[00:00.03]Did you know that, besides larger places like France and Germany, Europe is home to several extremely tiny countries?#
你注意过吗，除了大一点的国家比如法国和德国，欧洲还有很多非常非常小的国家。#
[00:07.26]One of these countries contains less than a square mile of land.#
有一个甚至不到一平方英里大。#
[00:10.84]Another is surrounded on all sides by Italy.#
还有一个被意大利包围。#
[00:14.35]Yet each is an independent land, with its own government, trade, and customs.#
然而每一个都是独立的国家，有自己的政府、贸易和关卡。#
[00:20.09]One of the best known of these small countries is Monaco.#
其中最著名的就是摩纳哥。#
[00:24.12]It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea and surrounded by France on three sides.#
它坐落在地中海沿岸，三面被法国环绕。#
[00:30.11]Monaco became familiar to Americans when its ruler, Prince Rainier, married the American actress Grace Kelly.#
当摩纳哥的统治者兰尼埃三世，娶了美国女演员格蕾丝·凯莉之后，这个国家为美国人所熟知。#
[00:38.01]Rainier’s family has ruled Monaco almost continuously since 1297.#
兰尼埃家族从1297年就是摩纳哥的统治者了。#
[00:44.46]The land has been independent for over three hundred years.#
这个国家也已经独立了300多年。#
[00:49.20]Andorra, with an area of some 200 square miles, is considerably larger than Monaco.#
安道尔，占地200平方英里，要比摩纳哥大不少。#
[00:56.01]This country is located in the Pyrenees Mountains, with France on one side and Spain on the other.#
这个国家坐落在比利牛斯山脉，毗邻法国和西班牙。#
[01:03.38]Potatoes and tobacco are grown in Andorra’s steep mountain valleys.#
安道尔险峻的山谷之中主要种植土豆和烟草。#
[01:09.64]One of the products it exports is clothing.#
这个国家的出口产品是布料。#
[01:12.27]Andorra is also known for its excellent skiing locations.#
安道尔也作为极佳的滑雪胜地而闻名遐迩。#
[01:16.15]Within the Alps in Central Europe is Liechtenstein, a tiny country of about 30000 people who speak mostly German.#
在中欧阿尔卑斯山地区的列支敦士登，是拥有30000人口的小国，主要语言为德语。#
[01:25.34]Liechtenstein uses the same money as its neighbor Switzerland, but it has been an independent country since the 1860s.#
列支敦士登的货币与邻国瑞士相同，但是从19世纪60年代它就是一个独立的国家了。#
[01:34.21]Taxes are low, so many businesses have their headquarters here.#
这个国家税负非常低，所以很多企业在这里都设立了总部。#
[01:38.69]The country makes and exports a lot of machinery.#
列支敦士登制造及出口非常多机械。#
[01:42.68]Other small, independent states in Europe are San Marino and Luxembourg.#
其他欧洲的小国家还有圣马力诺和卢森堡。#
[01:48.44]Each of these has unique qualities as well.#
每一个国家都有其独特之处。#
[01:51.38]Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.#
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题22至问题25。#
[01:59.00]Question 22 What does the speaker say about Monaco?#
问题22.讲话的人怎么评价摩纳哥？#
[02:19.35]Question 23 Why did Monaco become familiar to Americans according to the speaker?#
问题23.为什么美国人会熟知摩纳哥？#
[02:41.35]Question 24 What is one of the products Andorra exports?#
问题24.安道尔出口产品包括什么？#
[03:02.10]Question 25 What does the speaker mainly talk about?#
问题25.这段话主要内容是什么？
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