Ypres is a small town in the west of Belgium, in the Flemish part of the country. In Dutch, which is what people there actually speak, the town is called Ieper; Ypres is the French name, and that is the name English uses.

Ypres『Ypres』 is a small town是一個小鎮 in the west of Belgium在比利時西部, in the Flemish part of the country屬於這個國家的法蘭德斯語區。In Dutch用荷蘭語, which是當地人真正在講的語言 is what people there actually speak, the town這個小鎮 is called Ieper叫做Ieper; Ypres『Ypres』 is the French name是法文名字, and而 that is the name English uses英文用的就是這個名字。

The reason an English learner meets this word at all is the First World War. Three huge battles were fought around Ypres between 1914 and 1918.

The reason這個原因 an English learner meets this word at all英文學習者會遇到這個字 is the First World War就是第一次世界大戰。Three huge battles三場大型戰役 were fought around Ypres在Ypres附近開打 between 1914 and 1918從1914到1918年。

The town sat at the edge of the land the German army held, and both sides pushed at it for four years. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died there, and after all that dying neither side had really gained anything.

The town這座城鎮 sat at the edge of the land the German army held位在德軍占領地的邊緣, and而且 both sides pushed at it for four years雙方在這裡拉鋸了四年。Hundreds of thousands of soldiers數十萬士兵 died there死在那裡, and而 after all that dying在這麼多的死亡之後 neither side had really gained anything雙方其實都沒真正得到什麼。

The third battle is often called Passchendaele, and it is remembered for mud so deep that men and horses drowned in it. The town itself was shelled until almost nothing was standing; it was rebuilt after the war, carefully, to look as it had before.

The third battle第三場戰役 is often called Passchendaele常被稱為帕森達勒戰役, and而且 it is remembered for它讓人記得的是 mud so deep泥濘深到 that men and horses drowned in it連人和馬都會淹死在裡面。The town itself這座城鎮本身 was shelled until almost nothing was standing被砲轟到幾乎什麼都不剩; it它 was rebuilt after the war戰後被重建, carefully仔細地, to look as it had before重建成戰前的樣子。

British soldiers could not say the French name, so they called the place Wipers. That nickname is famous — there was even a soldiers' newspaper called the Wipers Times. It tells you something about those soldiers: they were living in a horror, and they made a joke out of the name of it.

British soldiers英國士兵 could not say the French name唸不出這個法文名字, so所以 they called the place Wipers他們把這個地方叫做Wipers。That nickname這個外號 is famous很有名——there was even甚至有一份 a soldiers' newspaper called the Wipers Times叫做Wipers Times的士兵報紙。It tells you something about those soldiers這件事透露出這些士兵的一些事: they were living in a horror他們活在恐怖之中, and而且 they made a joke out of the name of it還拿這個地名開玩笑。

Today Ypres is quiet, and known for remembering. Every evening at eight o'clock, buglers play the Last Post under the Menin Gate, a stone arch carved with the names of tens of thousands of soldiers whose bodies were never found. They have done this nearly every night since 1928.

Today Ypres今天的Ypres is quiet很安靜, and而且 known for remembering以「紀念」聞名。Every evening at eight o'clock每天晚上八點, buglers吹號手 play the Last Post吹奏《最後崗位》號曲 under the Menin Gate在梅寧門下, a stone arch一座石拱門 carved with the names上面刻著名字 of tens of thousands of soldiers whose bodies were never found那些屍體始終沒找到的數萬名士兵。They他們 have done this幾乎每晚都這樣做 nearly every night since 1928從1928年以來。