Avenue des Champs Elysees
香榭丽舍大街

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a boulevard in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 1. 9 kilometers long and 70 meters wide, which runs between the Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is famous for its theatres, cafés and luxury shops, and for the military parade that takes place each year on the avenue on 14 July to celebrate Bastille Day.
香榭丽舍大道是巴黎八区一条长1. 9千米、宽70米的林荫道，连接了协和广场与戴高乐广场(凯旋门的所在地)。香榭丽舍大道因其剧院、咖啡馆和奢侈品店而闻名，还有一年一度7月14日的国庆大阅兵。

Until the reign of Louis XIV, the land where the Champs-Élysées runs today was largely occupied by fields and kitchen gardens. It did not take the name of Champs-Élysées until 1709. By the late 18th century, the Champs-Élysées had become a fashionable avenue; the trees on either side had grown enough form formal rectangular groves (cabinets de verdure ). The grandest of the private mansions near the Avenue was the Élysée Palace, a private residence of the nobility which during the Third French Republic became the official residence of the Presidents of France.
在法国路易十四国王统治时期，香榭丽舍大道的所在地大部分都是田野和菜园。直到1709年，那一片区域才取名为香榭丽舍大道。到18世纪末，香榭丽舍大道就已经成为一条非常时尚的大街，两旁的树木都长得十分繁茂，形成了一片矩形的丛林。香榭丽舍大道附近的私人豪宅中最壮观的要数爱丽舍宫了，它是贵族的私人府邸，但在法兰西第三共和国时期变成了法国总统的官邸。

Throughout its history, the avenue has been the site of military parades. Huge gatherings occasionally take place on the Champs-Élysées in celebration of popular events, such as New Year's Eve, or when France won the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The Champs-Élysées has occasionally been the site of large political protest meetings.
香榭丽舍大道有史以来一直都是举行阅兵仪式的地点。有时为了庆祝一些特殊时刻，香榭丽舍大道上也会有很多人聚集，比如新年前夜或者是1998年法国赢得世界杯足球赛的冠军时。香榭丽舍大道有时也是大型政治抗议集会的活动地点。