As we all know, size is not a criterion in our definition of what constitutes a country. A country need only be an independent state，with distinct territorial boundaries and its own government. Only 0.17 square miles in area, the Vatican holds the title of being the smallest country in the world.
众所周知，面积大小不是界定一个国家的标准。国家只需要是独立的，有明确的领土边界，有自己的政府。梵蒂冈面积只有0.17平方英里，它具有世界上最小国家的称号。
The Vatican is located in Italy, so called as state within a state. It is to the northwest of Rome, the capital of Italy, and on the west bank of Tiber River. Since the Vatican is very small, people in the Vatican are not allowed to use guns for fear that it may shot Italy.
梵蒂冈位于意大利，被称为国中之国。它位于意大利首都罗马的西北部，台伯河的西岸。由于梵蒂冈很小，人们不允许在梵蒂冈使用枪支，因为担心会射到意大利。
The Vatican City is the official seat of the Catholic Church, so it is the center of Catholicism all over the world. The Vatican is a state of religious leadership, and its sovereignty belongs to the Pope who rules through a civil governor.
梵蒂冈城是天主教教廷的官方所在地，因此它是全世界天主教的中心。梵蒂冈是一个宗教领袖制国家，主权属于教皇，教皇通过行政长官实行统治。
The Vatican palace is the residence of the pope within the city walls. The Holy See is the name given to the government of the Roman Catholic Church, which is led by the pope as the bishop of Rome.
梵蒂冈宫是教皇在城墙内的住所。罗马教廷是罗马天主教会政府的名称，由教皇作为罗马主教领导。
Like any other country，this miniature country has its own telephone system, post office, gardens, astronomical observatory, radio station, banking system, and pharmacy, as well as a contingent of Swiss Guards responsible for the personal safety of the pope since 1506.
跟任何其他国家一样，这样一个袖珍小国有自己的电话系统、邮局、花园、天文台、电台、银行系统和药房，还有一支瑞士卫队，从1506年起负责教皇的人身安全。
However, unlike in other countries, the Vatican has no fields, no agriculture, no industry, no mineral resources, no army, but a small army of guards to take charge of the security of the country and the Pope as well as to attend religious services. Almost all supplies—including food, water, electricity, and gas—must be imported.
但和其他国家不同的是，梵蒂冈境内没有田野，没有农业，没有工业，没有矿产资源，没有军队，只有一支人员寥寥无几的警卫在负责国家的安全工作和保卫教皇的安全及参加宗教仪式。包括食物、水、电和煤气在内的几乎所有供应都必须进口。
There is no income tax and no restriction on the import or export of funds. As the Holy See, it derives its income from the voluntary contributions of more than one billion Roman Catholics worldwide, as well as interest on investments and the sale of stamps, coins, and publications. Banking operations and expenditures have been reported publicly since the early 1980s.
梵蒂冈不征收所得税，也不限制资金进出口。作为罗马教廷，它的收入来自全世界超过10亿罗马天主教徒的自愿捐款，以及投资和出售邮票、硬币和出版物的利息。自20世纪80年代初以来，银行业务和支出一直是公开报告的。
There are many large scale buildings in the Vatican, but not closely related to people's life. Typically, there is no barber shop in the Vatican. If people want their hair cut, they have to go abroad to Italy.
梵蒂冈境内有许多规模巨大的建筑物，但却没有一处与人民生活息息相关。最典型的就是梵蒂冈没有一家理发店。人们若要理发，就得出国到意大利去。
Now you've learned a little bit about this tiny country, don't you think the Vatican is attractive?
现在你对这个袖珍国家有了一点点了解，你有没有觉得梵蒂冈很迷人呢？
