Menopause is the time when a woman's periods stop for good, most often around the age of fifty (a little earlier or later is still normal). The ovaries slowly make less of the hormones that run the monthly cycle, so bleeding ends.

Menopause更年期 is是 the time when a woman's periods stop for good女性月經永久停止的那段時間，most often around the age of fifty通常大概在五十歲左右 (a little earlier or later is still normal早一點或晚一點都算正常)。The ovaries卵巢 slowly make less of the hormones會慢慢減少分泌 that run the monthly cycle掌管月經週期的荷爾蒙，so bleeding ends所以月經就會結束。

It does not usually happen on one birthday; there are often a few messy years of change around it. It is a natural stage of life, not an illness, though the sudden heat, the thin sleep, and the mood swings can be hard, and some women use hormone treatment.

It它 does not usually happen on one birthday通常不是在某一個生日那天突然發生；there are often a few messy years of change around it前後常常會有好幾年亂糟糟的轉變期。It它 is是 a natural stage of life人生的一個自然階段，not an illness不是一種疾病，though the sudden heat, the thin sleep, and the mood swings can be hard雖然突然的燥熱、淺眠，還有情緒起伏可能會很難受，and有些女性 some women use hormone treatment會使用荷爾蒙治療。

After menopause, a woman cannot become pregnant in the ordinary way. Do not mix it up with menstruation: that is the monthly bleed itself, which is what comes to an end.

After menopause更年期之後，a woman cannot become pregnant女性沒辦法用一般方式懷孕 in the ordinary way（合併）。Do not mix it up with menstruation不要把它跟menstruation（月經）搞混：that is the monthly bleed itself那是月經出血本身，which is what comes to an end而停止的正是這個。

English also uses menopause as a verb ('she menopaused at 48'), but that sounds clinical and a bit clumsy; most people keep it as a noun.

English英文 also uses menopause as a verb也會把menopause當動詞用 ('she menopaused at 48')（像「she menopaused at 48」），but that sounds clinical and a bit clumsy但那聽起來很臨床、有點笨拙；most people keep it as a noun大多數人還是把它當名詞用。