Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. Its capital is Port Louis.

Mauritius模里西斯 is an island country是一個島國， in the Indian Ocean,位於印度洋， east of Madagascar在馬達加斯加的東邊。Its capital它的首都 is Port Louis是路易港。

Visitors know it for beaches, lagoons, and sugar-cane country, and it has long been a holiday place for people with money to spend — though actually, that postcard picture is only one layer.

Visitors遊客 know it for beaches, lagoons, and sugar-cane country,對它印象最深的是海灘、潟湖和甘蔗田， and it has long been a holiday place而且它長久以來都是一個度假勝地， for people with money to spend給有錢可以花的人 — though actually,不過實際上， that postcard picture is only one layer那種明信片般的印象只是其中一層。

The island has people with roots in India, Africa, Europe, and China, and many families are mixed. English is official, but most people speak Mauritian Creole at home, and French is everywhere on signs and in the papers.

The island這個島 has people with roots in India, Africa, Europe, and China,有來自印度、非洲、歐洲和中國血統的居民， and many families are mixed而且很多家庭都是混血的。English is official,官方語言是英文， but most people speak Mauritian Creole at home,但大多數人在家講模里西斯克里奧爾語， and French is everywhere on signs and in the papers而法文則到處出現在招牌和報紙上。

It is a member of the Commonwealth.

It它 is a member of the Commonwealth是大英國協的成員國。

Do not mix it with Mauritania, the desert country on Africa’s northwest coast: one is a small island, the other is a large mainland state. The Dutch named the island after Prince Maurits of Nassau (Maurice in English).

Do not mix it with Mauritania,不要把它跟茅利塔尼亞搞混， the desert country on Africa's northwest coast:那是位於非洲西北岸的沙漠國家： one is a small island,一個是小島國， the other is a large mainland state另一個是大片的內陸國家。The Dutch荷蘭人 named the island用這個名字命名了這個島， after Prince Maurits of Nassau紀念拿索的莫里斯親王 (Maurice in English)（英文叫 Maurice）。