A city in the northeast of France, right on the border with Germany, on the River Rhine. Two things make it worth knowing.

A city in the northeast of France法國東北部的一座城市, right on the border with Germany就在跟德國的邊界上, on the River Rhine位於萊茵河畔. Two things make it worth knowing有兩件事值得認識一下

First, politics: it is one of the homes of the European Parliament, and also the seat of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights — so in news reports "Strasbourg" is often used to mean those institutions rather than the place, the way people say "Washington" to mean the US government.

First, politics第一，政治方面: it is one of the homes of the European Parliament這裡是歐洲議會的所在地之一, and also the seat of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights也是歐洲理事會和歐洲人權法院的所在地 — so in news reports "Strasbourg" is often used to mean those institutions rather than the place所以新聞報導裡「史特拉斯堡」常常是指這些機構、不是指這個地方, the way people say "Washington" to mean the US government就像人們說「華盛頓」是指美國政府一樣

Second, history and beauty: it has a famous tall cathedral, an old university, and a picture-postcard old town of half-timbered houses; its Christmas market is one of the oldest in Europe. Because the region (Alsace) has passed between France and Germany several times, the city feels like both — French language and food, German-looking buildings and place names.

Second, history and beauty第二，歷史與美感方面: it has a famous tall cathedral, an old university, and a picture-postcard old town of half-timbered houses有一座知名的高聳大教堂、一所古老的大學，還有明信片般的木造老城區; its Christmas market is one of the oldest in Europe這裡的聖誕市集是歐洲最古老的之一. Because the region (Alsace) has passed between France and Germany several times因為這個地區（亞爾薩斯）好幾次在法國和德國之間易主, the city feels like both這座城市讓人感覺兩者都有: French language and food, German-looking buildings and place names法語和法式飲食，加上德式風格的建築和地名