Take France, a country that, in welfare matters, more resembles Mediterranean Europe than its more rigorous northern neighbours.

以法国为例。 法国的福利制度，相比于其他更有活力的北边邻国而言，更有地中海欧洲风格。

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The Romans began a campaign to expand the Roman Empire, and in 300 years they had conquered most of the Mediterranean area and parts of Europe.

罗马人开始了一场扩张罗马帝国的运动，在300年的时间里征服了地中海的大部分地区和欧洲的部分地区。

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The trade route starts from the city of Xi'an in Shannxi Province and ends in Eastern Europe, near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea.

这条贸易路线始于陕西省西安市，止于东欧，靠近今天的土耳其和地中海。

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The lowest rates are found in the countries of Mediterranean Europe and the predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America and Asia, as well as in Muslim countries, such as Pakistan.

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It has got itself a fine place on the map, just across the Mediterranean from Europe, astride world shipping routes.

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