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1、比利时首都布鲁塞尔英语比利时首都布鲁塞尔英语布鲁塞尔是比利时的首都和最大的城市，也是欧洲联盟的主要行政机构所在地，北大西洋公约组织总部驻地，有欧洲的首都之称。接下来，我给大家准备了比利时首都布鲁塞尔英语,欢迎大家参考与借鉴。比利时首都布鲁塞尔英语TheresmuchmoretoBrusselsthanbeer,chocolateandchips.Brusselsisastylishcitywherebusiness-suitedEurocrats(欧洲共同市场的官员)hopetobuildcontinentalunityinoneofEuropesonlybilingualcapitalcit

2、ies.Itsmillenniums-oldtraditionofpragmaticmercantilismandinternationalrelationsissymbolizedbygrandhalls,fabulousarchitectureandPisMannekin(尿童于连塑像),thesculptureofalittleboyurinatingthathasbecomethecitysbelovedsymbol.ThisinlandcapitalcityofBelgium,borderedbyTheNetherlands,Germany,Luxembourg(卢森堡)andFra

3、nce,itisamulti-culturalandmulti-lingualcityattheveryheartofEurope.Indeed,itclaimswithsomejustificationtobetheCapitalofEurope.BrusselswasalreadyathrivingtradecentrebytheMiddleAges.TheBruxellois(布鲁塞尔人)haveinheritedthewisdomofancestorswholivedunderRoman,Spanish,Austrian,French,DutchandGermandomination-

4、theircountrywinningindependenceonlyin1830.Today,Brusselsboastsahighlyskilledandadaptableworkforce.DespitethepopulationofBelgiumnumberingonly10.2million,withBrusselsitselfjustsome970,000-strong,theBruxelloishavetheabilitytocompensatefortheirsmallnumberswithskilleddiplomacy,compromiseandnegotiation.Th

5、esestrikingtraitsarefollowedcloselybyahighlyintellectualandoff-beat(不寻常的)senseofhumour,underpinned(加强)byastrongsenseofthebizarre.ThismayhelpexplainwhytheSurrealistartmovement(超现实主义艺术运动),pioneeredbyRenMagritte,tookoffinBrussels.AplayfulandirreverentreactiontolifeisalsorevealedintheBelgianloveaffairwi

6、ththecomicstrip(连环画),popularisedworldwidewithHergsboyhero,Tintin.Languageisacomplexandseriousissueinbilingual(FrenchandFlemish)Brussels,aswellasbeingafocusofcommunaltensions.Some85%ofnativeBruxelloisspeakFrenchastheirfirstlanguage.Ironically,BrusselsisalsocapitalofFlemish-speakingFlanders.However,th

7、efiercelinguisticdebatetakesalighterform,withconstantpuns(双关语)andwordgamesformingacomplexweb.Forinstance,whileatop-notchrestaurantiscalledCommeChezSoi(JustLikeHome),alessprestigiousestablishmentcallsitselfCommeChezMoi(JustLikeMyHome),withmorethanatwistofirony.Yettheimageofthecitysuffersabroad,duetoi

8、tsverydiversity,aswellastheself-effacingnatureofitsquirkyinhabitants,toomodesttoblowtheirowntrumpet.BrusselshasnosymboltorivaltheskyscrapingEiffelTower,asidefromthetinybutfamedManneken-Pis,astatuetteofaurinatingboy.ThefirstvisittoBrussels,uncolouredbyexpectations,isthereforeallthemorerewarding.Narro

9、wcobbledstreetsopensuddenlyintothebreathtakingGrand-Place,withitsornateguildhouses,impressiveTownHallandbuzzingatmosphere.ItwouldbedifficulttofindamorebeautifulsquareinthewholeofEurope.Bars,restaurantsandmuseumsareclusteredwithinthecompactcitycentre,enclosedwithinthepetitring,whichfollowsthepathofth

10、e14th-centurycitywalls.Themedievalcityisclearlydefinedbyitsnarrow,labyrinthinestreets,makingiteasytodistinguishthelateradditions,suchasLopoldIIsParisian-styleboulevards-BelliardandLaLoi-todaylinedwithembassies,banksandthegrandapartmentsofthebourgeoisie(中产阶级)andclosetotheglitzynewEUquarter.Theworking

11、classstillcongregateintheMarollesdistrict,althoughthisareaisontheup-and-up.Withapleasanttemperateclimate-warmsummersandmildwinters-andahostofsightsanddelightstoentertain,Brusselsoffersfarmorethanjustbeerandchocolate.Theyear2003markedthecityscelebrationofitsculturaldiversity-fromitsricharchitectureto

12、nativeheroandlyricalsingerJacquesBrel-throughaseriesofculturalevents,festivalsandrestorationschemes.扩展：联合国机构词汇Non-GovernmentalOrganizations民间机构委员会CommitteeonHousing,BuildingandPlanning住宅建筑企划委员会CommitteeforDevelopmentPlanning开发计划委员会SpecialCommitteeonPeace-KeepingOperations维护和平活动十分委员会UnitedNationsConf

13、erenceonTradeandDevelopment联合国贸易开发会议TradeandDevelopmentBoard,TDB联合国开发委员会UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram,UNDP联合国开发计划处UnitedNationChildrensFund,UNICEF联合国儿童基金会UnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganization,UNIDO联合国工业开发组织UnitedNationsCapitalDevelopmentFund,UNCDF联合国资本开发基金会UnitedNationsInstituteforTrainin

14、gandResearch,UNITR联合国调查训练研究所UnitedNationsFAOIntergovernmentalCommitteeoftheWorldFoodProgram联合国FAO世界粮食计划国际委员会InternationalNarcoticsControlBoard,INCB国际麻醉药管制委员会TrusteeshipCouncil信托投资理事会InternationalLaborOrganization,ILO国际劳工组织FoodandAgricultureOrganization,FAO联合国粮食农业组织UnitedNationEducationalScientificandCultureOrganization,UNESCO联合国教育科学文化组织InternationalCivilAviationOrganization,ICAO国际民间航空组织WorldHealthOrganization,WHO世界卫生组织InternationalTelecommunicationsUnion,ITU国际电信同盟WorldMeteorologicalOrganization,WMO世界气象组织UniversalPostalUnion,UPU万国邮政联盟InternationalMaritimeConsultativeOrganzation,IMCO国际海事协议组织