Lesotho is a country in southern Africa. It is unusual because it is completely surrounded by one other country, South Africa: there is no coast, and you cannot leave Lesotho without going into South Africa.

Lesotho is a country in southern Africa賴索托是南非洲的一個國家。It is unusual because它很特別，因為it is completely surrounded by one other country, South Africa它完全被另一個國家——南非——包圍：there is no coast它沒有海岸，and you cannot leave Lesotho without going into South Africa離開賴索托一定得先進入南非。

It is a land of mountains, high and often cold. The capital is Maseru.

It is a land of mountains它是一片山地，high and often cold地勢高、常常很冷。The capital is Maseru首都是馬塞盧。

It became independent in 1966 and joined the Commonwealth.

It became independent in 1966它在1966年獨立，and joined the Commonwealth並加入了大英國協。

The name is from Sotho: Lesotho means land of the Basotho, the Sotho people. One person from there is a Mosotho; the people together are the Basotho; the language is Sesotho.

The name is from Sotho這個名字來自索托語：Lesotho means land of the BasothoLesotho的意思是巴索托人的土地，the Sotho people也就是索托族。One person from there is a Mosotho來自那裡的一個人叫Mosotho；the people together are the Basotho這群人合起來叫Basotho；the language is Sesotho語言則叫Sesotho。

In everyday English, people often just say someone is from Lesotho. Though actually, English speakers sometimes guess the sound from the letters and get it wrong: it is closer to le-SOO-too than to le-SOTH-oh.

In everyday English在日常英文裡，people often just say someone is from Lesotho大家通常就直接說某人是from Lesotho。Though actually不過其實，English speakers sometimes guess the sound from the letters and get it wrong英文使用者有時會照字母猜發音，猜錯than to le-SOTH-oh比起le-SOTH-ohit is closer to le-SOO-too它更接近le-SOO-too。