Crete is the largest island that belongs to Greece. It sits in the southeast of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Greek mainland.

Crete克里特島 is the largest island that belongs to Greece是希臘境內最大的島嶼。 It sits in the southeast of the Mediterranean Sea它位於地中海的東南方 south of the Greek mainland在希臘本土的南邊

People have lived there for a very long time. Between about 3000 BC and 1100 BC, a rich civilisation we call the Minoan civilisation had its heart on Crete; the palaces, the wall paintings, and the old stories of the Minotaur all grow out of that island.

People have lived there for a very long time人們在那裡已經生活了非常久的時間。 Between about 3000 BC and 1100 BC大約在西元前3000年到西元前1100年之間 a rich civilisation we call the Minoan civilisation一個我們稱為米諾斯文明的富庶文明 had its heart on Crete就是以克里特島為中心； the palaces, the wall paintings, and the old stories of the Minotaur那些宮殿、壁畫，還有牛頭人身怪米諾陶的古老故事 all grow out of that island都是從這座島上發展出來的

Today Crete is still a real place with towns, mountains, and a long coast — not only a name in a history book.

Today今天 Crete is still a real place克里特島仍然是一個真實的地方 with towns, mountains, and a long coast有城鎮、山脈和長長的海岸線 — not only a name in a history book不只是歷史書裡的一個名字

The English name comes from Ancient Greek Krētē. In English we say Crete for the island and Cretan for the people and the adjective.

The English name這個英文名字 comes from Ancient Greek Krētē來自古希臘文的Krētē。 In English在英文裡 we say Crete for the island我們說Crete指這座島 and Cretan for the people and the adjective說Cretan指那裡的人，也當形容詞用

It is not related to the Cretaceous period, and it is not the offensive word cretin.

It is not related to the Cretaceous period它跟白堊紀（Cretaceous period）沒有關係 and it is not the offensive word cretin也不是那個帶有冒犯意味的字cretin（低能兒，帶貶義）