Emily

Hippocrates Statue


The third largest island in the Dodecanese（希腊的多德卡尼斯群岛）, after Rhodes and Karpathos （喀帕苏斯岛）, Kos （科斯岛）lies between Kalimnos （卡利姆诺斯岛）and Nissiros . It is mainly flat with a mountain chain -Mts. Dikeos (875 m.) and Simpatras-- running along （绵延）the south coast.

Famous as the birthplace of Hippocrates （希腊名医希波克拉底）, the father of medicine, Kos is also known for its lovely, gentle scenery. It is both lush （繁荣的）and fertile（富饶的）, with an abundance of （大量的）springs and streams, gorgeous beaches and a marvelous climate.

Inhabited since prehistoric times, Kos, like Rhodes and the other Dodecanese, has known periods of great prosperity but also times of great hardship over the centuries.

During the Mycenaean （迈锡尼文明的）period (15th - 12th century B.C.), the island was densely settled and took part in （参与）the Trojan War （特洛伊战争）. In the 7th and 6th century B.C., it was the sixth city-state -- along with （除……以外）Halicarnassus, Knidos, Lindos, Ialyssos and Kameiros- in the Dorian （多里斯的）hexapolis.

After the end of the Persian Wars it became a member of the First Delian （爱琴海中的得洛斯岛）or Athenian Confederacy（联盟）.

In the 2nd century A.D., however, Kos fell under the sway （受到……的统治）of Rome and sank into （陷入）obscurity.
                                                

The long centuries under Byzantine（东罗马帝国的）rule were beneficial to the island, but by the 11th century, it was under constant threat from Saracen （撒拉逊人）and pirate raids before passing into the hands of the Venetians, the Genoese and, eventually, the Knights of the Order of St. John in 1315.

landscape of Kos

In 1522, the Turks finally conquered it after a series of unsuccessful attempts. The Turks held it until 1912, when the Italians occupied it and the other Dodecanese, and Kos did not become united with Greece until 1947.

Kos today has developed into a cosmopolitan resort（世界性的旅游胜地）, which is becoming more and more in demand （非常需要的）for apart from（除了）its physical beauty, it possesses some remarkable archaeological sites and important monuments -- leftovers （残留物）of various eras - excellent facilities for tourists and, furthermore, it is easy to get to whether by boat or by plane.

[ Last edited by Emily on 2005-5-15 at 11:04 ]

夏天的微笑

hehe  so many wonderful places

Emily ,thanks for showing  

handsomesteven

终于能回复了,等了好久
可惜被别人坐了沙发,呵呵
这么多城市其实去一次也不是很难的事了
只是真的想要感受一个城市的文化底蕴的话就旅行团那几天是仓促而荒唐的
如果能每个地方都住上一段时间,感受当地的风俗,品位地方饮食,过特色节日
那就真的太棒了
我觉得一个顶尖的同声翻译就应该在英语水平之外应该对各种文化也有一定的了解才行,有过亲身经历自然更好了

1900

i recommend athens and amsterdam

athens always covered with the mystery atmostphere

amsterdam is one of the best place to go with your lover

又是1天

Originally posted by 1900 at 2005-5-18 06:05:
i recommend athens and amsterdam

athens always covered with the mystery atmostphere

amsterdam is one of the best place to go with your lover

O

i like beihaidao and greenland
for the sights and the medium of the two place