Dominica is a small island country in the Caribbean Sea. It has been in the Commonwealth since 1978. The capital is Roseau, and in 2014 about 73,000 people lived there.

Dominica is a small island country in the Caribbean SeaDominica（多米尼克）是加勒比海上的一個小島國。It has been in the Commonwealth since 1978自1978年起，它就是大英國協的一員。The capital is Roseau首都是Roseau（羅梭），and in 2014 about 73,000 people lived there2014年時大約有七萬三千人住在那裡。

It is not the Dominican Republic: that is a much bigger country on a different island, with a different capital. English speakers often mix the two names up because they look so close.

It is not the Dominican Republic它不是Dominican Republic（多明尼加共和國）：that is a much bigger country on a different island, with a different capital那是在另一個島上、大很多的國家，首都也不一樣。English speakers often mix the two names up英語使用者常常把這兩個名字搞混，because they look so close因為它們長得太像了。

Columbus's crew sighted the island on a Sunday, so they borrowed the Latin name Dominica — 'the Lord's Day', which is how Sunday was named in Latin.

Columbus's crew sighted the island on a Sunday哥倫布的船員在一個星期天看到這座島，so they borrowed the Latin name Dominica所以借用了拉丁文的Dominica這個名字——'the Lord's Day'意思是「主的日子」，which is how Sunday was named in Latin也就是拉丁文裡星期天的說法。

People sometimes call it the 'nature island' because so much of it is still green and steep. If you need to be extra clear in English, say 'Dominica, capital Roseau'.

People sometimes call it the 'nature island'人們有時候會叫它「nature island（自然島）」，because so much of it is still green and steep因為島上還有很多地方又綠又陡。If you need to be extra clear in English如果你在英文裡需要講得特別清楚，say 'Dominica, capital Roseau'可以說「Dominica, capital Roseau」。