The brightly lit metropolitan areas of Torino (Italy), Lyon, and Marseille (both in France) stand out amidst numerous smaller urban areas in this dramatic astronaut photograph.

从宇航员拍摄的照片上看到，意大利的都灵、法国的里昂和马赛，大都会地区的灯火阑珊在众多小城镇的包围中显得尤为醒目。

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She left the small island and became famous in metropolitan France.

她离开小岛而在法国的大都市中成名。

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Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean.

大城市法国延长从地中海对英吉利海峡和北海，并且从莱茵河向大西洋。

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Mr Mitterrand may regard Mr Mabanckou as an exotic flower in France's literary garland, but the author is convinced that metropolitan France is no longer the centre of French literature.

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Paris has always regarded its former colonies - particularly in Africa - as offshore extensions of metropolitan France.

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