Malta is a small country in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily.

MaltaMalta is是 a small country一個小國家 in the Mediterranean Sea地中海裡的 south of Sicily位在西西里島南邊。

It is not one rock: the country is a handful of islands. The three that people name are Malta (the big one, which gives the country its name), Gozo, and tiny Comino.

It它 is not one rock不是單獨一塊石頭 : the country這個國家 is a handful of islands是由好幾座島組成的。 The three那三座 that people name大家常提到的 are是 MaltaMalta the big one最大的一座 which gives the country its name國家的名字就是從它來的 GozoGozo and tiny Comino還有很小的 Comino。

The capital is Valletta.

The capital首都 is是 VallettaValletta。

Britain ruled Malta for a long time, and that still shows — English is widely used, many British visitors go there on holiday, and Malta belongs to the Commonwealth (the family of countries with old ties to Britain).

Britain英國 ruled Malta曾經統治過 Malta for a long time很長一段時間 and that still shows這一點到現在還看得出來 English is widely used英文在當地很普遍 many British visitors go there on holiday很多英國遊客會去那裡度假 and Malta belongs to the Commonwealth而且 Malta 也是大英國協的一員 the family of countries with old ties to Britain跟英國有淵源的國家組成的大家庭。

It became an independent republic in 1964 and joined the European Union in 2004. It is one of the smallest EU countries, and almost everyone lives packed onto those few islands.

It它 became an independent republic在 1964 年成為獨立共和國 in 1964 and joined並在 2004 年加入 the European Union歐盟 in 2004。 It它 is one of the smallest EU countries是歐盟裡最小的國家之一 and almost everyone幾乎所有人都 lives packed onto those few islands擠在那幾座小島上生活。