The Colosseum is a famous building in Rome: a huge round theatre with no roof — an amphitheatre — built in the first century, about two thousand years ago. Emperors put on shows there as entertainment: fights between gladiators (trained fighters), and fights with wild animals.

The Colosseum is a famous building in Rome羅馬競技場（Colosseum）是羅馬一座有名的建築: a huge round theatre with no roof — an amphitheatre — built in the first century, about two thousand years ago一座沒有屋頂的巨大圓形劇場——也就是「圓形劇場」（amphitheatre）——建於西元一世紀，距今大約兩千年。Emperors put on shows there as entertainment皇帝們在那裡舉辦表演作為娛樂: fights between gladiators (trained fighters), and fights with wild animals角鬥士（訓練過的戰士）之間的搏鬥，以及跟野獸的搏鬥。

Though actually, its old official name was the Amphitheatrum Flavium, after the Flavian family who built it. Colosseum is a later, medieval name, from a Latin word meaning gigantic, because a giant statue once stood nearby — and because the building itself felt gigantic.

Though actually不過其實, its old official name was the Amphitheatrum Flavium, after the Flavian family who built it它原本的正式名稱是 Amphitheatrum Flavium，是以興建它的弗拉維家族命名的。Colosseum is a later, medieval name Colosseum 是後來中世紀才有的名字, from a Latin word meaning gigantic來自一個意思是「巨大」的拉丁字, because a giant statue once stood nearby因為附近曾經立著一座巨大的雕像 — and because the building itself felt gigantic而且這座建築本身也給人巨大的感覺。

Today it is a ruin, and one of the most visited ancient buildings in the world. People sometimes write Coliseum for a modern sports hall; Colosseum, with this spelling, usually means this one building in Rome.

Today it is a ruin今天它是一座遺跡, and one of the most visited ancient buildings in the world也是全世界最多人參觀的古代建築之一。People sometimes write Coliseum for a modern sports hall有時候人們會用 Coliseum 這個拼法來指現代的體育館; Colosseum, with this spelling, usually means this one building in Rome而 Colosseum 這個拼法通常就是指羅馬這一座建築。