the Welsh valleys
/ðə ˌwelʃ ˈvæliz/
/ðə ˌwelʃ ˈvæliz/
(also also informal the valleys)
- the industrial region of south Wales, for example the Rhondda Valley. The main industries there were coal and steel, and coal mines were first established there in the early 19th century. For many years these industries employed most of the men in the region but the coal industry has now disappeared and the steel industry has become much smaller.
威尔士山谷：威尔士南部的工业区，例如Rhondda山谷。那里的主要工业是煤炭和钢铁，煤矿始建于19世纪初期。多年来，这些行业雇用了该地区大多数人，但煤炭行业现已消失，钢铁行业变得越来越小。