Lourdes is a small town in the mountains of southwest France. In 1858 a poor girl there, Bernadette, said she saw the Virgin Mary appear, again and again, by a rock and a spring. The Catholic Church later said it believed her, and Lourdes became a holy place.

Lourdes is a small town in the mountains of southwest FranceLourdes（盧爾德）是法國西南部山區的一個小鎮 In 1858 a poor girl there, Bernadette1858年，那裡有位貧窮的女孩Bernadette（伯納德） said she saw the Virgin Mary appear, again and again說她一次又一次看見聖母瑪利亞顯現 by a rock and a spring地點就在一塊岩石和一處泉水旁 The Catholic Church later said it believed her天主教會後來表示相信她 and Lourdes became a holy place Lourdes就成了一個聖地

Sick people still travel there from all over the world. They go to the grotto, they pray, and they drink or bathe in the spring water, hoping to be made well. Some say they were cured; the Church keeps a careful list and does not accept every story.

Sick people still travel there from all over the world生病的人至今仍從世界各地前往那裡 They go to the grotto, they pray他們會去那個石窟、祈禱 and they drink or bathe in the spring water並且喝下或沐浴在泉水裡 hoping to be made well希望能因此痊癒 Some say they were cured有些人說自己被治癒了 the Church keeps a careful list and does not accept every story但教會會謹慎地列出清單，並不是每個說法都被接受

Though actually, Lourdes is also an ordinary town that now lives on visitors — hotels, shops with little bottles, trains full of pilgrims and tourists. People who are not Catholic may still know the name because it stands for hope when medicine has little left to offer.

Though actually不過實際上 Lourdes is also an ordinary town that now lives on visitorsLourdes同時也是一個靠遊客維生的普通小鎮 hotels, shops with little bottles, trains full of pilgrims and tourists有飯店、賣小瓶子的商店，還有載滿朝聖者和觀光客的火車 People who are not Catholic may still know the name不是天主教徒的人可能也聽過這個地名 because it stands for hope when medicine has little left to offer因為它代表的是在醫學無能為力時的一線希望

In English the name is said in a French-ish way, not like ‘lords’. Some families, especially in Catholic countries, also give the name Lourdes to a girl, after the town. There is another Lourdes in Newfoundland, named after this one.

In English the name is said in a French-ish way在英文裡，這個名字的發音是偏法語式的 not like 'lords'不是唸得像英文的lords Some families, especially in Catholic countries, also give the name Lourdes to a girl有些家庭，尤其是天主教國家的家庭，也會把Lourdes當作女生的名字 after the town取自這個鎮名 There is another Lourdes in Newfoundland加拿大紐芬蘭也有一個叫Lourdes的地方 named after this one是以這個鎮命名的