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Say it right: Netherlands
荷蘭改用新版國家徽標
Which country is famous for tulips and windmills? Most call it the Netherlands while others call it Holland. It's confusing sometimes.
哪個國家以郁金香和風車聞名于世？大多數人（在英文中）稱之為Netherlands（尼德蘭），還有一些人叫它Holland（荷蘭）。這有時令人感到莫名其妙。
We won't be confused anymore. In December, the country's government announced that it would stop using Holland as its nickname, reported US News.
我們將不再為此感到困惑了。據《美國新聞》報道，去年12月，該國政府宣布停止使用Holland作為昵稱。
According to the Guardian, Holland only makes up two of the country's 12 provinces: North-Holland, where Amsterdam is located; and South-Holland, the home of Rotterdam and The Hague. The nickname, however, is often used to describe the entire country.
據《衛報》報道，“Holland”一詞僅指該國12個省中的兩個省，即阿姆斯特丹所在的“北荷蘭省”，以及鹿特丹和海牙所在的“南荷蘭省”。但這個昵稱常常被用來指代整個國家。
In order to change this situation, ministries and universities in the country can only use its official name, the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
為了改變這一現狀，該國的政府部門及高校只能使用“the Kingdom of the Netherlands”（中文譯名：荷蘭王國）這一官方名字。
According to China Daily, this measure is part of a plan to draw tourists to other parts of the country as some cities are battling "overtourism".
據《中國日報》報道，這一舉措是引流游客到該國其他地方的計劃的一部分，因為一些城市正面臨“過度旅游”這一難題。
In the past, instead of the Netherlands, Holland was written in the country's logo for tourism marketing. Many foreign tourists only visit the two provinces in Holland.
過去，該國在宣傳旅游業時采用了內有Holland字樣的徽標，而非Netherlands。許多國外游客只會游覽兩個荷蘭省。
"It is a little strange to promote only a small part of the Netherlands abroad, that is, only Holland," a spokesperson for the foreign ministry told the Spanish international news agency EFE.
“只將國家的一部分（指Holland）向海外推廣是有些奇怪?！焙商m外交部一位發言人在接受西班牙通訊社埃菲社采訪時如此表示。
So the government is making a new logo, one that combines the initials NL with an orange tulip, the country's national flower.
因此，該國政府推出了一版新徽標，將首字母縮寫NL字樣以及國花橙色郁金香的造型結合了起來。
