Your motherland is the country where you were born, and that still feels like home in a deep way — not only the name on a passport, but the place your heart names when someone asks where you are from. People reach for this word when the feeling is strong: a song, a speech, a war, a person living far away who misses the food and the language.

Your motherland它 is the country where you were born是你出生的那個國家 and that still feels like home in a deep way而且深深地仍然感覺像家 not only the name on a passport不只是護照上的名字 but the place your heart names when someone asks where you are from而是有人問你從哪裡來時，你心裡點出來的地方 People reach for this word當情感很強烈時，大家會找上這個字 when the feeling is strong a song, a speech, a war, a person living far away who misses the food and the language一首歌、一場演講、一場戰爭，或是一個住在遠方、想念家鄉食物和語言的人

Though actually, English has a few words in this set and they do not all feel the same.

Though actually不過其實 English has a few words in this set英文裡這一組還有幾個字 and they do not all feel the same感覺並不完全一樣

Homeland is the quieter, more everyday one. Fatherland is older and heavier; some countries have traditionally spoken of the country as a father, not a mother. Motherland sounds warmer, as if the country raised you.

Homeland它 is the quieter, more everyday one是比較平淡、比較日常的那個 Fatherland它 is older and heavier比較古老、比較沉重 some countries have traditionally spoken of the country as a father, not a mother有些國家傳統上把國家講成父親，而不是母親 Motherland它 sounds warmer聽起來比較溫暖 as if the country raised you好像國家把你養大一樣

In ordinary talk today it can sound a little grand, even political, as if you were making a speech — many people would just say “my country” or “back home.” The tidy picture (one birth country, one strong bond) is tidier than life: some people who moved as children feel two motherlands, or none that fits.

In ordinary talk today在今天的日常說話裡 it它 can sound a little grand, even political可能聽起來有點誇張，甚至帶點政治味 as if you were making a speech好像在發表演講 many people would just say很多人就直接說 “my country”「my country」（我的國家） or “back home.”或「back home」（老家） The tidy picture (one birth country, one strong bond)這種整齊的畫面（一個出生國、一份強烈的連結） is tidier than life比實際人生整齊得多 some people who moved as children feel two motherlands, or none that fits有些小時候搬過家的人，會覺得自己有兩個motherland，或哪個都不太合