A very large urban area outside Johannesburg, South Africa, said "suh-WEH-toh".

outside Johannesburg, South Africa南非約翰尼斯堡外 a very large urban area一個非常大的城區, said "suh-WEH-toh"唸作「蘇威托」。

Under apartheid — the old legal system that separated people by race — black South Africans were not allowed to live in Johannesburg itself, though the city depended on their labour, so they were pushed into townships like this one and travelled in to work each day. Soweto grew into one of the largest black communities in the country.

Under apartheid在種族隔離制度下 — the old legal system that separated people by race也就是以前依種族把人分開的舊法律制度 — black South Africans黑人南非人 were not allowed to live in Johannesburg itself不准住在約翰尼斯堡市區裡, though the city depended on their labour儘管這座城市其實靠他們的勞力運作, so they were pushed into townships like this one於是被逼進像這樣的黑人城鎮, and travelled in to work each day每天再通勤進城工作。Soweto索威托 grew into one of the largest black communities in the country後來變成全國最大的黑人社區之一。

It is famous for what happened on 16 June 1976: schoolchildren marched in protest against being forced to study in Afrikaans rather than English, police opened fire, and the killings that followed — the photograph of dying schoolboy Hector Pieterson went around the world — turned local anger into an international campaign against apartheid. That day is now a public holiday in South Africa, Youth Day.

It is famous for what happened on 16 June 1976它因為 1976 年 6 月 16 日發生的事而出名：schoolchildren marched in protest學生們走上街頭抗議 against being forced to study in Afrikaans rather than English被迫用南非荷蘭語而不是英語上課, police opened fire警察開槍鎮壓, and the killings that followed隨後而來的死傷 — the photograph of dying schoolboy Hector Pieterson垂死男學生 Hector Pieterson 的照片 went around the world傳遍了全世界 — turned local anger into an international campaign against apartheid把當地的憤怒變成了反種族隔離的國際運動。That day那一天 is now a public holiday in South Africa如今是南非的國定假日, Youth Day「青年節」。

Soweto is also where Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu both once lived, on the same street.

Soweto索威托 is also where Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu both once lived也是曼德拉和圖圖兩人都曾住過的地方, on the same street而且還住在同一條街上。

Today it is an ordinary, busy, mixed place — homes, shops, restaurants, tourists — but for most people the name still carries 1976 in it, the way certain place names carry a date rather than a location.

Today今天 it is an ordinary, busy, mixed place它是個平凡、熱鬧、什麼都有的地方 — homes, shops, restaurants, tourists住家、商店、餐廳、觀光客都有 — but對大多數人來說 for most people the name still carries 1976 in it這個地名依然帶著 1976 年那件事, the way certain place names carry a date rather than a location就像有些地名承載的是一個日期，而不是一個地點。