The reason is precisely the sort of cultural mixing that New York epitomises.

原因恰是纽约这种典型的文化交融。

But the country that most dramatically epitomises all three is France.

但是三个国家中最有代表性的是法国。

He was no fan of the Brussels bureaucracy, but promoted the integration his name epitomised: common culture, open borders and, above all, no more wars.

他是布官僚作风的追随者，但仍提议将他的名字视为大陆融合的缩影：共同的文化，开放的边疆，还有最重要的——再有战争。

In most ways the afflicted region epitomises the collapse of authority: extremists control roads and markets; the government is powerless outside the capital; outsiders provide what little assistance exists.

极端主义者控制了道路和市场；政府在首都外无能为力；外援少之又少。