普罗旺斯介绍中英双解.doc

PROVANCE
普罗旺斯（Provence）是法国东南部的一个地区，毗邻地中海，和意大利接壤。
普罗旺斯位于法国南部，从诞生之日起，就谨慎地保守着她的秘密，直到英国人彼得·梅尔的到来，普罗旺斯许久以来独特生活风格的面纱才渐渐揭开。在梅尔的笔 下“普罗旺斯”已不再是一个单纯的地域名称，更代表了一种简单无忧、轻松慵懒的生活方式。如果旅行是为了摆脱生活的桎梏，普罗旺斯会让你忘掉一切。
Provence is a region of southeastern France, near the Mediterranean, and Italian borders.
From the date of Provence birth, on the cautious guarantee of guarding her secret, until the arrival of the British Peter Mel, a unique lifestyle of Provence for a long time since the veil was gradually opened. Mel's pen, "Province" is no longer a mere geographical name, but also represents a simple worry-free, easy lazy way of life. If travel is to get rid of the shackles of life, Provence makes you forget everything.

Climate
大部分普罗旺斯的地中海气候，夏季干热，冬季温和，少雪，和丰富的普罗旺斯sunshine. The风特点是气候的重要特征，特别是海风，寒冷，干燥的风，特别是在冬季往往达到超过每小时100公里。
Most of Provence has a Mediterranean climate, characterized by hot, dry summers, mild winters, little snow, and abundant sunshine. The winds of Provence are an important feature of the climate, particularly the mistral, a cold, dry wind which, especially in the winter often reaches over one hundred kilometers an hour.
Language
从历史上看，在普罗旺斯使用的语言是普罗旺斯，奥克西唐语语言的一种方言。在普罗旺斯普罗旺斯被广泛使用，直到20世纪初，当时的法国政府推出密集，基本上是成功的的努力，以取代法国地区的语言。今天，普罗旺斯是在该地区的学校和大学教授，但所讲的是一小部分人的数量，大概不到五十万，多为老年人定期。
Historically the language spoken in Provence was Provencal, a dialect of the Occitan language.
Provencal was widely spoken in Provence until the beginning of the 20th century, when the French government launched an intensive and largely successful effort to replace regional languages with French. Today Provencal is taught in schools and universities in the region, but is spoken regularly by a small number of people, probably less than five hundred thousand, mostly elderly.
One of the storage of traveling to provance is you must company with some one who understand French, or know the French by yourself. Because although people in French can speak English frequently, they would like to speak French, rather than English.
Cuisine

普罗旺斯的美食是温暖，干燥的地中海气候的结果;崎岖的景观，良好的放牧绵羊和山羊，但罗纳河谷之外，大规模的农业土壤贫瘠和丰富的海岸海鲜。
The cuisine of Provence is the result of the warm, dry Mediterranean climate; the rugged landscape, good for grazing sheep and goats but, outside of the Rhone Valley, with poor soil for large-scale agriculture; and the abundant seafood on the coast.许多人常用三种食物代表普罗旺斯的烹调特色：橄榄油、大蒜与西红柿。走在普罗旺斯，触目所及几乎都是绿油油的橄榄树，此地可以说是法国橄榄油生产的重镇，不仅造就了别致地自然景观，也提供了居民营养所须的油脂。
Many people used three kinds of food on behalf of Provence cooking characteristics: olive oil, garlic and tomatoes. Walking in Provence, almost all of workaday green olive trees, this place can be said that French olive oil production center, not only to create a unique natural landscape, but also provides the necessary nutrition.
如果把普罗旺斯和一种植物联系起来，全世界游客都会选熏衣草，但当地人大都会选茴香 .普罗旺斯盛产茴香，家家自酿。现在外销的酒都是口味清淡的，而当地随便一个老奶奶酿出的茴香酒都能放倒一头牛。

But there is a very strange thing that if we choose a plant linked to Provence, the world would choose lavender, but local city may election fennel. As the Provence is in rich with fennel, every family brewed. Now exports are light taste of the wine, but just a local grandmother can spawn anisette tipped a cow.

