Burundi is a small, very hilly country in the middle of Africa, a bit to the east. It has no coast.

Burundi蒲隆地is a small, very hilly country是一個很小、丘陵很多的國家，in the middle of Africa位在非洲中部，a bit to the east稍微偏東一點。It它has no coast沒有海岸線。

Rwanda sits above it, Tanzania along the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. More than ten million people live there, packed into a small space, so it feels crowded even though the land looks green and rural.

Rwanda盧安達sits above it在它北邊，Tanzania坦尚尼亞along the east and south在東邊和南邊，and the Democratic Republic of the Congo而剛果民主共和國to the west則在西邊。More than ten million people超過一千萬人live there住在那裡，packed into a small space擠在一小塊土地上，so it feels crowded所以感覺很擁擠，even though the land looks green and rural儘管這片土地看起來綠意盎然又很鄉村。

Older learner books still say the capital is Bujumbura, a city on a huge lake called Lake Tanganyika. That is still the biggest city and the place with most of the business, and it is the name you will meet in many tests. Though actually, the government later made Gitega the political capital, so careful new writing may use both names.

Older learner books舊一點的學習用書still say the capital is Bujumbura仍然說首都是布松布拉，a city on a huge lake called Lake Tanganyika那是一座位在坦干伊喀湖這個大湖邊的城市。That那is still the biggest city and the place with most of the business仍然是最大的城市，也是商業最集中的地方，and it is the name you will meet in many tests也是你在很多考試裡會遇到的名字。Though actually不過其實，the government後來政府later made Gitega the political capital把吉特加訂為政治上的首都，so careful new writing may use both names所以新一點、比較謹慎的寫法可能會兩個名字都用。

Most people speak Kirundi; French is also used in school and government, from the years when Belgium ruled the country. English is growing but is not the everyday language.

Most people大多數人speak Kirundi說吉隆地語；French法語is also used in school and government也用在學校和政府機關裡，from the years when Belgium ruled the country這是從比利時統治這個國家的那段時間留下來的。English英語is growing正在增加，but is not the everyday language但還不是日常語言。

Burundi is one of the poorer countries in the world. News stories often mention old fighting between groups called Hutu and Tutsi — the same groups you hear about in Rwanda, next door.

Burundi蒲隆地is one of the poorer countries in the world是世界上比較貧窮的國家之一。News stories新聞報導often mention old fighting between groups called Hutu and Tutsi常提到胡圖族和圖西族這兩個族群之間的舊衝突——the same groups you hear about in Rwanda, next door就是隔壁盧安達那邊也常聽到的同樣族群。

The people are Burundians.

The people當地人are Burundians叫做Burundians（蒲隆地人）。