Italy is a country in southern Europe. On a map the land looks a bit like a boot, with the Mediterranean Sea around most of it and other European countries to the north. Rome is the capital.

Italy義大利 is是 in southern Europe南歐的 a country一個國家。 On a map在地圖上, the land這塊土地 looks a bit like a boot看起來有點像一隻靴子, with the Mediterranean Sea around most of it大半邊被地中海圍著, and other European countries to the north北邊接著其他歐洲國家。 Rome羅馬 is the capital是首都。

Italy belongs to the European Union. About sixty million people live there — though actually any exact headcount goes out of date, so a round number is kinder than a fake-precise one.

Italy義大利 belongs to屬於 the European Union歐盟。 About sixty million people大約六千萬人 live there住在那裡 — though actually不過老實說, any exact headcount任何精確的人口數字 goes out of date都會過時, so所以 a round number一個整數 than a fake-precise one比一個假裝精確的數字 is kinder更厚道。

Long ago this land was the centre of Roman power, and Roman law, roads, and language still sit under a lot of European life. Much later, in the 1300s, a great flowering of art and learning that we call the Renaissance began in Italian cities. People still go to Italy for painting, sculpture, old towns, and food.

Long ago很久以前, this land這塊土地 was the centre of Roman power是羅馬勢力的中心, and Roman law而羅馬的法律、 roads道路 and language和語言, still sit under至今仍墊在 a lot of European life許多歐洲生活的底下。 Much later很久之後, in the 1300s在一三〇〇年代, a great flowering of art and learning一場藝術與學問的大盛開 that we call the Renaissance我們叫它文藝復興, began in Italian cities在義大利的城市開始。 People人們 still現在仍然 for painting為了繪畫、 sculpture雕塑、 old towns老城鎮 and food和食物 go to Italy去義大利。

Italian is the language; Italy is the place.

Italian is the language是那個語言; Italy is the place是那個地方。