Srebrenica is a small town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. In English it is almost never just a place name — saying it is like saying Nanjing or Hiroshima, because the name now stands for what happened there.

Srebrenica is a small townSrebrenica是一個小鎮 in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina位於波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納東部。In English it is almost never just a place name在英文裡這幾乎從來不只是個地名——saying it is like saying Nanjing or Hiroshima講出這個名字就像講「南京」或「廣島」，because the name now stands for what happened there因為這個名字現在代表著當地發生過的事。

In July 1995, near the end of the Bosnian war, Bosnian Serb forces took the town and killed more than 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men and boys. The area had been declared a UN "safe area" and Dutch UN peacekeepers were stationed there, but they were few, lightly armed, and did not stop the killings — which is why the name is also a permanent argument about what international protection is worth.

In July 1995, near the end of the Bosnian war1995年七月，波士尼亞戰爭快結束的時候，Bosnian Serb forces took the town波士尼亞塞族部隊攻下了這個小鎮 and killed more than 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men and boys屠殺了超過八千名波士尼亞穆斯林（Bosniak）男性和男孩。The area had been declared a UN "safe area"這個地區當時被聯合國宣布為「安全區」 and Dutch UN peacekeepers were stationed there荷蘭籍的聯合國維和部隊也駐守在那裡，but they were few, lightly armed, and did not stop the killings但人數少、裝備輕，沒能阻止屠殺——which is why the name is also a permanent argument about what international protection is worth這也是為什麼這個地名一直是「國際保護到底有沒有用」這個爭論的代名詞。

International courts have ruled it genocide. So in English you will meet the word in sentences about failure, shame, and remembering: "the lesson of Srebrenica," "another Srebrenica." Say it carefully; for many people it names their own family's dead.

International courts have ruled it genocide國際法庭已經認定這是種族滅絕。So in English you will meet the word in sentences about failure, shame, and remembering所以在英文裡你會在談失敗、羞愧、追念的句子裡看到這個字："the lesson of Srebrenica,"像「the lesson of Srebrenica」（Srebrenica的教訓），"another Srebrenica."或「another Srebrenica」（又一個Srebrenica）。Say it carefully說這個字要小心；for many people it names their own family's dead對很多人來說，這個字說的就是自己家人的死。