Peat is a dark brown or almost black material that sits under the ground in wet, spongy places called bogs. It is made of plants that died long ago but never fully broke down, because the water kept the air out.

Peat泥炭 is a dark brown or almost black material是一種深褐色或近乎黑色的物質，that sits under the ground存在於地底下，in wet, spongy places called bogs一種叫做泥沼的濕軟地方。It它 is made of由...組成 plants that died long ago很久以前死掉 but never fully broke down卻沒有完全分解的植物，because因為 the water kept the air out水把空氣隔絕在外。

In parts of Ireland, Scotland, and northern Europe, people still cut it into blocks, dry it, and burn it to heat the house; it smells smoky and earthy.

In parts of Ireland, Scotland, and northern Europe在愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭和北歐部分地區，people still人們仍然 cut it into blocks把它切成塊，dry it曬乾，and burn it to heat the house然後燒來取暖；it smells smoky and earthy聞起來有煙燻味和泥土味。

Gardeners mix peat into soil so pots hold water — though actually many now try to use less of it, because digging peat up wrecks the bog and lets stored carbon out into the air.

Gardeners園丁 mix peat into soil把泥炭混進土裡 so pots hold water好讓盆栽保水 — though actually不過其實 many now try to use less of it現在很多人試著少用它，because因為 digging peat up挖泥炭 wrecks the bog會破壞泥沼 and lets stored carbon out into the air並讓儲存的碳釋放到空氣中。

Whisky makers in Scotland burn peat under the grain, and that is how some whiskies get their smoky taste.

Whisky makers in Scotland蘇格蘭的威士忌釀造者 burn peat under the grain會在穀物下方燒泥炭，and that is how some whiskies get their smoky taste這就是有些威士忌帶有煙燻味的原因。

Peat is not ordinary garden dirt, and it is not coal yet; if it stayed buried and pressed for a very long time, it could slowly move toward coal.

Peat泥炭 is not ordinary garden dirt不是普通的園土，and it is not coal yet也還不是煤；if it stayed buried and pressed for a very long time如果被埋在地下、承受長時間的擠壓，it could slowly move toward coal它有可能慢慢變成煤。