Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia, a country in the south of Europe on the Adriatic Sea. It sits inland, in the north of the country, on the Sava river, and around a million people live in the wider city. It is Croatia's centre for government, business, universities and culture.

Zagreb is the capital and largest city of CroatiaZagreb是Croatia（克羅埃西亞）的首都及最大城市 a country in the south of Europe on the Adriatic Sea那是一個位於歐洲南部、臨亞得里亞海的國家 It sits inland它位在內陸 in the north of the country在國家的北部 on the Sava river位於Sava河畔 and around a million people live in the wider city整個大都會區大約住了一百萬人 It is Croatia's centre for government, business, universities and culture它是克羅埃西亞的政治、商業、大學和文化中心

Two things are worth knowing about how English speakers say and use this name. First, the sound: it is said ZAH-greb, with the stress on the first part. Many learners want to say za-GREB, and that sounds foreign to an English ear.

Two things are worth knowing有兩件事值得知道 about how English speakers say and use this name關於英語使用者怎麼唸、怎麼用這個名字 First, the sound第一，發音 it is said ZAH-greb唸作ZAH-greb with the stress on the first part重音在前面 Many learners want to say za-GREB很多學習者會想唸成za-GREB and that sounds foreign to an English ear但這樣聽在英語人士耳裡會覺得怪怪的

Second, like other capital cities, Zagreb often stands in for the government of the whole country in news writing. "Zagreb has refused the offer" does not mean the city said anything — it means Croatia's leaders did. You will meet this trick with every capital: Washington, Beijing, Tokyo.

Second第二 like other capital cities就像其他首都城市一樣 Zagreb often stands in for the government of the whole countryZagreb常常代表整個國家的政府 in news writing在新聞寫作裡 'Zagreb has refused the offer'（像'Zagreb has refused the offer'，Zagreb拒絕了這項提議） does not mean the city said anything不代表這座城市說了什麼話 it means Croatia's leaders did意思是克羅埃西亞的領導人這樣做了 You will meet this trick with every capital每個首都都會遇到這種手法 Washington, Beijing, Tokyo華盛頓、北京、東京

Zagreb is also a fairly common tourist word now, because the city has an old Austrian-Hungarian look to it — a hill town of red roofs, a cathedral with two tall towers, and a famous Christmas market. Note that Croatia's beaches and islands, which is what most tourists picture, are on the other side of the country, hours away.

Zagreb is also a fairly common tourist word nowZagreb現在也是個蠻常見的觀光用詞了 because the city has an old Austrian-Hungarian look to it因為這座城市有種古老的奧匈風情 a hill town of red roofs紅屋頂的山城 a cathedral with two tall towers有兩座高塔的大教堂 and a famous Christmas market還有知名的聖誕市集 Note that Croatia's beaches and islands要注意克羅埃西亞的海灘和島嶼 which is what most tourists picture也就是大部分觀光客腦中想像的畫面 are on the other side of the country是在國家的另一邊 hours away要開好幾小時的車才到得了