● When the Mediterranean ceased to be a world sea and the discovery of America made the Atlantic Ocean the center of commerce and civilization, Italy lost its former advantages. Without coal and iron she could not hope to compete with the industrial countries of the west. But for

在炎热的午后和微凉的傍晚，我选择这样一部影片，为了重温意大利语的魅力，为了中和对这个本应热情，浪漫，善良的民族的愤怒，为了看一眼多多为梦想和爱情而忧伤的眸子，为了告诉自己这世上的爱恨情仇并不总是电影中的完满结局，为了想起儿时一同摘石榴的玩伴，常捏我脸蛋的邻居大妈，还有日渐衰老而从未离开我的母亲，也为了

When I was in Beijing I had an foreign boyfriend. One day he invited me for dinner and paid the bill. For most of Chinese ladies, we take this for granted. But when we left the restaurant, he was complaining about why I didn't say thank you to him? What? I mean, wan't

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前两天参加了一家意大利餐馆十周年庆祝活动，如同以往一样，瘦小的我穿过一道又一道由来自欧洲大陆的高大人种组成的人墙，向熟识的好友打招呼， Ciao! Come stai? ( 意大利语的问候 ) 与欧洲其他国家相比，意大利民族显得尤其热情与好客。虽然这是一家老牌的意式餐馆，却不断有各个国家的访客到来。法国人，德国人，英国人，美

音乐：Chopin Nocturnes played by Fu Cong (傅聪) 课文： The Discovery Of Europe And The Story Of People Who Live In That Part Of The World   There are twice as many people in Europe as there are in North and South America together. There are more people within the confines of

背景音乐 ：Chopin Nocturnes played by Maurizio Pollini Ten years ago you sent me a letter and today you get your answer. What you wrote(I am quoting from the original) was this: “…Yes, but how about geography? No, I don’t merely want a new geography. I want a geography of my