Maryland is a state on the east coast of the United States, and one of the thirteen original states from the time the country was formed. It sits on the Chesapeake Bay; its largest city is Baltimore, a busy port. Washington, D.C., the US capital, sits on land beside it, so you will hear Maryland in the same breath as “the area around Washington” even though the District itself is not the state.

Maryland is是 on the east coast of the United States美國東岸 a state的一個州，and也是 from the time the country was formed建國那時 the thirteen original states最初十三州 one of之一。 It它 sits on the Chesapeake Bay位在乞沙比克灣上；its largest city它最大的城市 is Baltimore是巴爾的摩，a busy port一個忙碌的港口。 Washington, D.C.華盛頓特區，the US capital美國首都，sits on land beside it就在它旁邊的土地上，so所以 you你 will hear會聽到 Maryland 和 “the area around Washington”「華盛頓周邊」 in the same breath連在一口氣裡說，even though即使 the District itself特區本身 is not the state並不是這個州。

It is not huge, and people outside the US often cannot point to it on a map, but inside the country it is a real place with its own government, schools, and sports teams — not a nickname and not a brand.

It它 is not huge不算大，and people outside the US美國以外的人 often常常 on a map在地圖上 cannot point to it指不出它，but但 inside the country在美國國內 it它 is a real place是個實實在在的地方，with its own government, schools, and sports teams有自己的政府、學校和球隊——not a nickname不是暱稱，and not a brand也不是品牌。

The name looks like “Mary’s land,” and that is close to the truth: it was named after Henrietta Maria of France, wife of Charles I of England, whose English name-form is Mary.

The name這名字 looks like看起來像 “Mary's land”「瑪麗的土地」，and that而那 is close to the truth離事實不遠：it它 was named after是為了紀念 Henrietta Maria of France法蘭西的亨麗埃塔・瑪麗亞——wife of Charles I of England英格蘭查理一世的王后，whose English name-form她名字的英語形式 is Mary就是 Mary。

In speech Americans usually squash it to something like “Merr-ə-lənd,” not a slow “Mary-LAND.” When a Taiwanese student meets it, it is almost always geography or US history, not a word you conjugate or make plural.

In speech口語裡 Americans美國人 usually squash it to通常把它壓成 something like “Merr-ə-lənd”之類的音，not a slow “Mary-LAND”不是慢慢唸的 “Mary-LAND”。 When a Taiwanese student meets it當台灣學生遇到它的時候，it它 is almost always幾乎都是 geography or US history地理或美國史，not a word不是一個 you conjugate or make plural要變化或加複數的字。