Art
这股自由的色彩蛊惑着艺术家创作的灵感，包括塞尚、凡高、莫奈、毕加索、等人均在普罗旺斯展开艺术生命的新阶段，蔚蓝海岸的享乐主义风气，也吸引了美国作家费兹杰罗、英国作家劳伦斯、法国作家赫胥黎、尼采等人前来朝圣，
warm sunshine and bright Mediterranean style of art known fashion shares the freedom of color confuse inspiration with artists, including Cezanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso and other per capita in Provence start a new phase of artistic life, Riviera hedonism trend and attract the American writer/ British writer such as Lawrence, the French writer Nietzsche and others artists.

如果有人说普罗旺斯是彻底的浪漫，大概也不过分，因为这里除了很久流传的浪漫爱情传奇，还有因《马赛曲》而闻名的马赛，因《基督山伯爵》而为众人皆知的依夫岛，还有杉种植业这本书
If someone says Provence is complete romantic, probably no one would say no, because here in addition to romantic love legend long circulating, Provence is Europe's "Knights of the City", named after the movie "roof of the light cavalry." And the famous Marseille, Beef Island according to the famous book "Count of Monte Cristo", as well as the book Mountain days

Lavender
薰衣草之都Lavender Sault
Lavender——薰衣草，这种花语为"等待爱情"的紫色小花，不知迷倒了多少人。
Lavender, this florid as "waiting for love," the purple flowers, captured the hearts of many people
在普罗旺斯，薰衣草花田一年四季都有着截然不同的景观。冬天，在收成切割后，只剩下短而整齐的枯茎，覆盖着白雪。春天一到，绿叶冒出。６月紫晕，渐渐地随着夏天的艳阳愈愈热，薰衣草花也很快地转变成迷人的深紫色。紧接着是忙碌的采收工作开始了，掌握时间很重要，因此，花农们必须夜以继日地采割花朵，并蒸馏萃取液。直到９月底，所有的花田都已采收完成。薰衣草花田才得以喘口气，吸收大自然的精华，
In Provence, lavender fields all year round and has a different landscape. In winter, the harvest cut, leaving only short and neat dry stems, covered with snow. Spring arrived, the leaves emerge. June purple halo, gradually as the summer sun the more the more heat, lavender flowers quickly transformed into a charming purple. Followed by the start of the busy harvest, time management is important, therefore, growers have to be taken around the clock to cut flowers, and distilled extract. Until the end of September, harvest all the flower fields have been completed. Lavender field was able to breath and absorb the essence of nature,

由于充足灿烂的阳光最适宜薰衣草的成长，再加上当地居民对薰衣草香气以及疗效的钟爱
因此，在普罗旺斯不仅可以看到遍地薰衣草紫色花海翻腾的迷人画面，而且在住家也常见挂着各式各样薰衣草香包、香袋，商店也摆满由薰衣草制成的各种制品，像 薰衣草香精油、香水、香皂、蜡烛等。
As the most abundant sunshine lavender suitable for the growth, coupled with local residents the effect of lavender’s love, so, not only in Provence lavender purple flowers can be seen billowing over and over, and hung in the home are also common variety of lavender sachet, stores are filled with a variety of products made ​​from the lavender like lavender essential oils, perfume, soap, candles, etc.
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薰衣草代表真爱”是伊莉莎白时代最具代表性的抒情诗
Lavender on behalf of true love "is the most representative of the Elizabethan lyric poetry
薰衣草呀，遍地开放。
　　蓝花绿叶，清香满怀。
　　我为国王，你是王后。
　　抛下硬币，许个心愿。
　　爱你一生，此情不渝。
　　——英国民谣《薰衣草》
Lavender Yeah, everywhere open.
Blue flowers leaves, full of fragrance.
I'm the king, you are queen.
Throwing coins, may a wish.
Love your life, this love enduring.
- British folk song "Lavender"