Athens is the capital city of Greece. In the ancient world it was the most important Greek city — a centre of art, thought, theatre, and an early kind of democracy. Today people still go there to see the old monuments, especially the Acropolis.

Athens Athens is the capital city是首都 of Greece希臘的。In the ancient world在古代 it它 was the most important Greek city是最重要的希臘城市 — a centre of art, thought, theatre是藝術、思想、戲劇的中心, and還有 an early kind of democracy早期一種民主制度。Today今天 people人們 still go there to see仍然會去那裡看 the old monuments古老的遺跡, especially the Acropolis尤其是衛城。

The name is tied to the goddess Athena: in Ancient Greek the city’s name was a plural form of her name, which is a pattern old Greek used for some place names. English took it through Latin and French.

The name這個名字 is tied to跟...有關 the goddess Athena女神雅典娜: in Ancient Greek在古希臘文裡 the city's name這座城市的名字 was a plural form of her name是她名字的複數形, which is a pattern old Greek used for some place names這是古希臘文用在一些地名上的一種模式。English英文 took it through透過...傳進來 Latin and French拉丁文和法文。

Though actually, when English speakers say Athens they almost always mean this city, not the goddess. The goddess is Athena.

Though actually不過其實, when English speakers say Athens當講英文的人說Athens的時候 they almost always mean this city幾乎都是指這座城市, not the goddess而不是那位女神。The goddess這位女神 is Athena是雅典娜。

(A few families also have Athens as a surname, from a Greek word meaning “Athenian,” but that is a different, quieter use.)

(A few families有些家族 also have Athens as a surname也把Athens當姓氏用, from a Greek word meaning "Athenian,"來自一個希臘文字，意思是「Athenian」, but但 that is a different, quieter use那是另一種比較少見的用法。)