A Cypriot is a person from Cyprus, a large island in the east Mediterranean Sea. We also use Cypriot as an adjective: Cypriot food, a Cypriot passport, a Cypriot village. The capital of the island is Nicosia.

A Cypriot賽普勒斯人（Cypriot） is a person from Cyprus是來自賽普勒斯的人， a large island in the east Mediterranean Sea賽普勒斯是地中海東邊的一個大島。 We also use Cypriot as an adjective也可以當形容詞用： Cypriot food, a Cypriot passport, a Cypriot village像Cypriot food（賽普勒斯食物）、a Cypriot passport（賽普勒斯護照）、a Cypriot village（賽普勒斯村莊）。 The capital of the island這個島的首都 is Nicosia是尼柯西亞。

About a million people live there; older books still print an exact 2014 count, but that number is a snapshot, not a living census.

About a million people live there大約有一百萬人住在那裡； older books still print an exact 2014 count舊書裡還印著2014年的精確數字， but that number is a snapshot, not a living census但那只是某個時間點的快照，不是即時的人口普查。

Since Turkey invaded the north in 1974 — that is, entered with military force — the island has been divided. Greek Cypriots live mainly in the southern two thirds; Turkish Cypriots live mainly in the northern third.

Since Turkey invaded the north in 1974自從1974年土耳其入侵北部—— that is, entered with military force也就是派軍隊進入—— the island has been divided這座島就一直是分裂的。 Greek Cypriots live mainly in the southern two thirds希臘裔賽普勒斯人主要住在南邊三分之二的地方； Turkish Cypriots live mainly in the northern third土耳其裔賽普勒斯人主要住在北邊三分之一的地方。

Since 1983 the north has called itself a separate state (the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), but most of the world does not treat it as one. When the split matters, people say Greek Cypriot or Turkish Cypriot, not just Cypriot.

Since 1983從1983年起， the north has called itself a separate state北部自稱是一個獨立的國家 (the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)（北賽普勒斯土耳其共和國）， but most of the world does not treat it as one但世界上大多數國家並不承認它。 When the split matters當這個分裂很重要的時候， people say Greek Cypriot or Turkish Cypriot大家會說Greek Cypriot（希臘裔賽普勒斯人）或Turkish Cypriot（土耳其裔賽普勒斯人）， not just Cypriot而不只是說Cypriot。

Though actually, many families on both sides still talk about one island, and the story is older and more tangled than a short map.

Though actually不過事實上， many families on both sides still talk about one island兩邊很多家庭還是把它當成同一座島在講， and the story is older and more tangled than a short map這段歷史比一張簡單的地圖能呈現的還要久遠、複雜。