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Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, by the Atlantic Ocean. It sits next to Sierra Leone, and also next to Guinea and Ivory Coast. The capital is .
Liberia是 is a country一個國家 on the west coast of Africa在非洲西岸, by靠著 the Atlantic Ocean大西洋。It它 sits next to緊鄰 Sierra Leone獅子山, and而且 also next to也緊鄰 Guinea and Ivory Coast幾內亞和象牙海岸。The capital首都 is是 Monrovia蒙羅維亞。
English is the official language, which is unusual in that part of Africa — though actually people at home speak many other languages too, and the English you hear there is its own kind, not American or British.
English英文 is是 the official language官方語言, which而這 is unusual在那個非洲地區算是不尋常的 in that part of Africa — though actually不過其實 people at home當地人 speak many other languages too還會說很多其他語言, and而且 the English you hear there你在那裡聽到的英文 is its own kind是自成一格的, not schoolbook American or British不是課本裡的美式或英式英文。
The name is not an old local name. It was built from a Latin word for “free” plus an ending that means “place,” so it was meant to say “land of the free.” In 1822, people from the United States began a new community there for Black people who had been enslaved in the American South and then set free. The modern country grew from that.
The name這個名字 is not不是 an old local name一個古老的當地名字。It它 was built from是從...組成的 a Latin word for “free”一個拉丁文的「自由」字 plus加上 an ending that means “place,”一個表示「地方」的字尾, so所以 it it was meant to say原本的意思是 “land of the free.”「自由之地」。In 1822在1822年, people from the United States從美國來的人 began a new community在那裡開始了一個新的聚落 there for Black people給黑人 who had been enslaved in the American South曾在美國南方被奴役 and then set free後來重獲自由的黑人。The modern country現代這個國家 grew from that就是從那裡發展出來的。
That story is mixed and painful: the families who came from America ran the country for a long time, while the many groups who already lived there had far less power. Later came terrible civil war, from 1989 to 1997, and fighting again until 2003, when President Charles Taylor was forced to leave.
That story那段歷史 is mixed and painful是複雜又痛苦的: the families那些家族 who came from America從美國來的 ran the country長期統治這個國家 for a long time, while而 the many groups許多族群 who already lived there本來就住在那裡的 had far less power權力少了很多。Later後來 came terrible civil war爆發了可怕的內戰, from 1989 to 1997從1989年到1997年, and而且 fighting again再次開戰 until 2003直到2003年, when那時 President Charles Taylor泰勒總統 was forced to leave被迫下台。
In 2014 the population was given as about four million. The flag even looks a little like the United States flag, because of that American start.
In 2014在2014年, the population人口 was given as被列為 about four million大約四百萬。The flag這面國旗 even甚至 looks a little like有點像 the United States flag美國國旗, because of因為 that American start那段美國起源。
Liberia is a proper name, so it takes a capital L. You meet it in news, maps, and history.
Liberia是個 is a proper name專有名詞, so所以 it it takes a capital L要大寫L。You你 meet it會遇到它 in news, maps, and history在新聞、地圖,和歷史裡。
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。
Liberianame詞源 1/laɪˈbɪə̯.ri.ə/
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A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Liberia.
- Liberia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society whose goal was to resettle freed slaves in Africa.
Liberianame詞源 2/laɪˈbɪə̯.ri.ə/
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The provincial capital of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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。