小国家的大美丽 The Big Beauty of a Little Country
<p>阿尔卑斯山中的一个峡谷里,隐匿着一个美丽的小国家,它面积不大,人口不多,却有着自己独特的人文风情和美不胜收的风景……现在就跟小编一起踏上“列支敦士登之旅”吧,相信你也会爱上这个“小不点”国家的。</p><p><span word="Further">Further</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="pint">pint</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 1)<span word="tucked">tucked</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="Alps">Alps</span>.</p><p>再往北坐落着另一个迷你小国,它不是藏在一座小山上,而是隐匿在雄壮的阿尔卑斯山间。</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="German">German</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span>: <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Austria">Austria</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</span>.</p><p>两个世纪以前,欧洲有许多的独立国家都讲德语。可现在只剩四个:德国、奥地利、瑞士和列支敦士登。</p><p><span word="Nestled">Nestled</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Principality">Principality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="Alps">Alps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="Rhine">Rhine</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stout">stout</span> <span word="fortress">fortress</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="valley">valley</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="quirky">quirky</span> <span word="remnant">remnant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="feudal">feudal</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> 62 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="miles">miles</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="land">land</span>-<span word="locked">locked</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seaport">seaport</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.</p><p>坐落在瑞士和奥地利之间,列支敦士登公国东有阿尔卑斯山,西临莱茵河的一小部分,南边还有一座坚固的堡垒保护着列支敦士登所处峡谷的咽喉地带。这个中世纪封建制度遗留下来的诡异的小国,面积只有62平方英里。列支敦士登也是真正意义上的内陆国家,没有海港,甚至连个飞机场都没有。</p>
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