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关于希腊你不知道的25件事
25 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT GREECE
希腊位于欧元区边缘
With Greece on the verge of leaving the Euro area,
我们决定去看看
we decide to take a look at some facts
关于这个美丽且充满历史的国家你可能不知道的一些事实
you might not know about the beautiful and history filled country.
1. 雅典是世界上最古老的首都之一
1. Athens is one of the oldest capitals in the world,
而且超过40%的希腊人都住在这里
and more than 40 percent of Greece’s population lives there.
2. 希腊有超过1.2亿的橄榄树
2. There are over 120 million olive trees in Greece,
有的源自13世纪 而且仍在生产橄榄
some of them are from the 13th century and still producing olives.
3. 希腊被认为是世界上阳光最充足的国家之一
3. Greece is considered to be one of the sunniest countries in the world,
这里每年有250多天晴天
with over 250 sunny days each year.
4. 在电影史上 有一部希腊电影开了对裸体镜头进行特写的先河
4. A Greek movie featured the first nude scene in cinema history.
5. 希腊被认为是世界上性欲最活跃的国家
5. Greece is considered to be the most sexually active country in the world.
一份直接调查显示 希腊人每年大约发生164次性行为
According to a direct survey, Greeks have sex approximately 164 times per year.
6. 在欧盟 希腊目前的失业率是最高的
6. Greece currently has the highest unemployment rate in the European Union.
为26.5% 其次是西班牙 24%
26.5 percent followed by Spain with a 24 percent.
7. 在希腊 如果你年满18周岁 根据法律 你有义务参与投票
7. In Greece, if you are 18 or older, you are obligated by law to vote.
8. 每年来希腊旅游的人数近1700万
8. Nearly 17 million tourists visit Greece each year,
比整个国家人口多5%
that’s 5 percent more than the entire population in the country.
9.有许多英语单词都源自希腊语
9. There are thousands of English words that came from the Greek language
如道歉 汽笛 马拉松 学院 字母表等许多其他单词
was like apology, siren, Marathon, Academy, alphabet and many others.
希腊语仍然是现存最古老的书面语言
Greek being the oldest written language still in existence.
10. 希腊有2000多座岛屿 而仅有170座是有人居住的
10. Greece has over 2,000 islands and only 170 of them are populated.
最初的圣诞老人是希腊人 你可能还熟悉圣尼古拉斯的故事
11. The original Santa Claus was Greek, you might be familiar with the story of Saint Nicholas.
12. 希腊是一个拥有最多考古博物馆的国家
12. Greece is the country with the most archaeological museums.
13. 希腊几乎没有养老院
13. There are only a few retirement homes in Greece,
所有人到临死时都是和他们的孩子住在一起的
all people live with their children until they die.
14. 在古希腊 几乎80%的人是奴隶
14. In ancient Greece, almost 80 percent of the population was made up by slaves.
15. 希腊语已经被使用了3000多年了
15. Greek has been spoken for over 3,000 years,
这使它成为世界上最古老的语言之一
making it one of the oldest languages in the world.
16. 在欧盟国家里 希腊的自杀率最低
16. Greece has the lowest suicide rate in the European Union.
17. 如果一个希腊人向你吐唾沫 别生气
17. If a Greek spits on you, don’t get mad,
这是件好事 意在驱赶灾难
it’s a good thing, it’s supposed to chase the misfortune away.
18. 即使有经济危机
18. Even with the economic crisis,
希腊仍是欧盟中自杀率最低的国家
Greece remains the country of the lowest suicide rate in the European Union.
19. 从统计学上来说
19. Statistically speaking,
希腊是一个拥有世界上最大海上商船的国家
Greece is the country with the largest maritime fleet in the world.
它的数量仅次于日本 但海上商船规模是第一的
It’s outnumbered only by Japan, but solely on the surface covered is number one.
亚里士多德·奥纳西斯是历史上最著名的船舶商人之一
Aristotle Onassis was one of the best-known shipping businessmen in history.
在他的巅峰期时 他被认为是世界上最富有的人
And at his peak, he was considered to be the richest man in the world.
20. 希腊是欧盟国家中流产率最高
20. Greece has one of the highest abortion rates
离婚率最低的国家之一
and one of the lowest divorce rates in the European Union.
21. 古希腊银币已经有2560年的历史了 而且它是欧洲最古老的货币
21. The drachma is 2,560 years old and it is the oldest currency in Europe.
如果希腊被挤出欧元区 这个国家很可能还会重新回去
And it is very likely that if Greece is pushed out of the Eurozone that the country will revert to it.
22. 世界上超过7%的大理石都来自希腊
22. Over 7 percent of the world’s marble comes from Greece.
23. 实际上 希腊不是这个国家的名字
23. Greece isn’t really the country’s name.
希腊人称呼他们的国家为Hellas或Ellada 希腊共和国
The Greek refers to the country as Hellas or Ellada, as the name of the Hellenic Republic.
罗马人叫它Grecia 意思是希腊人的国土
The Romans call it Grecia, referring to the land of Greek people,
现在世界其他地区就是这样称呼它的
and that’s what the rest of the world calls it today.
24. 在20世纪50年代 希腊人的识字率仅为30%
24. The literacy rate among Greeks’s in the 1950s was only 30 percent.
现在是95%而且还在增长
Now, it’s 95 percent and rising.
25. 希腊女人比男人多
25. There are more Greek women than Greek men,
所以民主投票基本上受女性支配
so basically the Democratic vote is ruled by the ladies.
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