Assyria was an old country in western Asia, along the River Tigris, in the land that is now mostly Iraq. Its first great city was Assur.

Assyria was an old country亞述曾是一個古老的國家， in western Asia位於西亞， along the River Tigris沿著底格里斯河， in the land that is now mostly Iraq在現在大部分屬於伊拉克的地方 Its first great city was它最早的大城市是 Assur亞述城（Assur）

From there its kings built an empire that, at its strongest, stretched from Egypt to the Persian Gulf. That high period was about the 9th to 7th centuries BC — more than two thousand six hundred years ago.

From there從那裡開始， its kings built an empire它的國王們建立了一個帝國， that, at its strongest, stretched from Egypt to the Persian Gulf在最強盛的時候版圖從埃及一路延伸到波斯灣 That high period was那個最強盛的時期， about the 9th to 7th centuries BC大約是西元前九世紀到七世紀， more than two thousand six hundred years ago距今兩千六百多年前

People study Assyria for its palaces, its writing on clay tablets, and for how fiercely it made war.

People study Assyria for人們研究亞述，是因為 its palaces它的宮殿， its writing on clay tablets刻在泥板上的文字， and for how fiercely it made war還有它打仗時的兇猛

Though actually, the name is easy to mix with Syria, a different country that still exists today. The two names are old relatives, but they do not mean the same place. When a history book says ‘Assyria’, it means this ancient empire, not modern Syria.

Though actually不過其實， the name is easy to mix with Syria這個名字很容易跟Syria（敘利亞）搞混， a different country that still exists today那是現在還存在的另一個國家 The two names are old relatives這兩個名字是古老的親戚字， but they do not mean the same place但指的不是同一個地方 When a history book says 'Assyria'當歷史書說「Assyria」的時候， it means this ancient empire指的是這個古代帝國， not modern Syria不是現代的Syria（敘利亞）