The Severn is a long river in Britain. It rises in the mountains of Wales and runs through southwest England until it meets the sea in the Bristol Channel. It is the longest river in the United Kingdom, though actually many visitors only know the name from the Severn Bridge, which carries the road from England into South Wales.

The Severn塞文河 is is a long river in Britain是英國一條長河. It rises in the mountains of Wales它發源於威爾斯的山區 and runs through southwest England然後流經英格蘭西南部 until it meets the sea in the Bristol Channel最後在布里斯托海峽注入大海. It is the longest river in the United Kingdom它是英國最長的河, though actually不過其實, many visitors只知道 only know the name這個名字 from the Severn Bridge是因為塞文大橋, which carries the road from England into South Wales那座把公路從英格蘭接到南威爾斯的橋.

Near the mouth the tide can rush up the river in a wall of water called the Severn Bore — people even ride boards on it.

Near the mouth靠近出海口的地方 the tide can rush up the river潮水會沿著河往上衝 in a wall of water形成一道水牆 called the Severn Bore叫做Severn Bore(塞文湧潮) — people even ride boards on it甚至有人踩著板子在上面衝浪.

In Welsh the same river is Hafren. You say the Severn or the River Severn. It is a place name, so it takes a capital S; it is not a kind of thing you can have two of in the same way as “a river.”

In Welsh在威爾斯語裡 the same river同一條河 is Hafren叫做Hafren. You say the Severn or the River Severn你可以說the Severn或the River Severn. It is a place name這是個地名, so it takes a capital S所以S要大寫; it is not a kind of thing you can have two of in the same way as "a river."而不像"a river"(一條河)那樣可以說有兩個.