Although its architect was forced to resign and it was never properly finished inside, the opera house has come to define not only a city, but also an entire nation and continent.

虽然歌剧院的设计师被迫辞职，虽然歌剧院的内装潢从未圆满竣工，但是这件作品已不仅仅是一座城市的标志，而且也是一个国家和一个洲的象征。

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That is the hope that in towns and villages across India, across this vast nation, leads people to board crowded trains and set out to forge their futures in this city of dreams.

正是这一希望引导着印度这个广阔无垠的国家中的城乡民众登上拥挤的火车，开始在这个充满理想的城市里打造自己的未来。

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Denmark is a nation of bikes, and Copenhagen is famous for its free city bikes.

丹麦是一个自行车的国度，而哥本哈根则是以可以无拘无束地骑车而闻名。

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And many say the beleaguered nation is soon to have the first capital city without any clean drinking water.

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Special masses to remember the victims were also to be held later Saturday in Poland, a heavily Catholic nation, including in Warsaw and the city of Krakow.

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"The UW, the City of Seattle and Gigabit Squared are working together to make Seattle the most wired and connected city in the nation and to continue its role as a major leader in the innovation economy of the 21stcentury, " said University of Washington President Michael Young.

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The Board of Regents paid tribute to the splendid contribution of Commissioner Ray Kelly and the NYPD to the safety and security of both the city and the nation by presenting Commissioner Kelly with the Center's Freedom Flame Award.

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There are the towns of the Wild West, like Tombstone and Dodge City, the nation's uniquely colorful and lively party sports like New Orleans and Las Vegas, and smaller but wonderfully charming cities that might otherwise evade travelers such as Santa Fe and Austin.

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