Zimbabwe is a country in the southern part of Africa. It has no coast — no sea touches it — and it sits between Zambia to the north, South Africa to the south, Mozambique to the east, and Botswana to the west.

Zimbabwe is a country in the southern part of Africa Zimbabwe是非洲南部的一個國家 It has no coast — no sea touches it它沒有海岸，沒有海跟它相連 and it sits between Zambia to the north, South Africa to the south, Mozambique to the east, and Botswana to the west北邊是尚比亞，南邊是南非，東邊是莫三比克，西邊是波札那，就夾在這些國家中間

The capital city is Harare, and the people are called Zimbabweans. English is one of its official languages, along with Shona, Ndebele, and others. Its famous places include Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, and the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe, an old African city built of fitted stone without any cement.

The capital city is Harare首都是哈拉雷 and the people are called Zimbabweans那裡的人叫Zimbabweans English is one of its official languages英語是官方語言之一 along with Shona, Ndebele, and others還有修納語、恩德貝萊語等其他語言 Its famous places include Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River它有名的地方包括尚比西河上的維多利亞瀑布 and the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe以及大辛巴威的石頭遺跡 an old African city built of fitted stone without any cement那是一座完全不用水泥、靠石頭互相嵌合蓋成的古代非洲城市

The country was ruled by Britain from the late 1800s and was called Rhodesia, after the British businessman Cecil Rhodes. In 1965 the white minority government declared itself independent; Britain and most of the world refused to accept that. After a long war, the country became independent under Black majority rule in 1980 and took the name Zimbabwe.

The country was ruled by Britain from the late 1800s這個國家從1800年代晚期起被英國統治 and was called Rhodesia, after the British businessman Cecil Rhodes當時叫做羅德西亞，是以英國商人塞西爾·羅德斯的名字命名的 In 1965 the white minority government declared itself independent1965年，白人少數政府自行宣布獨立 Britain and most of the world refused to accept that英國和大多數國家都不承認 After a long war經過一場長期戰爭 the country became independent under Black majority rule in 1980這個國家在1980年在黑人多數統治下正式獨立 and took the name Zimbabwe並改名為Zimbabwe

It grows tobacco and maize and mines gold, platinum, and other minerals.

It grows tobacco and maize它種植菸草和玉米 and mines gold, platinum, and other minerals也開採黃金、白金和其他礦產

In the 2000s it went through a famous money crisis, when prices rose so fast that the government printed notes worth trillions of dollars — the reason many students first hear the name. As a word, remember it is a proper name: capital Z, no 'the' in front, and the same word does duty for the country and (as 'Zimbabwean') for its people.

In the 2000s在2000年代 it went through a famous money crisis它經歷了一場有名的金融危機 when prices rose so fast that the government printed notes worth trillions of dollars當時物價漲得太快，政府印出面額幾兆元的鈔票 the reason many students first hear the name這也是許多學生第一次聽到這個國名的原因 As a word作為一個單字 remember it is a proper name記得它是專有名詞 capital Z, no 'the' in front開頭Z要大寫，前面不加the and the same word does duty for the country and (as 'Zimbabwean') for its people同一個字用來指國家，加上字尾變成Zimbabwean就是指那裡的人