Windermere is a long, narrow lake in the Lake District, in the northwest of England, and it is the largest lake in England — about 17 kilometres from end to end, but never much more than a kilometre across, so it looks more like a wide river between hills. It is one of the most visited places in Britain: boats carry tourists up and down it, and there are hotels and walking paths all around.

Windermere is a long, narrow lake Windermere是一個狹長的湖 in the Lake District, in the northwest of England位在英格蘭西北部的湖區 and it is the largest lake in England是英格蘭最大的湖 about 17 kilometres from end to end頭尾長約17公里 but never much more than a kilometre across但寬度很少超過1公里 so it looks more like a wide river between hills所以看起來比較像山丘間一條寬闊的河 It is one of the most visited places in Britain這是英國最多人造訪的地方之一 boats carry tourists up and down it船隻載著遊客在湖上來回 and there are hotels and walking paths all around周圍也有很多旅館和步道

The name also belongs to the small town at the lake's edge, so 'we stayed in Windermere' means the town and 'we sailed on Windermere' means the water.

The name also belongs to the small town at the lake's edge這個名字也屬於湖邊的一個小鎮 so 'we stayed in Windermere' means the town所以'we stayed in Windermere'指的是那個鎮 and 'we sailed on Windermere' means the water而'we sailed on Windermere'指的則是湖水

Careful readers of British writing will notice people do not usually say 'Lake Windermere', because '-mere' already means lake — saying both is like saying 'lake lake'. You will still hear 'Lake Windermere' from visitors and see it in tourist advertising, so it is not wrong enough to correct anyone over, but locals tend to say just 'Windermere' or 'Windermere lake'.

Careful readers of British writing will notice仔細讀英式文章的人會注意到 people do not usually say 'Lake Windermere'一般不會說'Lake Windermere' because '-mere' already means lake因為'-mere'本身就已經是「湖」的意思 saying both is like saying 'lake lake'兩個一起講就像說「湖湖」一樣 You will still hear 'Lake Windermere' from visitors你還是會聽到遊客說'Lake Windermere' and see it in tourist advertising也會在觀光廣告上看到這個說法 so it is not wrong enough to correct anyone over所以還不到需要糾正別人的程度 but locals tend to say just 'Windermere' or 'Windermere lake'但當地人通常只說'Windermere'或'Windermere lake'

Worth knowing that 'largest lake in England' is a careful claim: lakes in Scotland and Northern Ireland are much bigger, and Windermere is largest by surface area while another Lake District lake, Wastwater, is deeper.

Worth knowing that 'largest lake in England' is a careful claim值得知道「英格蘭最大的湖」這個說法是很謹慎的講法 lakes in Scotland and Northern Ireland are much bigger蘇格蘭和北愛爾蘭的湖都大得多 and Windermere is largest by surface area Windermere是以表面積來說最大的 while another Lake District lake, Wastwater, is deeper而湖區另一個湖Wastwater則比較深