日內(nèi)瓦（Geneva）是瑞士最具有國際性的大都市。它坐落在風(fēng)景如畫的萊蒙湖畔，其南、東、西三面都與法國接壤，自古是兵家必爭之地。從地圖上看，日內(nèi)瓦從瑞士的版圖上突出來，中間最狹窄的地方只有4公里，許多地方的土地都是和法國所共有的，克萬特蘭國際機(jī)場的一半也是屬于法國的。靜靜的羅納河穿城而過，湖與河的匯合處，由數(shù)座橋梁連接著南北兩岸的老城和新城。人口20萬。全年一月最低氣溫－1℃，七月最高氣溫26℃。日內(nèi)瓦通用法語，英語也很普及。

Geneva is located in the Rhone Valley at the southwestern corner of Lake Geneva (or Lac Léman, in French), between the Jura Mountains and the Alps. It's the capital of the canton （瑞士的州）of Geneva, the second-smallest canton in the Swiss Confederation.

Switzerland's second-largest city has an idyllic（田園詩的）setting on one of the biggest alpine lakes and within view of the pinnacle（山頂,山峰）of Mont Blanc. Filled with parks and promenades（散步場所）, the city becomes a virtual garden in summer. It's also one of the healthiest cities in the world thanks to prevailing north winds that blow away all air pollution.

The city covers itself in flowers and takes chocolate to an art form has got to be okay. You can't go wrong visiting this city, even if you just walk its streets and lakeshore for days on end -- those flowers are everywhere and the Lake Geneva is clear and picturesque.

It might be in Switzerland, but Geneva is tres （法文，非常的意思）French. It didn't join the Swiss Confederacy until after 1815, so French culture permeates （浸透；充滿）the place by way of food and language. Still, Calvin, who preached here during the Reformation （宗教改革，十六至十七世紀(jì)的天主教會改革運(yùn)動,結(jié)果產(chǎn)生了基督新教)，seems to have had a deep effect, tempering（鍛造）the French spirit a bit.

Geneva is surrounded by French territory, connected to Switzerland only by the lake and a narrow corridor. The city's overwhelming French influence is apparent in its mansard（雙重斜坡的屋頂）roofs, iron balconies, sidewalk cafes, and French signs.

But if the city seems a little staid（端莊的,深沉的）, perhaps it's because it contemplates （思忖，思量）the fate of the planet on a daily basis. Switzerland hasn't seen a war for over 300 years; Geneva hosts hundreds of humanitarian and scientific agencies. It was the home to the League of Nations, the predecessor（前身） of the United Nations. The UN still maintains an office here. The International Red Cross is here. So is the World Health Organization. And the European Centre for Nuclear Research, CERN, which also brought us the Web. The list goes on and on.


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