OfficialName:TheRepublicofFranceTheRepublicofFrancehasapopulationofmorethan64millionpeople.ItincludesfouroverseasdepartmentsinMartinique[,mɑ:ti'ni:k]n.马提尼克,Guadeloupe['ɡwɑ:dəlu:p]瓜德罗普岛,Reunion[,ri:'ju:njən]留尼旺岛andFrenchGuiana法属圭亚那.Metropolitan[,metrə'pɔlitən].大都市的FranceinWesternEuropeaccountsforjustover80percentoftheterritory['teritəri]领土,领域and96percentofthepopulationoftheFrenchRepublicBriefintroductionFranceisaninfluentialmemberoftheEuropeanUnion(EU).ItattachesahighprioritytoEuropeanintegration[,inti‘ɡreiʃən]集成综合.FranceheldtheEUPresidency1July-31December2008.FranceisaPermanentMemberoftheUNSecurityCouncilandisanuclearweaponspower.ItisamemberoftheGroupofEight(G8)andGroupof20(G20)majoreconomies.FranceholdsthePresidencyofboththeG8andtheG20in2011.FrancetakesaleadingroleincontributingtotheMiddleEastpeaceprocessanddevelopmentissuesinAfrica.1.Paris2.ProvenceParisParisthecapitalofFranceandalsothebiggestcityofFrance.TheLouvre,thebiggestmuseumworldwideislocatedonthebankoftheSeineRiver.TherearenotthewordstodescribetheLouvreanditssignificancecannotbeunderstated,anamazingmuseumhostedbyanimpressivebuilding;fromitsbeginningsasaroyalfortresstothepublicinstitutionweseetoday.Todaythemuseumfeaturesmorethan6000Europeanpaintingsdatingfromthe13thcenturytothe19thcentury.Itslargestcollectionisofprintsanddrawingswithaninventory[‘invəntəri,-tɔ:ri]n.存货of130000.OthercollectionsincludeIslamic[iz’læmik]伊斯兰教的art,OrientalAntiquities东方古物,EgyptianAntiquities,andGreekAntiquitieswithpiecesthatdatebackasfarastheseventhmillennium[mi'leniəm]千年期B.C.Reflectscenturiesofchangeinthepoliticalandsocialenvironmentandisasymbolofart,consideredasaMecca['mekə]众人渴望去的地方forartistsandartloversalikeNotreDamedeParisNotreDamedeParis巴黎圣母院(OurLadyofParis,inEnglish)isoneofthemostimportantCathedrals[kə'θi:drəl]主教座堂inFranceandoneofthemostpopularCathedralsintheworld.ItreflectsthebornofGothic['ɡɔθik]n.哥特式ArchitecturestylebybeingoneofthefirstCathedralsbuiltunderthisstyle.Itsconceptioncomesfromasocialneed,aneedofanewsymbolforanewsocialandpoliticalpowerandby1160thechurchofSaintStephen(whereNotreDameCathedralisnowlocated)waslookeduponasobsoletesinceitcouldnotreallydisplaytheprestigeofafastgrowingurbansociety.TheEiffelTowerKnownasthemostvisitedpaid-monumentworldwideitwasoncefamousforbeingthetalleststructureontheplanetfor40yearsuntil1930whentheChrysler['kraislə]n.克莱斯勒(美国产轿车品牌名)BuildingintheUnitedStateswasbuilt.ThistowerisoneofthemostvisitedattractionsinFranceanditisworldwiderecognizedasoneofthemostimportantsymbolsofthiscountry.DespitethefactthathalfofPariswasreadytoclobberEiffelfordesigningitandgettingthecitytoapprovehavingitplonkeddownnexttotheSeinefortheWorld'sFair1898theEiffeltowerwontheheartsofmillionsaroundtheworld.Itisnowthesymboloftheplanet'smostvisitedcityanditisawesometostandnexttoit.TheArcdeTriomphe(法语)凯旋isoneofthemostspectacularmonuments遗迹;纪念物ofEurope,thatstandsinthecentreofPlaceCharlesdeGaulle戴高乐纪念馆,alsoknownasthePlacedel'Etoile独立流行Itsconstructionwasbeganin1806,porordendeNapoleónI拿破仑一世enhonorthosewhofoughtforFrance,particularlyduringtheNapoleonicWars,andtodayalsoincludesthetomb[tu:m]n.坟墓oftheunknownsoldier.PalaceofVersaillesAnUNICCO’sWorldHeritageSiterecognizedandrespectedallovertheworldthroughHistorybecauseofitsimportance,thePalaceofVersailleswillalwaysbeamustasadestinationforalltouriststhatvisitFrance.ProvenceislocatedsouthFrance,extendsfromMediterranean[,meditə'reiniən]n.地中海Sea'scoasttotheinteriorhillyarea,middlehastheriverRhonetoflow,theverymanyhistoricalcities,ondressedupsinceoldtimesLi'ssunlightandthedeepbluesky,startled['sta:tld]v.震惊(startle的过去分词)madethecommonpeopletobecolorful.unconstrained[,ʌnkən‘streind]不受限制的fluctuation[,flʌktju'eiʃən]起伏,plainbroad,themountainridgesareprecipitous[pri'sipitəs]险峻的;Thelonelycanyon峡谷,thedesolateadj.荒凉的oldcastle,windthesierra锯齿山脊andislivelycan...AllinonthissouthFrance'searthdeductstenthousandkindofcharactersandstyles.TheentireProvencen.普罗旺斯areahasthedifferentcommonweatherbecauseoftheextremelyrichchangecloudyclearnottodecide,warmwindgenial['dʒi:njəl]适宜的,thecoldwindiswild;Topography[tə'pɔɡrəfi]地势Thelocalproducthighqualitygrapegoodwine,20%forishigh-levelandgoesagainstthelevelliquortoplant.BecausetheMediterraneanSeasunlightissufficient,theProvencegrapeincludesmoresugarsminute,thesesugarstransformintotheethylalcoholnorth,causesproletariatprosperousSiJiutheliquorprecisiontocomparetheliquortooutdo2.Slightlybringstheorangeyellowthedrypeachredwinemosthasthecharacteristic.Thecommonredwineincludes:CotesdeProvence,Coteauxd'AixenProvence,Bandol.