from Latin Italia, from Greek Italia, perhaps from an alteration of Oscan Viteliu "Italy," but originally only the southwestern point of the peninsula, traditionally from Vitali, name of a tribe that settled in Calabria, whose name is perhaps somehow connected with Latin vitulus "calf," or perhaps the country name is directly from vitulus as "land of cattle," or it might be from an Illyrian word, or an ancient or legendary ruler Italus.
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1. The annual slaughter of wildlife in Italy is horrific.
在意大利，每年大量捕杀野生动物的现象令人震惊。
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2. The refugees were put in camps in Italy before being resettled.
这些难民在重新定居之前被安置在意大利的难民营中。
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3. Robinson was sent to Italy to cover the 1990 World Cup.
鲁宾逊被派到意大利报道1990年的世界杯比赛。
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4. We spent the whole summer in Italy that year.
那年我们整个夏天都呆在意大利.
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5. Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions.
