The power of small, grassroots movements to make changes that spread beyond their place of origin can be seen with the Slow Food movement, which began in Italy in the 1980s.

从20世纪80年代开始于意大利的慢食运动中，我们可以看出小型草根运动的力量，这些运动的影响可以超越其发源地。

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The hotel, a member of Orient Express, has always had a major food focus and its cooking school is one of the best in Italy.

酒店是“东方快车”的会员，一直都专注于食物，它的烹饪学校也是意大利最好的之一。

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Back in 1989, slow food was created in Italy as a reaction to the increasing globalization and standardization of food, especially fast food (hence its name).

1989年，意大利推出“慢速食品”以抵制食品的全球化和标准化，尤其是速食产品的盛行。

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Slow Food was founded in Italy in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and to encourage people to be aware about the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

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