The M1 is not a kind of road. It is the name of one particular British motorway: a wide, fast road between cities, with no traffic lights, rather like a Taiwan 國道. This one runs from London north towards Leeds, in the north of England.

The M1 M1 is not a kind of road不是「一種」道路的通稱。It它 is the name of one particular British motorway是英國一條特定高速公路的名字：a wide, fast road between cities一條連接城市之間、又寬又快的路，with no traffic lights沒有紅綠燈，rather like a Taiwan 國道有點像台灣的國道。This one這一條 runs from London north towards Leeds從倫敦往北通到里茲，in the north of England在英格蘭北部。

British people say “the M1” the way people here say 國道一號 — you drive on it, you get stuck on it, and you hear it in the traffic news. Coach drivers, weather reports, and ordinary families all use the name.

British people英國人 say "the M1" the way people here say 國道一號說「the M1」的方式，就跟我們這裡說「國道一號」一樣——you drive on it你會開車上去，you get stuck on it也會塞在上面，and you hear it in the traffic news還會在路況新聞裡聽到它。Coach drivers, weather reports, and ordinary families長途巴士司機、氣象報告，還有一般家庭 all use the name都會用這個名字。

It belongs to British English. An American talking about a road in the United States would say interstate or freeway, and would only say M1 if they meant this same British road.

It它 belongs to British English是英式英語的用法。An American一個美國人 talking about a road in the United States講到美國的一條路時，would say interstate or freeway會說interstate或freeway，and would only say M1 if they meant this same British road只有在講到英國這條特定的路時才會說M1。

There are other famous “M1” things in the world, but this sense is only the motorway.

There are other famous "M1" things in the world世界上還有其他有名的「M1」，but this sense is only the motorway但這個意思就只是指這條高速公路。