The winter break is coming. During this winter break, I want to go to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, for a visit.

寒假就要到了，这次寒假我想去比利时的首都布鲁塞尔游玩。

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The capital and largest city of Belgium, in the central part of the country. Officially bilingual (Flemish and French), it became capital of Belgium in 830. Metropolitan area population, 2,395,000.

比利时首都和最大城市，位于比利时中部。官方使用双语制(法兰德斯语和法语)。830年成为比利时的首都。人口2,395,000。

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The Belgium capital Brussels remains on edge amid anti-terror raid across the city and renewed warnings of possible attacks in busy locations. 16 people were arrested by the police on Sunday night.

比利时首都布鲁塞尔展开全市反恐行动，并多次警告称繁忙街区有可能遭受炸弹袭击，布鲁塞尔严阵以待。

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It's named after the capital of Belgium (hence the capital "B" and the "s"), where it is believed to have been first harvested centuries ago.

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In September the governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg all injected capital to stabilise the bank.

ECONOMIST: Fortis

But is this not all romantic nonsense when Belgium, a founder of the EU as well as the host to its capital, struggles to hold together?

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne