Cambodia is a country in southeast Asia. It sits between Thailand and Vietnam, with Laos to the north. The capital is Phnom Penh. Many people there are Khmer, and Khmer is also the main language.

Cambodia is a country in southeast Asia柬埔寨是東南亞的一個國家。It sits between Thailand and Vietnam, with Laos to the north它位在泰國和越南之間，北邊是寮國。The capital is Phnom Penh首都是金邊。Many people there are Khmer, and Khmer is also the main language當地很多人是高棉族，高棉語也是主要語言。

English borrowed the country name from French Cambodge and Portuguese Camboja. For a time the country was officially called Kampuchea; that is not a different place, only another form of the same name, and you will still meet it in older books.

English borrowed the country name from French Cambodge and Portuguese Camboja英文的國名是從法文Cambodge和葡萄牙文Camboja借來的。For a time the country was officially called Kampuchea這個國家曾經有一段時間官方叫Kampuchea；that is not a different place, only another form of the same name那不是另一個地方，只是同一個名字的另一種寫法，and you will still meet it in older books你在比較舊的書裡還是會看到。

In the 1970s, under Pol Pot, Cambodia went through terrible years, and a civil war followed in the 1980s. There were free elections in 1993, and people began to rebuild after a long war. Older English writing can sound very dark because of that history; the country is also temples, farming, the Mekong, and ordinary life.

In the 1970s, under Pol Pot, Cambodia went through terrible years1970年代，在波布統治下，柬埔寨經歷了很悲慘的歲月，and a civil war followed in the 1980s1980年代接著又爆發內戰。There were free elections in 19931993年舉行了自由選舉，and people began to rebuild after a long war人們在長年戰爭後開始重建。Older English writing can sound very dark because of that history比較舊的英文寫作可能因為這段歷史而顯得很陰暗；the country is also temples, farming, the Mekong, and ordinary life但這個國家也有寺廟、農田、湄公河和平凡的日常生活。

A 2014 figure put the population a little over 15 million; that number is dated, but it tells you the scale. We say Cambodia for the country now.

A 2014 figure put the population a little over 15 million2014年的數字顯示人口略多於1500萬；that number is dated, but it tells you the scale這個數字已經過時了，但可以讓你有個規模概念。We say Cambodia for the country now現在我們就說Cambodia（柬埔寨）來稱呼這個國家。