育才学习网1. 巴黎 英文描写
Paris
City (pop., 1999: 2,125,246; metro. area, 9,644,507), river port, capital of France.
It is now located on both banks of the Seine River. The original settlement from which Paris evolved, Lutetia, was in existence by the late 3rd century BC on an island in the Seine. Lutetia was captured and fortified by the Romans in 52 BC. During the 1st century AD the city spread to the left bank of the Seine. By the early 4th century it was known as Paris. It withstood several Viking sieges (885–87) and became the capital of France in 987, when Hugh Capet, the count of Paris, became king. The city was improved during the reign of Philip II, who formally recognized the University of Paris с 1200. In the 14th–15th centuries its development was hindered by the Black Death and the Hundred Years' War. In the 17th–18th centuries it was improved and beautified. Leading events of the French Revolution took place in Paris (1789–99). Napoleon III commissioned Georges-Eugène Haussmann to modernize the city's infrastructure and add several new bridges over the Seine. The city was the site of the Paris Peace Conference, which ended World War I. During World War II Paris was occupied by German troops. It is now the financial, commercial, transportation, artistic, and intellectual centre of France. The city's many attractions include the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame de Paris, the Louvre, the Panthéon, Pompidou Centre, and the Paris Opera, as well as boulevards, public parks, and gardens.
法国城市、河港和首都。跨塞纳河两岸。鲁特提亚是最原始的居民点，位于塞纳河中一座岛屿，在公元前3世纪末就已存在。公元前52年罗马人夺占此地，并构筑要塞。公元1世纪时，该城已发展到塞纳河左岸。到了4世纪初，这里已被称作巴黎。885~887年抵挡住了几次维京人的围攻，987年巴黎伯爵于格・卡佩当上国王，巴黎成为法兰西的首都。腓力二世位期间，巴黎得到大规模发展，国王在1200年左右正式批准巴黎大学成立。14~15世纪时，因为黑死病和百年战争巴黎的发展受阻。17~18世纪城市有了进一步的改善并得到美化。1789~1799年法国大革命就是从这里开始的。拿破仑三世时，他命令奥斯曼把整个城市结构现代化，并在塞纳河上搭建几座新桥。第一次世界大战结束后，这里是召开巴黎和会的地方。第二次世界大战期间遭德军占领。现为法国的金融、商业、交通、艺术和学术中心。城内的许多景点包括埃菲尔铁塔、巴黎圣母院、卢浮宫博物馆、先贤祠、篷皮杜中心、巴黎歌剧院，以及一些林阴大道、公园和花园。人口：城市2,123,000(1999)；都会区9,060,000(1990)。