Luxembourg is a small country in western Europe, tucked between Belgium, Germany, and France. Its official name is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg — a duchy is a land once ruled by a duke, and Luxembourg still has a grand duke as head of state, which is unusual in Europe today.

Luxembourg盧森堡 is a small country是西歐的一個小國家 in western Europe，tucked between夾在 Belgium, Germany, and France比利時、德國和法國之間。Its official name它的正式名稱 is是 the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg盧森堡大公國——a duchy公國 is a land once ruled by a duke指的是過去由公爵統治的領地，and Luxembourg still has a grand duke as head of state而盧森堡現在仍以大公為國家元首，which is unusual in Europe today這在今天的歐洲很少見。

The capital is also called Luxembourg (Luxembourg-Ville). About half a million people live in the whole country, so it is tiny on the map, but it is not unimportant.

The capital首都 is also called也叫做 Luxembourg盧森堡（Luxembourg-Ville盧森堡市）。About half a million people大約五十萬人 live in the whole country住在整個國家裡，so it is tiny on the map所以在地圖上看起來很小，but it is not unimportant但並不是不重要。

It is a member of the European Union, and several EU offices sit there. The EU’s main law court, the European Court of Justice, is in Luxembourg.

It它 is a member of是……的成員國 the European Union歐盟，and several EU offices sit there而且有好幾個歐盟機構設在那裡。The EU’s main law court歐盟的主要法院，the European Court of Justice歐洲法院，is in就設在 Luxembourg盧森堡。

People there use Luxembourgish, French, and German; many also use English for work. The country is known for banking and for being one of the richer places in Europe.

People there那裡的人 use Luxembourgish, French, and German使用盧森堡語、法語和德語；many also use English for work很多人工作上也用英語。The country這個國家 is known for以……聞名 banking and for being one of the richer places in Europe銀行業，以及歐洲數一數二富裕的地方。

Though actually, when English speakers say “Luxembourg,” they may mean the country or the capital city — the same name does both jobs — so you often need the rest of the sentence to see which one.

Though actually不過事實上，when English speakers say “Luxembourg,”當英語使用者說 “Luxembourg” 時，they may mean可能指的是 the country or the capital city這個國家或它的首都——the same name does both jobs同一個名字身兼兩職——so you often need the rest of the sentence to see which one所以常常得靠句子其他部分才能判斷是哪一個。