Oxfordshire is a county in south-central England, in and around the Thames valley. Oxford, the university city, sits inside it, but the county is larger than the city: mainly farmland, with some old towns and pretty villages.

Oxfordshire oxfordshire is a county是英格蘭中南部的一個郡 in south-central England (合併) in and around the Thames valley在泰晤士河谷一帶 Oxford, the university city牛津這座大學城 sits inside it就在郡裡面 but but 這個郡 the county is larger than the city比這座城市大得多 mainly farmland主要是農地 with some old towns and pretty villages還有一些古老的城鎮和漂亮的村莊

People who live in a village twenty minutes away may still say they are “from Oxfordshire” even if they never study at the university.

People人 who live in a village twenty minutes away住在二十分鐘車程外村莊裡的人 may still say還是可能會說 they are “from Oxfordshire”自己「來自Oxfordshire」 even if they never study at the university即使他們從沒在那所大學念過書

The name is Oxford plus -shire, an old English piece meaning a county — so it is “the shire of Oxford,” the land around that town. It is a place name on a map, not another word for the university itself, though of course the two sit together in people’s minds.

The name這個名字 is Oxford plus -shire是Oxford加上-shire an old English piece meaning a county這是古英文裡指「郡」的字尾 so所以 it它 is “the shire of Oxford,”就是「Oxford的郡」 the land around that town也就是那座城鎮周圍的地區 It它 is a place name on a map是地圖上的一個地名 not another word for the university itself不是拿來指那所大學本身的另一個說法 though of course不過當然 the two sit together in people's minds這兩個東西在大家心裡是連在一起的

Use a capital letter; it is a proper name.

Use a capital letter要用大寫開頭 it它 is a proper name是專有名詞