The capital and by far the largest city of Armenia, a small country in the South Caucasus, between Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iran. Roughly a third of everyone in Armenia lives there.

The capital and by far the largest city of Armenia是亞美尼亞的首都、也是遙遙領先的第一大城, a small country in the South Caucasus亞美尼亞是南高加索的一個小國, between Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iran位於土耳其、喬治亞、亞塞拜然和伊朗之間。Roughly a third of everyone in Armenia lives there亞美尼亞大約三分之一的人口都住在這裡。

It is one of the oldest cities in the world that people have never stopped living in — its fortress, Erebuni, was founded in 782 BC, and the city celebrates a birthday older than Rome's. Modern Yerevan looks unlike most old cities because it was largely rebuilt in the twentieth century to one architect's plan, in a warm pink volcanic stone called tuff, which is why it is sometimes called the pink city.

It is one of the oldest cities in the world that people have never stopped living in它是世界上少數從古至今一直有人居住、最古老的城市之一 — its fortress, Erebuni, was founded in 782 BC它的城堡Erebuni建於西元前782年, and the city celebrates a birthday older than Rome's而這座城市的生日比羅馬還要老。Modern Yerevan looks unlike most old cities現代的葉里溫看起來跟大部分的古城不太一樣 because it was largely rebuilt in the twentieth century to one architect's plan因為它大部分是在二十世紀依照同一位建築師的規劃重建的, in a warm pink volcanic stone called tuff用一種叫做凝灰岩的溫暖粉紅色火山岩建成, which is why it is sometimes called the pink city這也是為什麼它有時被稱為『粉紅之城』。

Mount Ararat, the mountain on Armenia's national symbols, stands huge on the skyline to the south — but the mountain itself is inside Turkey, on the other side of a closed border, so people in Yerevan look at it every day and cannot go there. That fact tells you a lot about the place.

Mount Ararat, the mountain on Armenia's national symbols亞拉臘山，這座出現在亞美尼亞國徽上的山, stands huge on the skyline to the south巨大地矗立在南邊的天際線上 — but the mountain itself is inside Turkey但這座山本身卻在土耳其境內, on the other side of a closed border在一條封閉邊界的另一邊, so people in Yerevan look at it every day and cannot go there所以葉里溫的人每天看著它，卻去不了那裡。That fact tells you a lot about the place這個事實透露出關於這個地方的許多訊息。

In English you will see the older spelling Erevan in books, and Russian-influenced writing from Soviet times. Say it with the stress at the end: yeh-reh-VAHN.

In English you will see the older spelling Erevan in books在英文裡，你會在書籍裡看到比較舊的拼法Erevan, and Russian-influenced writing from Soviet times以及蘇聯時代受俄文影響的寫法。Say it with the stress at the end: yeh-reh-VAHN唸法是重音在最後：yeh-reh-VAHN。