Just as an oyster shell protects life within, Dubrovnik's walls nurtured a flourishing maritime republic that once rivaled Venice.

就像蚝壳保护内在生命体一样，杜布罗夫尼克的城墙孕育了欣欣向荣的海边共和，一度足以媲美威尼斯。

Visits were down by 10% in the summer months, whereas tourism boomed across the rest of cheap-rate Spain.

然而，现在它的魅力逐渐减少。夏天，马德里游客数量减少了10%，而其他消费水平较低的西班牙城市的旅游业呈现出一派欣欣向荣的景象。

But thriving Barcelona has clearly recovered.

但欣欣向荣的巴塞罗那显然已经复苏。

The younger, Mrs. Almond by name, was the wife of a prosperous merchant, and the mother of a blooming family.

小女儿名叫杏仁夫人，是一位富裕商人的妻子，也是一个欣欣向荣的家庭的母亲。

Probably we shall not have to go very far before we see the fine large shady tree called the horse-chestnut.

可能没走多远我们就能看长得欣欣向荣、枝繁叶茂的“马栗树。”

The capital, Guatemala City, is thriving and intense, with a grand cathedral and a vibrant commercial energy.

首都危地马拉城欣欣向荣，拥有宏伟的教堂和充满活力的商业活力。

This year it was to be a plantation of sun flowers, the seeds of which cheerful land aspiring plant were to feed Aunt Cockle–top and her family of chicks.

今年种的是向日葵，她用这类欣欣向荣的植物的种子喂“母鸡婶”和她的一群小鸡。

While the huge temperature range between the snowy peaks and the warmer slopes below provides a vast array of conditions for life to thrive.

气候的巨温差存在于满是积雪的山峰与下方温暖的斜坡之间，为各种生命得以欣欣向荣提供了广泛的生存环境。

The seeds of my passion had taken root, blossoming into a thriving community of dancers who embraced their unique styles and celebrated the beauty of individuality.

我热情的种子已经生根发芽，绽放成一个欣欣向荣的舞者社区，他们拥抱自己独特的风格，颂扬个性之美。

This year it has plunged to its lowest since before the global financial crisis of 2007-09. The market, in other words, appears on the verge of euphoria.

今年，该指数已跌至2007-09年全球金融危机之前的最低水平。换句话说，市场似乎处于欣欣向荣的边缘。

STEP 7 Wear bright lipstick in the spring that shouts life: red, salmon, coral, or peach. Avoid pink and dark colors. Go out and feel renewed, just like the season.

红色，浅橙色，珊瑚色或桃红色。避免粉红色和暗色系。外出，感受春天般欣欣向荣的气息。

McGreevy, a practicing Catholic and the provost of the University of Notre Dame, is well placed to offer perspective on the Church as an institution at once teetering and thriving.

麦克格里维是一名虔诚的天主教徒，也是圣母的院院长，他很有资格就教会这个既摇摇欲摇又欣欣向荣的机构提出自己的观点。

In the same fashion, the ant brings in and nourishes the cottony-cushion scale, which can turn a thriving young grove in a few weeks into a Dali-esque nightmare of brown sticks.

以同样的方式， 蚂蚁来并滋养棉垫鳞片， 它可以在几周内将一片欣欣向荣的小树林变成理式的棕色树枝噩梦。

These steps will help grow our economy and rebuild a rising, thriving middle class. And we can do it while shrinking our deficits. We don’t have to choose between the two – we just have to make smart choices.

这些措施将帮助我们促进经济增长，重新创造一个不断壮、欣欣向荣的中产阶级。我们完全可以在削减赤字的同时完成这一目标。而不必在这两者中做出抉择，因为我们可以做出更明智的选择。

In the passage of time, we have seen and experienced a resilient and dynamic China, a country with its amicable and respectable people, a country developing rapidly with each passing day, and a country making continual progress in all its undertakings.

在飞逝的时光里，我们看的、感悟的中，是一个坚韧不拔、欣欣向荣的中。这里有可亲可敬的人民，有日新月异的发展，有赓续传承的事业。