Glasgow's year as European capital of culture can certainly be seen as one of a complex series of factors that have turned the city into the powerhouse of art, music and theatre that it remains today.

格拉斯哥成为欧洲文化之都的这一年可以归功于一系列复杂因素。这些因素使得这座城市直到今天都是艺术、音乐和戏剧的动力源泉。

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China's rise has not been financed by western capital, but has been largely underwritten by overseas Chinese who share the same culture, language and business norms of the mainland.

中国崛起的资金不是来自西方国家，而是主要受到海外华人的资助，他们有着与内地相同的文化、语言和商业规范。

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In Britain the Tate Gallery's Liverpool outpost has chosen Klimt for its big show while the city is the 2008 European capital of culture.

在英国，泰特美术馆的利物浦城郊展览馆选择了克里姆特来举行这个大型展览，而这个城市也享有2008年欧洲文化首都的美名。

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The size of the new berth will mean some of the world's most famous liners would be able to drop anchor in Liverpool, the European Capital of Culture in 2008.

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The remarkable amusement park is the brainchild of La Machine, a street theater company famous for such creations as the 15-meter spider that crawled through Liverpool, in Britain, as part of the city's Capital of Culture celebrations in 2008.

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"The experience of delivering the most successful year as a European Capital of Culture has reshaped Liverpool - the way it looks, thinks and acts, " he added.

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