The Somme is a river in northern France, and also the name of the flat farming area around it. The word is heavy for British people, because of what happened there in 1916, during World War I.

The Somme索姆河 is a river in northern France是法國北部的一條河, and也 is the name of the flat farming area around it是河流周圍那片平坦農業地區的名稱。The word這個詞 is heavy for British people對英國人來說很沉重, because of what happened there in 1916, during World War I因為1916年第一次世界大戰期間那裡發生的事。

The Battle of the Somme lasted about five months. On the very first day, 1 July 1916, the British army lost around 57,000 men killed or wounded — the worst single day in British army history. After all those months, the front line had moved only a few miles.

The Battle of the Somme索姆河戰役 lasted about five months打了大約五個月。On the very first day, 1 July 1916就在第一天，1916年7月1日, the British army英國軍隊 lost around 57,000 men killed or wounded就有大約五萬七千人陣亡或受傷 — the worst single day in British army history是英國軍隊史上傷亡最慘重的一天。After all those months打了這麼多個月之後, the front line前線 had moved only a few miles只推進了幾英里而已。

So when someone says 'the Somme' in English, they usually are not talking about water at all; they mean pointless slaughter, young men sent to walk into machine guns, a whole generation lost for almost nothing. You will meet it in poems, in history lessons, and on Remembrance Day in November.

So所以 when someone says 'the Somme' in English當有人用英文說「the Somme」, they他們 usually are not talking about water at all通常根本不是在講河水; they他們 mean pointless slaughter指的是毫無意義的屠殺, young men sent to walk into machine guns年輕人被送去走向機關槍, a whole generation lost for almost nothing整個世代幾乎白白犧牲。You你 will meet it in poems, in history lessons, and on Remembrance Day in November會在詩裡、歷史課裡，還有十一月的和平紀念日遇到這個詞。

The land there today is quiet farmland, with white gravestones in neat rows and a huge memorial at Thiepval carrying the names of more than 72,000 men whose bodies were never found.

The land there today那裡今天 is quiet farmland是一片安靜的農地, with white gravestones in neat rows白色墓碑整齊排列 and還有 a huge memorial at Thiepval一座在提耶普瓦勒的巨大紀念碑 carrying the names of more than 72,000 men whose bodies were never found上面刻著七萬兩千多名遺體從未尋獲的士兵姓名。

The word is usually said with 'the' in front of it, and it rhymes with 'from'.

The word這個詞 is usually said with 'the' in front of it前面通常會加「the」, and而且 it rhymes with 'from'讀音跟「from」押韻。