Ecuadorian is the word for a person from Ecuador, and for things that belong to that country: an Ecuadorian friend, Ecuadorian food, an Ecuadorian passport.

Ecuadorian is the word for a person from EcuadorEcuadorian指的是來自厄瓜多的人and for things that belong to that country也指屬於那個國家的東西：an Ecuadorian friend厄瓜多朋友、Ecuadorian food厄瓜多料理、an Ecuadorian passport厄瓜多護照。

Ecuador itself is a country on the west of northern South America, between Colombia and Peru, with the Pacific Ocean on one side. The capital is Quito, high in the mountains.

Ecuador itself is a country厄瓜多本身是個國家on the west of northern South America位在南美洲北部的西邊between Colombia and Peru介於哥倫比亞和秘魯之間with the Pacific Ocean on one side一側緊鄰太平洋。The capital is Quito首都是基多high in the mountains位在高山上。

Along the coast the land is lower and more built-up; then the Andes rise, with volcanoes; and east of the mountains there is a huge area of hot, wet forest. A 2014 count put the population at about fifteen million; there are more people now.

Along the coast沿海地區the land is lower and more built-up地勢較低、開發程度較高then the Andes rise接著安地斯山脈拔地而起with volcanoes山區有火山and east of the mountains而山脈以東there is a huge area of hot, wet forest有一大片濕熱的雨林。A 2014 count put the population at about fifteen million2014年的統計人口大約是一千五百萬there are more people now現在人數更多了。

The country’s name is the Spanish word for the equator, the imaginary line around the middle of the earth, which runs through it.

The country’s name is這個國家的名字是the Spanish word for the equator西班牙文的『赤道』一詞the imaginary line around the middle of the earth也就是繞地球中間一圈的假想線which runs through it這條線正好通過厄瓜多。

People there mostly speak Spanish. Though actually, Ecuador uses the US dollar as its everyday money, which surprises many students.

People there那裡的人mostly speak Spanish大多說西班牙文。Though actually不過其實Ecuador uses the US dollar as its everyday money厄瓜多的日常貨幣是美金which surprises many students這點讓不少學生感到意外。

The Galápagos Islands, far out in the Pacific, are part of Ecuador too.

The Galápagos Islands加拉巴哥群島far out in the Pacific遠在太平洋上are part of Ecuador too也是厄瓜多的一部分。