Nauru is a country. It is one island in the southwest Pacific Ocean, near the Equator, and it is one of the smallest nations in the world. Only about ten thousand people live there.

Nauru諾魯 is a country是一個國家。It is one island它是一座島 in the southwest Pacific Ocean位於西南太平洋, near the Equator靠近赤道, and it is one of the smallest nations in the world也是世界上最小的國家之一。Only about ten thousand people大約只有一萬人 live there住在那裡。

Books name Yaren as the capital. Though actually Nauru does not have a capital city in the usual way; Yaren is the district where the government sits.

Books name Yaren as the capital書上會說雅連（Yaren）是首都, Though actually不過其實 Nauru does not have a capital city in the usual way諾魯並沒有一般意義上的首都; Yaren is the district where the government sits雅連只是政府所在的行政區。

You will also read that Nauru is known for phosphate mines. Phosphate is a rock people dig up to help farms grow food. That is true, and for a short time the mines made the island very rich. The less tidy truth is that the digging also tore up much of the land, and the wealth did not last.

You will also read that Nauru is known for phosphate mines你也會讀到諾魯以磷酸鹽礦聞名。Phosphate is a rock people dig up to help farms grow food磷酸鹽是一種人們挖出來幫助農作物生長的礦石。That is true這是真的, for a short time the mines made the island very rich有一段短時間礦業讓這座島變得非常富有。The less tidy truth is但不那麼漂亮的事實是, the digging also tore up much of the land開採也把大片土地挖得殘破不堪, and the wealth did not last而且財富也沒有持續下去。

In Taiwan, students sometimes know this name because Taiwan and Nauru have sometimes treated each other as country-friends, and sometimes not — the island has changed that more than once.

In Taiwan在台灣, students sometimes know this name學生有時候會知道這個名字 because Taiwan and Nauru have sometimes treated each other as country-friends, and sometimes not因為台灣和諾魯有時候互相當邦交國、有時候又不是 — the island has changed that more than once這座島在這件事上不只變過一次。

The English name came through German Nauru, from the island's own name Naoero. Where that name first came from is not certain. One old German idea was that it meant something like 'I go to the seashore,' but another German who lived there said that was wrong, and people still do not agree.

The English name came through German Nauru英文名字是經由德文的 Nauru 傳過來的, from the island's own name Naoero而德文又來自這座島自己的名字 Naoero。Where that name first came from is not certain這個名字最早從哪裡來並不確定。One old German idea was that it meant something like 'I go to the seashore,'早期有個德國人的說法是它的意思大概是「我要去海邊」 but another German who lived there said that was wrong但另一個住在當地的德國人說這是錯的, and people still do not agree大家至今仍沒有共識。