Transvaal is a place name — a region in the northeast of South Africa, always written with a capital T, and usually with 'the' in front of it ('he farmed in the Transvaal'). Its story is why students meet the word.

Transvaal德蘭士瓦 is a place name是一個地名，a region in the northeast of South Africa南非東北部的一個地區，always written with a capital T字首永遠大寫T，usually with 'the' in front of it前面通常會加the，就像'he farmed in the Transvaal'他在德蘭士瓦務農這樣。Its story它的故事 is why students meet the word就是學生會遇到這個字的原因。

In the 1830s groups of Dutch-descended farmers, the Boers, moved north away from British rule and settled beyond the Vaal River. They set up their own republic there, and it became a heartland of Afrikaner people, language and culture.

In the 1830s在1830年代 groups of Dutch-descended farmers, the Boers一群荷蘭裔農民，也就是布爾人，moved north away from British rule為了脫離英國統治往北遷移 and settled beyond the Vaal River在瓦爾河對岸定居下來。They他們 set up their own republic there在那裡建立了自己的共和國，and it became a heartland of Afrikaner people, language and culture後來成為阿非利卡人（荷裔白人）的民族、語言與文化重鎮。

Then gold was found near Johannesburg in 1886, huge money and huge numbers of newcomers arrived, and Britain wanted control. That pressure led to the Boer War (1899–1902).

Then後來 gold was found near Johannesburg in 18861886年在約翰尼斯堡附近發現了黃金，huge money and huge numbers of newcomers arrived龐大的財富和大批新移民湧入，and Britain wanted control英國也想取得控制權。That pressure那股壓力 led to the Boer War (1899–1902)導致了波耳戰爭（1899–1902）。

Later, under white rule, the Transvaal was one of South Africa's four provinces, with Pretoria as its capital.

Later, under white rule後來在白人政權統治下，the Transvaal德蘭士瓦 was one of South Africa's four provinces是南非四省之一，with Pretoria as its capital首府是普利托利亞。

Here is the part people forget: it no longer exists as a province. In 1994, after apartheid ended, the area was cut up into Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and part of North West. So it is now a historical name, still heard by older South Africans and still living on in things named after it — a plant called the Transvaal daisy, for example — but not a place you will find on a current map of provinces.

Here is the part people forget大家常忘記的是：it no longer exists as a province它已經不再是一個省了。In 1994, after apartheid ended1994年種族隔離結束後，the area was cut up into Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and part of North West這個地區被拆分成豪登省、姆普馬蘭加省、林波波省，以及西北省的一部分。So it is now a historical name所以它現在只是一個歷史地名，still heard by older South Africans年長的南非人仍會提起，and still living on in things named after it也還留存在一些以它命名的事物裡——a plant called the Transvaal daisy例如一種叫做「德蘭士瓦雛菊」的植物，for example——but not a place you will find on a current map of provinces但在現在的省份地圖上已經找不到這個地方了。