A ley — almost always heard as ley line — is an imaginary straight line that some people believe joins old churches, standing stones, and other landmarks, following an ancient track with special power.

A ley — almost always heard as ley line —Ley幾乎都是以ley line這個形式出現 is an imaginary straight line指的是一條想像中的直線 that some people believe joins old churches, standing stones, and other landmarks有些人相信它連接著古老的教堂、立石，和其他地標 following an ancient track with special power沿著一條帶有特殊力量的古老路徑

The idea comes from early-twentieth-century Britain: a man named Watkins thought he could see alignments in the landscape. Archaeologists generally do not treat these lines as real ancient roads. The belief later mixed with New Age talk about earth energy.

The idea comes from early-twentieth-century Britain這個說法源自二十世紀初的英國 a man named Watkins thought he could see alignments in the landscape一個叫Watkins的人認為他在地景中看得出一條條的排列線 Archaeologists generally do not treat these lines as real ancient roads考古學家一般不認為這些線是真正的古道 The belief later mixed with New Age talk about earth energy這個說法後來又和New Age談論地球能量的說法混在一起

Though actually, ley is also an old spelling of lea, a grassy field, and that older “meadow” word is where this name came from — the magic grew on top of an ordinary landscape word. In this sense we mean the mystical line, not a field of grass.

Though actually不過其實 ley is also an old spelling of lea, a grassy fieldley也是lea（草地）的舊拼法 and that older "meadow" word is where this name came from這個名字就是從那個比較舊的「草地」字來的 the magic grew on top of an ordinary landscape word神秘的意思是後來長在一個很普通的地景用字上面 In this sense we mean the mystical line, not a field of grass在這個意思裡，我們指的是那條神秘的線，不是一片草地

It is a niche word: walkers, folklore, and New Age writing use it; most people will not know it unless they have met ley lines.

It is a niche word這是個很小眾的字 walkers, folklore, and New Age writing use it健行的人、民俗研究，和New Age的文章會用它 most people will not know it unless they have met ley lines大部分人如果沒接觸過ley line就不會知道這個字