The Pennines are a long line of hills running down the middle of England, from near the Scottish border in the north to the middle of the country. People sometimes call them the “backbone of England”, because on a map they sit like a spine.

The Pennines are奔寧山脈是 a long line of hills一條長長的丘陵 running down the middle of England一路往下延伸到英格蘭中部 from near the Scottish border in the north從北邊靠近蘇格蘭邊界的地方 to the middle of the country到這個國家的中部。People sometimes call them人們有時候叫它們 the "backbone of England"「英格蘭的脊椎」 because on a map因為在地圖上 they sit like a spine它們看起來就像一根脊椎。

They are hills, not giant snowy mountains like the Alps — walkers cross many of the tops — but they are high enough to change the weather: the west side is often wetter.

They are它們是 hills丘陵 not不是 giant snowy mountains like the Alps像阿爾卑斯山那樣的巨大雪山 walkers cross many of the tops健行者可以走過很多山頭 but但 they are high enough to change the weather它們高到足以影響天氣 the west side is often wetter西邊常常比較潮濕。

Towns grew on both sides around wool, mills, and later walking country. We almost always say the Pennines, with the, and we treat the name as a range, not one single mountain.

Towns grew on both sides城鎮在兩側發展起來 around wool, mills, and later walking country因為羊毛、紡織廠，後來還有健行活動。We almost always say我們幾乎總是說 the Pennines, with thethe Pennines，前面加the and而且 we treat the name as a range我們把這個名字當作一整片山脈 not one single mountain不是單一一座山。

You will meet it on maps, in weather talk, and in writing about the north of England.

You will meet it你會遇到這個字 on maps在地圖上 in weather talk在天氣預報的用語裡 and in writing about the north of England還有在關於英格蘭北部的文章裡。