Scotland is the country that sits on the north of the island of Britain, above England. Its capital is Edinburgh, not London — people mix those two up all the time.

Scotland蘇格蘭 is是 that sits on坐落在 the north of the island of Britain不列顛島北部、 above England英格蘭上方 the country的那個國家。 Its capital它的首都 is Edinburgh是愛丁堡， not London不是倫敦—— people人們 mix those two up把這兩個搞混 all the time是常有的事。

About five million people live there; a number you will still see in books is 5,295,400, from 2014, and it has moved a little since.

About five million people大約五百萬人 live there住在那裡； a number you will still see in books書上還看得到的一個數字 is 5,295,400是 5,295,400， from 2014來自 2014 年， and it has moved a little since之後又變動了一些。

Scotland was its own kingdom for a long time. In 1707 the Scottish and English parliaments joined under the Act of Union, and Scotland became part of the United Kingdom. It is still in the UK today, though actually it has kept its own law courts and its own schools, and since 1999 it has had its own parliament in Edinburgh again.

Scotland蘇格蘭 for a long time有很長一段時間 was its own kingdom是自己的王國。 In 1707在 1707 年， the Scottish and English parliaments蘇格蘭和英格蘭的國會 under the Act of Union在《聯合法案》之下 joined合併了， and Scotland蘇格蘭 became成了 part of the United Kingdom聯合王國的一部分。 It is still in the UK today它今天仍然在英國裡， though actually不過其實 it has kept它保留了 its own law courts自己的法院 and its own schools和自己的學校制度， and since 1999而且從 1999 年起 in Edinburgh在愛丁堡 it has had its own parliament again又有了自己的國會。

English, Scots, and Scottish Gaelic are all spoken there — and those last two are not the same language.

English, Scots, and Scottish Gaelic英語、蘇格蘭語和蘇格蘭蓋爾語 are all spoken there在那裡都有人說—— and those last two而後面那兩種 are not the same language並不是同一種語言。