[英语学习]新概念中提到的那些地名

1、Zermatt

采尔马特（德语：Zermatt，意大利语：Zermatt，法语：Praborgne）是位于瑞士瓦莱州马特峰北麓以德语和天主教为主的一个市镇，距离意大利边境约10公里。采尔马特为世界著名滑雪胜地，同时也是瑞士著名冰河快车的终点站。

2、Chamonix

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, more commonly known simply as Chamonix(formerly also spelled Chamounix), is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. The commune's population of around 8,900 ranks 1,089th within the country of France.

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3、Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk (Russian: Улья́новск; IPA: [ʊˈlʲjanəfsk]) is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 893 kilometers (555 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 613,786 (2010 Census); 635,947 (2002 Census); 625,155 (1989 Census).

The city, originally founded as Simbirsk (Симби́рск), is the birthplace of Alexander Kerensky and Vladimir Lenin (originally named Ulyanov), for whom it was renamed in 1924. It is also famous for its writers such as Ivan Goncharov, Nikolay Yazykov and Nikolay Karamzin and painters (Arkady Plastov and Nikas Safronov).

4、Alps

阿尔卑斯山脉Alps，欧洲南部高大的山脉。西起法国尼斯附近地中海海岸 ，呈弧形向北、东延伸，经意大利北部、瑞士南部、列支敦士登、德国西南部，东止奥地利的维也纳盆地。