The world sometimes writes off Europe as the old continent, well past the vigour of youth and doomed to gentle decline;

世界往往将欧洲视为失落的大陆，失去了新兴国家所拥有的活力，注定会缓慢的走向衰落。

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The luminary was a golden-haired, beaming, mild-eyed, God-like creature, gazing down in the vigour and intentness of youth upon an earth that was brimming with interest for him.

这个发光的物体就是一个生灵，长着金色的头发，目光柔和，神采飞扬，好像上帝一样，身上充满了青春的活力，正目不转睛地注视着大地，仿佛大地上满是他感到有趣的事物。

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Instead, there is the prospect of the youth and vigour of the southern Mediterranean combining with a rich, ageing north.

取而代之的是，年轻、有朝气的南地中海有着广阔前景：它将会结成一个富饶、媲美成熟北部的地区。

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