If you call a place godforsaken, you mean it feels empty, far from other people, and cheerless — nothing to look at, nowhere nice to sit, no reason to stay.

If you call a place godforsaken如果你說一個地方godforsaken，you mean你的意思是 it feels empty它讓人覺得空蕩蕩、far from other people離其他人很遠、and cheerless又沒有生氣——nothing to look at沒什麼好看的，nowhere nice to sit沒有舒服的地方可以坐，no reason to stay也沒有理由留下來。

A godforsaken village might have one shop, a dusty road, and silence after six. A godforsaken hotel might be ugly, lonely, and a long way from town.

A godforsaken village一個godforsaken的村子 might have one shop可能只有一間店、a dusty road一條滿是灰塵的路、and silence after six六點過後就一片安靜。A godforsaken hotel一間godforsaken的旅館 might be ugly, lonely可能又醜又孤單，and a long way from town離市區也很遠。

The picture inside the word is strong: as if God walked away and left the place behind.

The picture inside the word這個字裡面的畫面 is strong很強烈：as if God walked away就好像上帝走開了 and left the place behind把這個地方留在後面。

Though actually, people who say it are often not talking about church at all. They are complaining. They mean “this dump,” “the middle of nowhere,” “a sad, dull spot.” It is almost always used of places (town, village, stretch of road, corner of a building), not of people.

Though actually不過其實，people who say it說這個字的人 are often not talking about church at all常常根本不是在講教堂。They are complaining他們是在抱怨。They mean他們的意思是 "this dump"『這鬼地方』、"the middle of nowhere"『前不著村後不著店』、"a sad, dull spot"『一個沒生氣的無聊地方』。It is almost always used of places這個字幾乎都是用來說地方的(town, village, stretch of road, corner of a building像城鎮、村莊、一段路，或建築物的一角)，not of people不是用來說人的。

It sounds tired and a bit bitter, more spoken than careful writing, and it is not a kind word if someone lives there. You would not put it on a postcard to the mayor.

It sounds tired and a bit bitter聽起來有點厭倦又帶點苦澀，more spoken than careful writing比較像口語，不像正式的書面用字，and it is not a kind word而且如果有人住在那裡 if someone lives there這也不是一個友善的說法。You would not put it on a postcard to the mayor你不會把它寫在給市長的明信片上。