Andorra安道爾
安道爾面積為468平方公里,境內崎嶇多山地,有7座山峰海拔都在3000米左右。購物是游客到安道爾的主要目的之一,全國有1000多家免稅商店和購物中心。
Andorra is a landlocked(為陸地所包圍的)country in western Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. Once isolated, it is currently a prosperous(繁榮的)country mainly because of tourism and its status as a tax haven(港口,避難所). The people of Andorra are currently listed as having the highest human life expectancies on Earth, at83. 52years. In Andorra you can speak Spanish or French, you can go skiing or shopping, and you can go from one border to the other in a matter of hours.
安道爾是歐洲西部一個內陸國家,位于比利牛斯山脈以東,與西班牙和法國接壤。這個昔日封閉的國家,如今卻非常繁榮,主要是因為其旅游業和“避稅港”的地位。安道爾的人均壽命是當今世界最高的,達到了83.52歲。在安道爾,你可以講西班牙語,也可以講法語;你可以去滑雪,也可以去購物;你還能在幾個小時內從國境的一端到達另一端。
Liechtenstein列支敦士登
“列支敦士登”在德語中意為“發亮的石頭”,因城內建筑物以淺白色大理石做材料而得名。面積160平方公里的列支敦士登是世界上著名的出產郵票的國家。
Liechtenstein is like the fictional(虛構的)country of Ruritania made real. A Gothic castle perches(坐落)over the capital, Vaduz, where tourists stop for postage stamps. Liechtenstein is bordered by Switzerland to its westand by Austria to its east. Mountainous, it is a winter sports resort, although it is perhaps best known as a tax haven. Liechtenstein is not heavily urbanized(使都市化). Many cultivated fields and small farms characterize its landscape both in the north and in the south.
列支敦士登就像虛構的魯里坦尼亞王國(編者注:也稱浪漫國,是一個虛構的中歐王國)的現實版。一座哥特式城堡巍峨地聳立于首都瓦杜茲,游客們在這里停留以便購買郵票。列支敦士登西部和瑞士接壤,東部和奧地利相鄰。雖然以“避稅港”聞名于世,多山的列支敦士登也是冬季運動的好去處。列支敦士登并沒有被過度城市化,北部和南部那些耕種的田野和小農場構成了一道獨特風景。
Monaco摩納哥
摩納哥東西長約3公里,南北最窄處僅200米,面積為1.95平方公里。該國還被譽為“世界上最安全的國家”之一。
Monaco is all about money—making it, spending it and flaunting it. Monaco is one of the most expensive places on Earth. Monaco has Europe's most expensive real estate, ahead of even London. Car-racing fans will probably want to be here either for the Monte Carlo Rally or for the Grand Prix. Monaco is the world's most densely populated country and second-smallest independent nation.
提及摩納哥,都與“錢”有關——制造錢、消費錢,乃至揮霍錢。摩納哥是世界上消費最高的地方之一。摩納哥的房地產價格居歐洲之首,甚至超過了倫敦。由于摩納哥每年舉辦蒙特卡羅汽車拉力賽或是汽車大獎賽,這里可能還是車迷們的向往之地。摩納哥也是世界上人口密度最大的國家和面積第二小的獨立國家。
Malta馬耳他
有“地中海心臟”之稱的馬耳他,面積316平方公里,是聞名世界的旅游勝地,被譽為“歐洲的鄉村”。
Malta is a small and densely populated island nation comprising an archipelago(群島)of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Only the three largest islands are inhabited. EU nationals require neither a visa nor a passport to enter the country. Citizens of a number of third countries are not required to apply for a visa and require only a valid passpoa when residing in Malta for up to three months.
位于地中海上的馬耳他人口稠密,是由七個島嶼構成的群島小國。其中只有三個最大的島嶼上有居民。歐盟國家的公民進入該國既不需要簽證也不需要護照。一些第三國家的公民并不要求擁有簽證,只需出示有效護照就可以在馬耳他逗留長達三個月的時間。
Vatican梵蒂岡
梵蒂岡是世界上最小的國家,面積為0.44平方公里,同時也是全世界天主教的中心——以教皇為首的羅馬教廷的所在地。
Vatican is a landlocked sovereign city—state(城邦)whose territory consists of a walled enclave(被包圍的領土)within the city of Rome. Vatican has its own post office, fire brigade(隊,組),police service, supermarket, bank, railway station, electricity generating plant, and publishing house. The Vatican also controls its own Internet domain nanle. The Vatican has no airports. There is one heliport(直升飛機場)and an 852 meters long standard gauge railway that connects to Italy's network at Rome's Saint Peter's station.
梵蒂岡是個擁有獨立主權的內陸城邦,羅馬城內一片被圍墻圈起來的土地構成了它的領土。梵蒂岡擁有自己的郵局、消防隊、警察局、超市、銀行、火車站、發電廠和出版社。梵蒂岡還有自己的互聯網域名。梵蒂岡沒有飛機場,但有一個直升機場,還有一條852米長的標準軌距鐵道與意大利鐵路網的羅馬圣彼得火車站相連。
San Marino圣馬力諾
面積僅有62平方公里的圣馬力諾是全世界最古老的共和國,位于意大利半島東部,是意大利的國中之國。
San Marino is the oldest constitutional republic in the world still existing: it was founded in the year 301. The three towers of San Marino are a well—known group of towers located On the three peaks of Monte Titano in the capital. They are depicted(畫,刻畫)on both the national flag and coat of arms. San Marino also has a cake known as Cake of the Three Towers, as a symbol for the area, it is something of a layered wafer cake covered in chocolate.
圣馬力諾是世界上最古老的憲政共和國:成立于公元301年。坐落于首都的蒂塔諾山三座山峰上的“圣馬力諾三城堡”是世界上極負盛名的城堡群。圣馬力諾的國旗和國徽上都畫有它們的圖像。圣馬力諾還有一種“三城堡蛋糕”,是該國的象征,它有點像一種覆蓋著巧克力的夾心華大餅干。
英語沙龍:初級版京24~25G381中學外語教與學20082008
Microstates Located in Europe所謂袖珍國家就是指國土面積狹小,面積在600平方公里以下的國家。這樣的國家歐洲就有六個,別看這些國家面積小,但卻各具鮮明的特色,是各國游客向往的旅游勝地。
作者:英語沙龍:初級版京24~25G381中學外語教與學20082008
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