Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark. It sits in the east of the country, on the water. It is a port — ships come and go — and also a centre of industry and business.

Copenhagen is the capital city of DenmarkCopenhagen(哥本哈根)是丹麥的首都。It sits in the east of the country它位在這個國家的東邊 on the water靠著海。It is a port — ships come and go它是一個港口——船隻來來去去 and also a centre of industry and business同時也是工業和商業的中心

English speakers often know it for one statue in the harbour: the Little Mermaid, from the old children’s story. Though actually the city is much more than that one photo: it is where the country is run from, and where a lot of Danish work and traffic meet the sea.

English speakers often know it for one statue in the harbour講英文的人常常因為港邊的一座雕像而認識這座城市 the Little Mermaid, from the old children's story就是出自古老童話的小美人魚(the Little Mermaid)。Though actually the city is much more than that one photo不過其實這座城市遠不只那一張照片 it is where the country is run from它是這個國家治理的所在地 and where a lot of Danish work and traffic meet the sea也是丹麥許多工作和交通匯集入海的地方

The English name came from Low German Kopenhagen, a piece-by-piece copy (perhaps later twisted a little by how people heard it) of Danish København. That Danish name is built like “merchant’s harbour”: haven is a harbour, and the other half is related to an old word for a trader, chapman.

The English name came from Low German Kopenhagen英文名字來自低地德語的Kopenhagen a piece-by-piece copy (perhaps later twisted a little by how people heard it) of Danish København是丹麥文København一個字一個字翻過來的(後來可能又因為聽音的關係稍微變了形)。That Danish name is built like "merchant's harbour"那個丹麥文名字的結構就像是「商人的港口」 haven is a harbourhaven指的是港口 and the other half is related to an old word for a trader, chapman另一半則跟一個古老、指商人的字chapman有關