Crimea is a peninsula — a piece of land almost surrounded by the Black Sea, joined to the rest of Ukraine by a thin strip. That geography is the first thing the word names: nearly an island, on the Black Sea.

Crimea克里米亞 is a peninsula是一個半島——a piece of land almost surrounded by the Black Sea一塊幾乎被黑海包圍的陸地，joined to the rest of Ukraine by a thin strip靠一條細長的陸地和烏克蘭其他地方相連。That geography這個地理位置 is the first thing the word names是這個詞最先指出的東西：nearly an island幾乎是座島，on the Black Sea在黑海上。

The Crimean War was fought there in the 1850s, with Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire against Russia; that is why older English books mention Crimea so often (nurses, charges, a far-away war).

The Crimean WarCrimean War克里米亞戰爭 was fought there in the 1850s是在1850年代打的，with Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire against Russia由英國、法國和鄂圖曼帝國聯手對抗俄國；that is why older English books mention Crimea so often這也是為什麼較舊的英文書經常提到Crimea克里米亞，(nurses, charges, a far-away war)（像是護士、衝鋒，還有一場遙遠的戰爭）。

Though actually, the politics around the name are messy and still live. Russia took control in 2014, and many countries still treat Crimea as part of Ukraine. People argue about how to say “whose it is”; the place itself does not move.

Though actually不過實際上，the politics around the name圍繞著這個名字的政治 are messy and still live複雜又還沒有定論。Russia俄國 took control in 2014在2014年掌控了這裡，and many countries而許多國家 still treat Crimea as part of Ukraine仍把克里米亞視為烏克蘭的一部分。People人們 argue about how to say "whose it is"爭論該怎麼說「這是誰的」；the place itself但這個地方本身 does not move並不會因此移動半分。

For a learner, start with the map: a nearly-surrounded land in the Black Sea, and the 19th-century war named after it. The adjective is Crimean (the Crimean War, Crimean Tatar).

For a learner對學習者來說，start with the map先從地圖開始就好：a nearly-surrounded land in the Black Sea黑海裡一塊幾乎被包圍的土地，and the 19th-century war named after it以及以它為名的那場19世紀戰爭。The adjective形容詞 is Crimean是Crimean (the Crimean War, Crimean Tatar)（如the Crimean War克里米亞戰爭、Crimean Tatar克里米亞韃靼人）。

It has nothing to do with the English word crime, even though it looks a little like it.

It它 has nothing to do with the English word crime跟英文的crime犯罪一點關係都沒有，even though it looks a little like it儘管看起來有點像。