Lancashire is a county in north-west England. In the 1800s it was the heart of Britain’s cotton industry: mill towns full of factories that spun and wove cloth. Liverpool and Manchester were once inside Lancashire; they now have their own local government, so a modern map is smaller than the old county people still talk about in history.

Lancashire蘭開夏（郡） is a county in north-west England是英格蘭西北部的一個郡。In the 1800s在十九世紀 it它 was the heart of Britain's cotton industry曾是英國棉紡工業的核心 mill towns full of factories that spun and wove cloth滿是紡織廠的工業城鎮。Liverpool and Manchester利物浦和曼徹斯特 were once inside Lancashire曾經都屬於蘭開夏郡 they now have their own local government現在則各自有自己的地方政府 so所以 a modern map is smaller than the old county people still talk about in history現代地圖上的範圍比大家在歷史裡談的舊郡要小。

Traditionally there has been a long rivalry with Yorkshire, the county next door — once a fight between noble houses, and now mostly football, cricket, and teasing.

Traditionally傳統上 with Yorkshire跟約克郡 the county next door這個隔壁的郡 there has been a long rivalry有長久的較勁 once a fight between noble houses以前是貴族世家之間的對抗 and now mostly football, cricket, and teasing現在則多半是足球、板球和互相調侃。

You will also meet the name on food: Lancashire hotpot is a famous lamb stew, and there is a Lancashire cheese. Say it roughly “LAN-kuh-shur.” It is not Lanarkshire in Scotland.

You你 will also meet the name on food也會在食物名稱上遇到這個字 Lancashire hotpot is a famous lamb stewLancashire hotpot是一道知名的燉羊肉 and there is a Lancashire cheese還有一種Lancashire cheese（起司）。Say it roughly這個字大概唸作 “LAN-kuh-shur.”「LAN-kuh-shur」。It它 is not Lanarkshire in Scotland不是蘇格蘭的Lanarkshire。