The Maldives is a country of many small islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Sri Lanka. People know them for bright beaches and clear water. The capital is Malé, a tiny, very crowded island.

The Maldives Maldives（馬爾地夫）is a country of many small islands in the Indian Ocean是印度洋上由許多小島組成的國家，southwest of Sri Lanka位在斯里蘭卡的西南方。People know them for bright beaches and clear water大家對它的印象是明亮的海灘和清澈的海水。The capital is Malé, a tiny, very crowded island首都是馬列，一座又小又擁擠的島。

The land is extremely low and flat, so if the sea rises much, a lot of the country could disappear under water — that is why the Maldives is so often in talk about a warming world.

The land is extremely low and flat這裡的陸地非常低平，so if the sea rises much所以如果海平面上升太多，a lot of the country could disappear under water這個國家有很大一部分可能會沒入水中——that is why the Maldives is so often in talk about a warming world這就是為什麼講到暖化的世界時常常會提到馬爾地夫。

We usually say the Maldives, with the, like the Netherlands. Some people treat the name as plural (the Maldives are…) and some as singular (the Maldives is…); both are used.

We usually say the Maldives, with the我們通常會加the，說the Maldives，like the Netherlands就像the Netherlands一樣。Some people treat the name as plural (the Maldives are…)有人把這個名字當複數用（the Maldives are…），and some as singular (the Maldives is…)也有人當單數用（the Maldives is…）；both are used兩種用法都有人用。

It is not named after diving, even though many visitors come to swim and dive.

It is not named after diving它的名字不是來自diving（潛水），even though many visitors come to swim and dive雖然很多遊客是去那裡游泳和潛水的。