Landing in France, a sacred feeling suddenly arises which attracts you to know more about this country.

　　 France, approximately hexagonal（六边形的） in shape, has a boundary on the east with Germany, Switzerland and Italy, and is bounded on the southeast by[1] Monaco and the Mediterranean Sea; on the south are Spain and Andorra（安道尔共和国）, with the Bay of Biscay（比斯开湾） on the west and the English Channel on the north as natural borders.

　　A series of massive mountain ranges includes the Alps, which separate France and Italy, and the Jura Mountains that delineate [2] the Franco-Swiss border. The Rhine River（莱因河）, at the northeast corner of France forms the Franco-German boundary. The Pyrenees Mountains（比利牛斯山脉）, extending along the Franco-Spanish frontier from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay, forms the other mountain boundary of France.

　　The plains region is a projection[3] of the great plain of Europe. The outstanding features of the plains are the river valleys. Among all the rivers, totaling more than 200 with numerous tributaries[4] which are almost all commercially navigable, the Rhine River is the largest in terms of[5] discharge volume.

　　The capital and largest city in France is Paris, which attracts many visitors every year. Marseilles is a chief port and Lyon is an industrial center famous for its textiles. Other major cities include Toulouse（图卢兹）, an industrial and trade center; Nice （尼斯）, a resort; Strasbourg （斯特拉斯堡）, a Rhine River port and industrial and commercial center; Bordeaux（波尔多）, a seaport and most famous for its wine.

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　　注释：

　　1． is bounded on……by……：在某个方向以……为边界。bound也有名词"边界、界限"的意思，和boundary意思相同。

　　2． delineate：描绘、画出轮廓。这里指侏罗山脉构成了法国和瑞士的国界。

　　3． projection：在这里是凸起、凸出物的意思。projection通常的意思是"投影、发射"。

　　4． tributary：支流。作形容词时后面的介词要用of。如：a stream tributary of the Ohio俄亥俄河的支流。

　　5． in terms of：依据、从……方面来说。如：It has been a terrible year in terms of business. 就生意而论，这是很糟糕的一年。