Amritsar is a city in Punjab, in the northwest of India. For Sikhs it is a holy city: people travel there to visit the Golden Temple, which sits in a pool of water.

Amritsar『Amritsar』 is a city是一座城市 in Punjab位在旁遮普邦, in the northwest of India印度西北部。For Sikhs對錫克教徒來說 it它是 is a holy city一座聖城: people travel there人們會去那裡 to visit the Golden Temple參觀金廟, which它 sits in a pool of water座落在一座水池中。

The name comes from words meaning “nectar” and “lake,” so “lake of nectar.” In 1919, under British rule, soldiers fired on a crowd at a peaceful meeting in the city; English still calls this the Amritsar massacre (also Jallianwala Bagh).

The name這個名字 comes from words來自兩個字 meaning "nectar" and "lake,"意思是「甘露」和「湖」, so所以 "lake of nectar."就是「甘露湖」。In 1919在1919年, under British rule在英國統治下, soldiers士兵 fired on a crowd對群眾開槍 at a peaceful meeting在城裡一場和平集會上; English英文 still calls this至今仍稱這件事為 the Amritsar massacre阿姆利則大屠殺 (also Jallianwala Bagh)（也叫Jallianwala Bagh慘案）。

Schoolbooks often give the number 379 dead; though actually later counts were higher, and people still argue about the true number.

Schoolbooks教科書 often give常給的數字是 the number 379 dead379人死亡; though actually不過其實, later counts後來的統計 were higher比較高, and而且 people still argue大家至今仍在爭論 about the true number真正的數字。

Students meet the name in history and in talk about Sikh pilgrimage more than as a casual travel word.

Students學生 meet the name接觸到這個名字 in history and in talk about Sikh pilgrimage是在歷史課和講到錫克教朝聖的時候, more than as a casual travel word而不是把它當成一個隨口的旅遊用字。