Sinbad (you will also see Sindbad) is the sailor in the old story cycle Sinbad the Sailor, part of The Arabian Nights — the big story-book many families know. In the tales he leaves home, meets strange creatures at sea, loses everything, and somehow comes home rich, then goes out again.

Sinbad (you will also see Sindbad)Sinbad（你也會看到 Sindbad 這個拼法） is the sailor in the old story cycle Sinbad the Sailor是古老故事集《Sinbad the Sailor（水手辛巴達）》裡的那個水手 part of The Arabian Nights是《天方夜譚》的一部分 the big story-book many families know很多家庭都知道的那本大故事書 In the tales在這些故事裡 he leaves home他離開家 meets strange creatures at sea在海上遇到奇怪的生物 loses everything失去了一切 and somehow comes home rich然後不知怎麼地又帶著財富回家 then goes out again接著又再次出發

Seven voyages are the famous ones. He is not a person from history; he is a story hero, like a character in a long adventure book.

Seven voyages七趟航行 are the famous ones是最有名的 He他 is not a person from history不是歷史上真實存在的人物 he is a story hero而是個故事裡的英雄人物 like a character in a long adventure book就像一本長篇冒險故事書裡的角色

English has used both spellings; films and pantomime almost always choose Sinbad. The name was borrowed from Arabic, and before that from older Persian.

English has used both spellings英文兩種拼法都用過 films and pantomime almost always choose Sinbad電影和默劇幾乎都選用 Sinbad 這個拼法 The name這個名字 was borrowed from Arabic是從阿拉伯語借來的 and before that from older Persian而在那之前則是來自更早的波斯語

Though actually, a folk story about the name says it is Persian pieces for a place, Sind, plus “wind.” Scholars do not treat that as certain, so we should not teach it as fact. What is sure is the character: the sea-adventure hero of those nights of stories.

Though actually不過其實 a folk story about the name says有個關於這個名字的民間說法認為 it is Persian pieces for a place, Sind, plus "wind."它是波斯語裡「Sind（一個地名）」加上「風」拼起來的 Scholars do not treat that as certain學者並不認為這是確定的 so we should not teach it as fact所以我們不應該把它當作事實來教 What is sure is the character確定的是這個角色 the sea-adventure hero of those nights of stories也就是那些夜晚故事裡的海上冒險英雄