It was less than a year ago that the tiny island nation was on the brink of default and forced to take a bailout with deep austerity measures attached.

不到一年前，这个小小的岛国还濒于违约，不得不接受附带大幅紧缩举措的救助方案。

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The island remains attached to France by a thin cord woven from three threads aid, terror and the sacred nature of the unitary state.

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Those living in California may be curious to know that for more than two centuries their homeland was not attached to the West Coast mainland but was thought to be an island, drifting free in the Pacific.

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Both sides fear that young Cypriots, with no memory of a united island, are less inclined than their parents to compromise and less attached to lost property.

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