A country in the south-west corner of the Arabian Peninsula, at the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula, with Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the east. Its capital is Sana'a, one of the oldest continuously lived-in cities in the world.

A country in the south-west corner of the Arabian Peninsula這是一個位於阿拉伯半島西南角的國家，at the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula在阿拉伯半島底部，with Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the east北邊是沙烏地阿拉伯，東邊是阿曼。Its capital它的首都 is Sana'a是沙那，one of the oldest continuously lived-in cities in the world是世界上少數持續有人居住最久的城市之一

The name in English covers a state that has changed shape more than once: for most of the twentieth century there were two Yemens, North Yemen and South Yemen, which joined into one country in 1990. So when you read older books, 'Yemen' may mean only half of what it means now.

The name in English英文裡這個名字 covers a state that has changed shape more than once其實指的是一個形狀不只變過一次的國家：for most of the twentieth century在二十世紀大部分時間 there were two Yemens曾經有兩個葉門，North Yemen and South Yemen北葉門和南葉門，which joined into one country in 1990它們在1990年合併成一個國家。So when you read older books所以如果你讀比較舊的書，'Yemen' may mean only half of what it means now'Yemen'可能只代表現在意思的一半

In news English today the word usually comes attached to war, hunger, and the port of Aden, because a civil war that began in 2014 has kept the country in the headlines; a student who only meets the word in news reports can end up thinking 'Yemen' is the name of a problem rather than a place. It is also, historically, a coffee country — the port of Mocha (Yemeni: al-Mukha) is where the coffee word 'mocha' comes from, and Yemeni coffee is still sold at high prices.

In news English today在現在的新聞英文裡 the word這個字 usually comes attached to war, hunger, and the port of Aden通常會跟戰爭、飢荒和亞丁港連在一起，because a civil war that began in 2014 has kept the country in the headlines因為一場2014年開始的內戰讓這個國家一直上頭條；a student who only meets the word in news reports只在新聞報導裡接觸過這個字的學生 can end up thinking 'Yemen' is the name of a problem rather than a place可能會誤以為'Yemen'是問題的名字，而不是一個地方。It它 is also, historically, a coffee country在歷史上也是個咖啡產國——the port of Mocha (Yemeni: al-Mukha)摩卡港（葉門語叫al-Mukha） is where the coffee word 'mocha' comes from是咖啡用語'mocha'的來源，and Yemeni coffee is still sold at high prices而且葉門咖啡現在仍賣得很貴

Written with a capital Y, never with 'the' in front of it: we say 'in Yemen', not 'in the Yemen' (though you may see 'the Yemen' in older British writing, the way people once wrote 'the Ukraine' — it sounds dated now). The word for a person or thing from there is Yemeni.

Written with a capital Y要大寫Y，never with 'the' in front of it前面絕不加'the'：we say 'in Yemen', not 'in the Yemen'我們說'in Yemen'，不說'in the Yemen'（though you may see 'the Yemen' in older British writing不過在比較舊的英式寫作裡可能會看到'the Yemen'，the way people once wrote 'the Ukraine'就像以前有人寫'the Ukraine'一樣——it sounds dated now現在聽起來很過時）。The word for a person or thing from there那裡的人或東西的說法 is Yemeni是Yemeni