The Netherlands is a country in northwest Europe and a member of the EU. People in English often call it Holland, though that name really belongs to just two provinces; the whole country is the Netherlands. Amsterdam is the city people name as the capital, but the government sits in The Hague.

The Netherlands is是 in northwest Europe歐洲西北部 a country的一個國家，and a member of the EU也是歐盟的一員。 People in English說英語的人 often常常 call it把它叫做 Holland，though不過 that name那個名字 really其實 belongs to just two provinces只屬於其中兩個省；the whole country整個國家 is才叫 the Netherlands。 Amsterdam阿姆斯特丹 is是 people name as the capital大家說是首都 the city的那座城，but但 the government政府 sits in The Hague坐在海牙。

The land is famously flat, and large parts sit below sea level. Over a long time, people drained water and built dykes — walls against the sea — so there would be more land to live on.

The land這片土地 is famously flat以平坦出名，and large parts而且很大一部分 sit below sea level位在海平面以下。 Over a long time經過很長的時間，people人們 drained water排掉水、built dykes築起堤防——walls against the sea擋海的牆——so這樣 there would be就會有 more land to live on更多可以住的土地。

A person from there is Dutch, and the language is Dutch, not “Netherlandish” in ordinary speech. Population figures in older books (like 16 million in 2014) go out of date; the country is larger now.

A person from there從那裡來的人 is Dutch是 Dutch 荷蘭人，and the language語言 is Dutch也是 Dutch 荷蘭語；in ordinary speech平常說話 not不會說 “Netherlandish”。 in older books舊書裡的 Population figures人口數字（like 16 million in 2014比如2014年的一千六百萬）go out of date會過期；the country這個國家 is larger now現在更大（人更多）了。