除却粉黛，丽质法国

　　
　　Corsica
　　科西嘉(岛)
　　
　　The island of Corsica is made up of two French departments: Haute Corse (upper Corsica) and Corse du Sud (south Corsica).
　　
　　The 8720 sq km (3367 sq miles) are inhabited by not many more than 250,000 people. It is one of the very few places left in Europe that is not invaded by campers and trailers during the vacation season and its charm lies in this unspoiled and rugged atmosphere.
　　At the foot of the cape at the northern end of the island is the commercial, but none the less picturesque, town of Bastia, with its historic citadel towering over the headland. The old town has preserved its streets in the form of steps connected by vaulted passages, converging on the Vieux Port. The port itself, with a polyglot population, is busy all year round. A little further north, the terraced St Nicholas Beach, shaded by palm trees and covered with parasols and cafe tables, separates the old port from the new. The new port, just beyond, is the real commercial port of the island.
　　
　　Words
　　词汇
　　
　　rugged adj. 高低不平的, 崎岖的
　　characteristically adv. 特有地
　　cider n. 苹果酒
　　oysters n. 牡蛎
　　UNESCO联合国教科文组织(United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)
　　abbey n. 修道院
　　gastronomic adj. 美食(烹饪)法的, 烹任学的
　　camembert n. 法国 Camembert 村所产的软质乳酪
　　Gallo-Roman n.高卢罗马人
　　cobbled adj. 圆石铺路的
　　half-timbered adj. 在木架上涂抹灰泥建造成的（房屋）
　　painstakingly adv. 费力地；煞费苦心地
　　burgher n. 城市居民
　　crier n.市镇传报员
　　caraway n. 香菜
　　mirabelle n. 布拉斯李子
　　medieval adj. 中世纪的
　　boomerang n. 回飞棒
　　mistral n. 寒冷西北风
　　unrelenting adj. 无情的，冷酷的
　　pilgrim n. 圣地朝拜者
　　polyglot adj. 通晓数种语言, 数种语言的
　　parasol n. 遮阳伞