱。Though actually不過實際上 not every street is a palace不是每條街都像宮殿 there are ordinary flats too也有普通的公寓 but the name still carries that 'expensive west London' feeling但這個名字仍帶著「西倫敦高級地段」的感覺。

It is a place-name, used like a proper noun, not a common describing word.

It is這是 a place-name一個地名 used like a proper noun像專有名詞一樣使用 not a common describing word而不是普通的形容詞。