Greenland is a huge island in the North Atlantic, near northeast Canada. Almost all of it is covered by ice. The capital is Nuuk. Only tens of thousands of people live there.

Greenland 格陵蘭 is a huge island in the North Atlantic是北大西洋的一個巨大島嶼, near northeast Canada靠近加拿大東北部。 Almost all of it is covered by ice幾乎整座島都被冰覆蓋。 The capital is Nuuk首都是努克。 Only tens of thousands of people live there只有幾萬人住在那裡。

It belongs to Denmark, but it has its own government and runs most of its own daily life.

It belongs to Denmark它屬於丹麥, but但 it has its own government它有自己的政府, and而且 runs most of its own daily life自己管理大部分的日常事務。

The name looks like green + land, and that is how it is built: it is an English calque of Old Norse Grǿnland, from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”). Though actually the place is not green in the way a student pictures a green country. People often tell the old story that it was named to sound inviting, so settlers would come; whether that was clever advertising or a fair name for the milder coastal strips, the ice is what you meet.

The name looks like green + land這個名字看起來就是 green（綠）加 land（地）, and而且 that is how it is built它真的就是這樣造出來的: it is an English calque of Old Norse Grǿnland它是古諾斯語 Grǿnland 的英文直譯, from grǿnn ("green") + land ("land")來自 grǿnn（「綠」）加 land（「地」）。 Though actually不過事實上 the place is not green in the way a student pictures a green country這個地方並不像學生想像中「綠色國家」那樣綠。 People often tell the old story人們常說一個古老的說法, that it was named to sound inviting, so settlers would come說這個名字是故意取得誘人一點好吸引移民前來; whether that was clever advertising or a fair name for the milder coastal strips不管那是聰明的廣告手法，還是對比較溫和的沿海地帶的公允命名, the ice is what you meet你去了之後遇到的就是冰。

Students also mix it up with Iceland, which sits nearby on the map and has the more “icy” name. Greenland is the icy giant; Iceland is the smaller, greener (in parts) island with its own country.

Students also mix it up with Iceland學生也常把它和冰島搞混, which sits nearby on the map冰島在地圖上就在附近, and而且 has the more "icy" name名字聽起來還更「冰」。 Greenland is the icy giant格陵蘭是那個冰封的巨人; Iceland is the smaller, greener (in parts) island with its own country冰島則是比較小、（部分地區）比較綠、擁有自己國家的島嶼。