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1、八、EuropeansJustWanttoHaveFun1、WalkingacrossBoulevardSt.MichelinParis,onthenightbeforeBastilleDayIbumpedintoanoldfriend-anAmericanwhohaslivedinthecityfor25years-whotoldmehewastakingupthetango.WhenIaskedhimwhy,hesuggestedItakeastrollalongtheLeftBankoftheSeine,o
2、ppositeIleSt.LouisandsoofcourseIdid.法国革命纪念日前夜当我穿越巴黎圣米歇尔大街时,遇见了一位在巴黎生活了25年的美国老朋友。他告诉我,他迷上了探戈。当我问他为何如此时,他建议我沿着圣路易岛对面的塞纳河左岸走一遭。当然,我照办了。2、Itwasonebigparty.Adrop-dead-gorgeouscrowdwastangoingawayinamakeshift,open-airamphitheater.Nearbyamultiethnicgroupwasdoingthem
3、eringue.Hundredsofothersweretuckingintopicnicsbytheriverasafullmoonroseinacloudlesssky.Muchlaterthatnight,afteraperfectfishsoupinthePlacedesVosgesIwalkedintothenarrowpassagesoftheMaraisDistrictandstumbleduponanimpromptublockparty.Someonehadsetupasoundsystomon
4、thesidewalk,andthestreetwaspackedwithpeople-straightandgay,youngandold,blackandwhite-dancingtosalsa.那里正在举行一个盛大的舞会,俊男靓女们正在临时搭建的露天剧场跳着探戈。在附近,一群不同族裔的人正在跳拉丁默朗格舞。当一轮满月从晴朗的夜空升起时,河边数以百计的人正在尽情享受野炊的乐趣。当晚后半夜,在浮日广场喝完鲜美的鱼汤,穿过马菜街区窄窄的街道,我无意之间又遇上一个即兴的街区舞会。有人已在人行道上安装好音响系统、街道
5、上挤满了人——异性恋、同性恋、年轻人、老年人、黑人、白人——都随着担丁萨尔乐曲翩翩起舞。3、Europeisenjoyingitself.O.K.inlateJuly,italwaysdoes.TheweekendIwasinParis,anestimated500,000kidsdescendedonBerlinfortheannualLoveParade,acarnaivaloftechnomusic,dopeandsex.Meanwhile,tensofthousandsoffamiliesstartedt
6、heirtreksfromthedampnorthoftheGontinenttotheirvacationhomesinthewarmsouth.Butevenwhenthesunisn’tshining,Europeansseemtoebthrowingthemselvesintofunandfestivitywithunprecedentedzeal.Eachweekend,centralLondonisonegreatbacchanalCitiesthatforreasonsofpoliticsorrel
7、igionwereoncegloomilyrepressive-Madrid,say,orDublin-nowrocktothesmallhours.InPraguetheforeignvisitorswhogettalkedaboutarenottheearnestyoungAmericanswhoflockedthereintheearly1990s,butBritishpartygoerswhohaveflowninforthecheapbeerandprettygirls.TheplacethatBrit
8、ishhistorianMazoweroncecalledthetruedarkcontinent-andfromwhosecurdledsoulthehorrorsoffascismsprang-hasbecomeEuropaludens,acommunityatplay.欧洲人过得逍遥自在。是的,7月末的欧洲通常如此。我在巴黎的那个周末,估计有50万年轻人蜂拥进入柏林