Auschwitz was the largest Nazi camp of the Second World War, in occupied Poland. When people hear the name, they think of the Holocaust: the planned murder of Jews, and also the killing and suffering of Poles, Roma, and many others. More than a million people died there, most of them Jews.

in occupied Poland在被佔領的波蘭， Auschwitz wasAuschwitz曾是 the largest Nazi camp of the Second World War二戰時期最大的納粹集中營。 When people hear the name人們一聽到這個名字， they think of the Holocaust就會想到猶太人大屠殺， the planned murder of Jews也就是有計畫地屠殺猶太人， and also the killing and suffering of Poles, Roma, and many others也包括波蘭人、羅姆人和許多其他人所受的殺害與苦難。 More than a million people died there當時有超過一百萬人死在那裡， most of them Jews大多數是猶太人。

Though actually it was not one single camp but a group of camps near each other; the part called Birkenau is where most of the killing happened.

Though actually it was not one single camp不過實際上它不是單一一座營區， but a group of camps near each other而是一群彼此相鄰的集中營； the part called Birkenau叫做Birkenau的那個部分， is where most of the killing happened就是大部分殺戮發生的地方。

Auschwitz was the German name for the nearby town that Poles call Oświęcim. The German name is the one the world uses for the camp, and it has become a word for that extreme cruelty and sadness, not just a point on a map.

Auschwitz was the German name forAuschwitz是德文名字，指的是 the nearby town that Poles call Oświęcim波蘭人稱作Oświęcim的那個鄰近小鎮。 The German name is the one the world uses for the camp世界上大家用的就是這個德文名字來稱呼這座集中營， and it has become a word for that extreme cruelty and sadness而它也變成了代表那種極端殘忍與悲傷的詞， not just a point on a map不只是地圖上的一個地點。