A samurai was a member of a powerful military class in Japan in the past — warriors who served a lord and were trained to fight. For hundreds of years they sat near the top of Japanese society.

A samurai武士 was是 a member of a powerful military class過去日本一個強大的武士階級裡的一員 in Japan in the past, ——warriors武士戰士 who served a lord效忠領主 and而且 were trained to fight受過戰鬥訓練。For hundreds of years長達數百年, they他們 sat near the top of Japanese society位居日本社會的上層。

Films show the swords and armour, though actually real life was also land, duty, and paperwork, not only battles. The class was ended in the late 1800s, when Japan rebuilt itself as a modern country, so samurai is a historical word, not a job you apply for now.

Films電影 show呈現的是 the swords and armour刀劍與盔甲, though actually不過事實上 real life現實生活 was also也包含 land, duty, and paperwork土地、義務與文書工作, not only battles不只是打仗。The class這個階級 was ended在十九世紀末結束 in the late 1800s, when當時 Japan日本 rebuilt itself as a modern country正在重建成一個現代國家, so所以 samurai武士 is是 a historical word一個歷史上的詞, not a job不是現在你可以應徵的職業 you apply for now。

Do not mix them up with ninja, who belong to a different picture: secret work, not this high warrior class. English borrowed the Japanese word and kept it.

Do not不要 mix them up把他們 with ninja跟忍者搞混, who這兩者屬於 belong to a different picture不同的形象: secret work祕密行動, not this high warrior class而不是這種高階武士階級。English英文 borrowed the Japanese word借用了這個日文詞 and kept it並保留下來。