世界城市博览（73）Paris（法国）

世界城市博览（73）Paris（法国）       
The discovery of the City of Light and the experience of making it your own is and always has been the most compelling reason to visit. If you''re a first-timer, everything in Paris, of course, will be new to you. If you''ve been away for a while, expect changes: Taxi drivers may no longer correct your French but address you in English--and that''s tantamount to（同等的,相当于) a revolution. More Parisians（巴黎人） have a rudimentary（基本的,初步的）knowledge of English, and the country, at least at first glance, seems less hysterically（歇斯底里地，极端地）xenophobic（对外国人无理仇视的，排外的） than in past years. Part of this derives from Parisians'' interest in music, videos, and films from foreign countries, and part is caused by France''s growing awareness of its role within a united Europe.
Yet France has never been more concerned about the loss of its identity, as it continues to attract an increasing number of immigrants from its former colonies. Many have expressed concern that the country will lose the battle to keep its language strong, distinct, and unadulterated（无搀杂的，纯正的）by foreign (particularly American) slang or catchwords (le weekend, for example).


Though Paris is in flux （巨变）culturally and socially, it lures travelers for the same reasons it always has.


Touring the Seine River by boat
Both the capital of the nation and of the historic Ile de France region, Paris is located in northern central France, 265km (165mi) south-west of Brussels, 295km (185

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