Geneva is a city in the west of Switzerland, on a large lake that shares its name, Lake Geneva.

Geneva is a cityGeneva是一座城市 in the west of Switzerland在瑞士西部, on a large lake that shares its name, Lake Geneva位在一個跟它同名的大湖邊，就是日內瓦湖。

It is not the capital — that is Bern — but it is one of the most important cities in the world for international work. The Red Cross has its main base there, and so does the World Health Organization; many other UN and world groups sit in Geneva too. People go there for talks between countries as much as for the lake and the mountains.

It is not the capital它不是首都 — that is Bern首都是伯恩 — but it is one of the most important cities in the world for international work但它是世界上處理國際事務最重要的城市之一。The Red Cross has its main base there紅十字會的總部就在那裡, and so does the World Health Organization世界衛生組織也是；many other UN and world groups sit in Geneva too還有很多其他聯合國和世界性組織也設在日內瓦。People go there人們去那裡 for talks between countries是為了國與國之間的會談，as much as for the lake and the mountains就跟為了那片湖和山一樣多。

In English we say it je-NEE-vuh.

In English we say it用英文我們唸 je-NEE-vuh je-NEE-vuh。

Though actually, there is a second, now rather rare English word geneva that means a kind of gin, from Dutch genever (“juniper”). That is not this city; it only looks the same on the page. Students also mix Geneva with Genoa, which is a different city, in Italy.

Though actually不過其實，there is a second, now rather rare English word geneva還有第二個、現在很少見的英文字geneva，that means a kind of gin意思是一種琴酒, from Dutch genever ("juniper")來自荷蘭文genever（「杜松子」的意思）。That is not this city那不是這座城市；it only looks the same on the page它只是在紙面上看起來一樣。Students also mix Geneva with Genoa學生也常把Geneva和Genoa搞混, which is a different city, in Italy那是另一座城市，在義大利。

When you see Geneva in the news, it is almost always the Swiss city and the organisations that live there.

When you see Geneva in the news當你在新聞裡看到Geneva, it is almost always the Swiss city and the organisations that live there幾乎都是指這座瑞士城市和坐落在那裡的那些組織。