Shanghai is known as the "Pearl of the Orient" and even the "Paris of the East" and for good reason.

上海被称为“奥连特之珠”，甚至是“东方的巴黎”，并有很好的理由。

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Old Shanghai was known as the Paris of the East for its cosmopolitanism, but in truth it was more international than just about anywhere else in the world.

老上海因其国际化程度而被称为东方巴黎，但其实它比世界上其他地方都更国际化。

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East of Paris the German thrust beyond the Seine and the Marne, threatening to turn the Maginot line, appears to have made little progress.

在巴黎东部，德军试图越过塞纳河和马恩河，从后方威胁马其诺防线，但进展有限。

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"But Shanghai has always been known as the 'Paris of the East' and, even before that, the city was important in terms of trade, " he said.

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