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Did you know that, besides larger places like France and Germany, Europe is home to several extremely tiny countries?
你注意過嗎，除了大一點的國家比如法國和德國，歐洲還有很多非常非常小的國家。
One of these countries contains less than a square mile of land.
有一個甚至不到一平方英里大。
Another is surrounded on all sides by Italy.
還有一個被意大利包圍。
Yet each is an independent land, with its own government, trade, and customs.
然而每一個都是獨立的國家，有自己的政府、貿易和關卡。
One of the best known of these small countries is Monaco.
其中最著名的就是摩納哥。
It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea and surrounded by France on three sides.
它坐落在地中海沿岸，三面被法國環繞。
Monaco became familiar to Americans when its ruler, Prince Rainier, married the American actress Grace Kelly.
當摩納哥的統治者蘭尼埃三世，娶了美國女演員格蕾絲·凱莉之后，這個國家為美國人所熟知。
Rainier's family has ruled Monaco almost continuously since 1297.
蘭尼埃家族從1297年就是摩納哥的統治者了。
The land has been independent for over three hundred years.
這個國家也已經獨立了300多年。
Andorra, with an area of some 200 square miles, is considerably larger than Monaco.
安道爾，占地200平方英里，要比摩納哥大不少。
This country is located in the Pyrenees Mountains, with France on one side and Spain on the other.
這個國家坐落在比利牛斯山脈，毗鄰法國和西班牙。
Potatoes and tobacco are grown in Andorra's steep mountain valleys.
安道爾險峻的山谷之中主要種植土豆和煙草。
One of the products it exports is clothing.
這個國家的出口產品是布料。
Andorra is also known for its excellent skiing locations.
安道爾也作為極佳的滑雪勝地而聞名遐邇。
Within the Alps in Central Europe is Liechtenstein, a tiny country of about 30,000 people who speak mostly German.
在中歐阿爾卑斯山地區的列支敦士登，是擁有30000人口的小國，主要語言為德語。
Liechtenstein uses the same money as its neighbor Switzerland, but it has been an independent country since the 1860s.
列支敦士登的貨幣與鄰國瑞士相同，但是從19世紀60年代它就是一個獨立的國家了。
Taxes are low, so many businesses have their headquarters here.
這個國家稅負非常低，所以很多企業在這里都設立了總部。
The country makes and exports a lot of machinery.
列支敦士登制造及出口非常多機械。
Other small, independent states in Europe are San Marino and Luxembourg.
其他歐洲的小國家還有圣馬力諾和盧森堡。
Each of these has unique qualities as well.
每一個國家都有其獨特之處。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
請根據你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題22至問題25。
Question 22.What does the speaker say about Monaco?
問題22.講話的人怎么評價摩納哥？
Question 23.Why did Monaco become familiar to Americans according to the speaker?
問題23.為什么美國人會熟知摩納哥？
Question 24.What is one of the products Andorra exports?
問題24.安道爾出口產品包括什么？
Question 25.What does the speaker mainly talk about?
問題25.這段話主要內容是什么？
