Cradled between the ocean and snowcapped mountains , vancouver s dazzling downtown district fills a narrow peninsula bounded by burrard inlet to the north , english bay to the west and false creek to the south , with greater vancouver sprawling south to the fraser river 加拿大位于北美洲,南与美国接壤,东临大西洋,西濒太平洋,北傍北冰洋,领土面积约990万平方公里,是世界上第二大国;但人口只有3千万,是人口密度最低的国家之一。
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Edged around its idyllic waterfront are fine beaches , a dynamic port and a magnificent swath of parkland , not to mention the mirror - fronted ranks of skyscrapers that look across burrard inlet and its bustling harbour to the residential districts of north and west vancouver 英属哥伦比亚省british columbia濒临太平洋,是通往亚洲的门户,近年来已发展成对东方贸易的重镇。长期以来,林木矿产渔业水电造纸冶金通讯等是加拿大经济的支柱。
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At a push , you could cram the city s essentials into a couple of days . if you re here for a longer stay , though , you ll want to venture further out from downtown : trips across burrard inlet to north vancouver , worth making for the views from the seabus ferry alone , lend a different panoramic perspective of the city , and lead into the mountains and forests that give vancouver its tremendous setting 尽管高楼象雨后的蘑菇到处冒出来，但十几年毕竟还是太短。温哥华仍然是个大村庄。这个过去的"一条街城市"现在商场多了，居民区扩大了，街道宽了，交通挤了，但只要潜心观察，可发现温哥华有种根深蒂固的"一条街"式的平淡。
