Samoa is a country in the South Pacific. The two big islands are Savaiʻi and Upolu, and the capital is Apia.

Samoa薩摩亞 is a country in the South Pacific是南太平洋的一個國家。The two big islands are Savai'i and Upolu兩座大島是Savai'i（薩瓦伊島）和Upolu（烏波盧島） and the capital is Apia首都是Apia（阿皮亞）。

Until 1997 it was called Western Samoa. That old name was doing a job: it marked this Samoa as the independent country, not the nearby islands called American Samoa, which belong to the United States. People mix the two up all the time, on maps and in the news.

Until 1997 it was called Western Samoa在1997年之前它叫做Western Samoa（西薩摩亞）。That old name was doing a job這個舊名字是有作用的 it marked this Samoa as the independent country它標示出這個薩摩亞是獨立國家 not the nearby islands called American Samoa, which belong to the United States而不是附近那個屬於美國、叫做American Samoa（美屬薩摩亞）的島嶼。People mix the two up all the time人們常常把這兩個搞混 on maps and in the news不管是在地圖上還是新聞裡。

English uses Samoa for the country, and Samoan for the people, the language, and things from there.

English uses Samoa for the country英文用Samoa指這個國家 and Samoan for the people, the language, and things from there用Samoan指那裡的人、語言，以及當地的事物。

Though actually, for a small country it has a very big sporting name — especially in rugby — so many students meet the word on a shirt before they meet it on a map.

Though actually不過其實 for a small country it has a very big sporting name以一個小國來說，它在體育上的名氣很大 especially in rugby尤其是橄欖球 so many students meet the word on a shirt before they meet it on a map所以很多學生是先在球衣上看到這個字，才在地圖上認識它。