The Levant is an old name for the lands at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea — roughly today’s Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and parts of Turkey. Writers sometimes fold in Jordan as well.

The Levant黎凡特 is an old name是個古老的名字， for the lands at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea指地中海最東邊那一帶土地— roughly today's Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and parts of Turkey大概就是現在的敘利亞、黎巴嫩、以色列、巴勒斯坦，還有土耳其的一部分。Writers有些作者 sometimes fold in Jordan as well有時候也會把約旦算進去。

It is not a country and it has no exact border; different books draw it a little differently.

It is not a country它不是一個國家， and it has no exact border;也沒有明確的邊界； different books draw it a little differently不同的書畫出來的範圍都有點不一樣。

You will meet the word in history, archaeology, and cooking more than in everyday news, where people usually name the countries. As a place label it feels old-fashioned, but it is still useful when someone wants one word for that whole eastern shore.

You will meet the word你會遇到這個字 in history, archaeology, and cooking在歷史、考古學和烹飪裡， more than in everyday news,比在日常新聞裡更常見， where people usually name the countries新聞裡大家通常會直接講國家名字。As a place label作為一個地名， it feels old-fashioned,它感覺有點過時， but it is still useful但還是很好用， when someone wants one word for that whole eastern shore當有人想用一個字來指整個東岸地區的時候。

The capital letter matters: this is a place name. The idea behind the name is “the east” — the side where the sun rises.

The capital letter matters:大寫很重要： this is a place name這是一個地名。The idea behind the name這個名字背後的意思 is "the east"是「東方」 — the side where the sun rises——太陽升起的那一邊。