With its strategic location at the crossroads of east - west trade, Venice grew into a great maritime power.

因为地处东西商业重要的十字路口，威尼斯拥有强大的陆地下风。

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It is a place next to a large lake; lots of drinkable water, lots of food, well protected, and it is on the crossroads of the roads connecting east and west, north and south.

这个地方紧临着一座大湖，有许多饮用水，许多粮食，防御坚固，又位于连接东西向与南北向道路的交叉口。

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Azerbaijan is strategically located in Caucasia between the North, South, East and West, and is one of Mankind's oldest cultural sites, a crossroads for history, culture, biology, nature and ecology.

阿塞拜疆位于高加索北部、南部、东部和西部之间，是人类最古老的文化遗址，也是历史、文化、生物、自然和生态环境的一个交界点。

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Because I am a Chinese native and American citizen, I have straddled two cultures and lived at the crossroads of the East and West.

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Venice stood at the crossroads of east and west, Asia and Europe, and it avidly cashed in on its location.

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Where London, Paris and Frankfurt were the traditional change-hubs, today Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi are perfectly placed at the crossroads of east and west.

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