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Iran is a country in southwest Asia. It sits between Iraq on the west and Afghanistan and Pakistan on the east, with the Persian Gulf to the south. The capital is Tehran.
Iran伊朗是 in southwest Asia在亞洲西南部的 a country一個國家。It它 between夾在 Iraq on the west西邊的伊拉克 and和 Afghanistan and Pakistan on the east東邊的阿富汗與巴基斯坦 sits之間，with the Persian Gulf to the south南邊是波斯灣。The capital首都 is Tehran是德黑蘭
In English the country was long called ; in 1935 the government asked the world to use Iran, the name closer to what people there already used. The old name did not die: we still say Persian for the main language, the culture, and things like carpets.
In English在英文裡 the country這個國家 was long called長期被叫作 Persia波斯；in 1935 1935年 the government政府 asked the world請世界 to use改用 Iran伊朗——closer to更接近 what people there already used當地人本來就在用的說法 the name的名字。The old name舊名字 did not die沒有死：for the main language, the culture, and things like carpets講主要語言、文化和地毯這類東西時 we我們 still say仍然說 Persian波斯的
Iran has a great deal of oil. It is a strongly Muslim country, and since 1979, when the Shah (the king) was removed, Muslim religious leaders have held a lot of political power, even though there are also elections. Iran and Iraq fought a long war in the 1980s.
Iran伊朗 has有 a great deal of oil非常多的石油。It它是 a strongly Muslim country一個伊斯蘭色彩很強的國家，and since 1979而自1979年——when the Shah (the king) was removed沙王（國王）被推翻的那年——以來，Muslim religious leaders穆斯林宗教領袖 have held a lot of political power一直握有很大的政治權力，even though there are also elections儘管也有選舉。Iran and Iraq伊朗和伊拉克 in the 1980s在1980年代 fought a long war打了一場長長的戰爭
Though actually, mix Iran and Iraq constantly — they are neighbours, not one place.
Though actually不過其實，learners學英文的人 mix Iran and Iraq constantly老是把伊朗和伊拉克搞混——they它們 are neighbours是鄰居，not one place不是同一個地方
組成Borrowed from Persian ایران (Irân), from Classical Persian ērān, from Middle Persian ʾērān, “of the Aryans” — that is, the land of the Iranian peoples. The name of the country grew from that older name for the tribes who lived there.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Iranname/ɪˈɹɑːn/
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A country in West Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.
- The Persians, in naming their country, make use of one word, which they indifferently pronounce Iroun, and Iran.
- Light was happiness; and the people of Iran, the land of light, were the favourites of heaven; while those of Turan, the gloomy region beyond the mountains to the north, were its enemies.
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literaryengineeringnatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesThe regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples.
- "Kavi means a king, but it is particularly used of the kings belonging to the second and most celebrated of the two mythical dynasties of Iran." "One certain fact is the occurrence of geographical names [Bactria, Sogdiana, etc] in Vendidad I, which are obviously intended to describe the earliest homes of the Iranian races whose lore was the Avesta."
- "Zoroaster of Iran. — Zoroaster, it is believed, sprang up in the seventh century before the Christian era, somewhere in the land between the Indus and the Tigris."
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。