The Goths were an East Germanic people who pressed on the Roman Empire between the 3rd and 5th centuries.

The Goths哥德人 were an East Germanic people是一支東日耳曼民族 who pressed on the Roman Empire對羅馬帝國造成壓力 between the 3rd and 5th centuries在西元三世紀到五世紀之間。

School books often say they came from central Europe, “in what is now Germany.” That is tidy, though actually their story is messier: they are first clearly seen near the Black Sea, they split into groups we now call Visigoths and Ostrogoths, they moved a long way, and in 410 the Visigoths even sacked Rome.

School books教科書 often say they came from central Europe常常說他們來自中歐, "in what is now Germany."也就是「現在的德國」。That is tidy這樣講很整齊, though actually their story is messier不過其實他們的故事更複雜: they are first clearly seen near the Black Sea他們最早被清楚記載的地方是在黑海附近, they split into groups we now call Visigoths and Ostrogoths後來分裂成我們現在稱為Visigoths（西哥德人）和Ostrogoths（東哥德人）的兩支, they moved a long way遷徙了很長一段距離, and in 410 the Visigoths even sacked Rome而在西元410年，Visigoths甚至洗劫了羅馬城。

They were not cartoon “barbarians with no culture”: they had kings, laws, and a written form of their language (Gothic — we still have a Bible in it).

They他們 were not cartoon "barbarians with no culture"不是卡通式那種「沒有文化的野蠻人」: they had kings, laws他們有國王、有法律, and a written form of their language還有自己語言的書寫形式 (Gothic哥德語 — we still have a Bible in it我們現在還留有用這種語言寫的聖經)。

Later ages used Gothic as a slightly rude word for “not classical,” and that is how we got Gothic churches and, much later, goth music — but those are other stories. This word, with a capital G, means the people.

Later ages後來的時代 used Gothic as a slightly rude word把Gothic當成一個有點粗魯的詞 for "not classical,"用來說「不是古典風格」, and that is how we got Gothic churches這也是為什麼我們有了Gothic churches（哥德式教堂） and, much later, goth music後來更演變出goth music（哥德音樂） — but those are other stories但那些是另外的故事了。This word這個字, with a capital G用大寫G開頭的時候, means the people指的是這個民族。