His novels are a rich synthesis of Balkan history and mythology.

他的小说是一个巴尔干半岛的历史和神话的丰富结合。

Parts of the Balkan region and Turkey follow the diet, as well as middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Syria.

巴尔干半岛的部分区域和土耳其也遵循这一饮食方式，黎巴嫩和叙利亚等中东国家也是如此。

The Balkan pair view Russia differently.

这对巴尔干兄弟对俄罗斯的看法也是截然不同的。

Can the Greeks be more Scandinavian and less Balkan?

希腊人能够多一点斯堪的纳维亚和少一点巴尔干半岛特性？

Kosovo is not the only Balkan issue before the court.

科索沃对于法院不仅仅是巴尔干地区的争议。

Most other western Balkan countries have much further to go.

大多数巴尔干半岛国家还有很长的路要走。

A Croat heads a new Balkan regional group based in Sarajevo.

克罗地亚人领导着一个总部设在萨拉热窝的新巴尔干地区组织。

The Windsors have always had close ties to the Balkan royals.

温莎家庭里来与巴尔干皇室关系密切。

That is more than can be said for any other western Balkan country.

就这点而言，它已经远胜过其它西巴尔干国家了。

"They're not stupid, these guys", says one Balkan security official.

一名巴尔干半岛的安全官员说：“这些家伙并不蠢。”

A new Balkan rail company is just a step towards even bigger things.

巴尔干地区新铁路公司的成立只是向更为宏大的工程迈出一步。

There are plenty of Balkan gangs operating in Latin America, he lamented.

他抱怨道，在拉丁美洲有大量来自于巴尔干半岛的犯罪集团。

But the outlines of what might become a new Balkan reality are starting to emerge.

但是，新的巴尔干民族要走怎样的路线方针正成为一个迫在眉睫的难题。

Yet Croatia hopes that it may be the one that gets away from the Balkan gloom.

因此，克罗地亚希望自己能够尽快从巴尔干的梦魇从摆脱出来。

The rise to power of the Balkan League is bound to modify the balance of power.

巴尔干同盟力量的崛起注定要打破现有的力量均衡。

HILLARY CLINTON, the US secretary of state, begins her Balkan trip today in Sarajevo.

美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿今天在萨拉热窝开始她对巴尔干半岛的出访。

For years EU foreign ministers have been berated about this by their Balkan colleagues.

多年来，欧盟外长们一直因此事倍受其巴尔干同事责难。

As with other Balkan countries, a negative opinion from the Hague may delay or block EU accession.

对于巴尔干半岛的其他国家来说，来自海牙任何一个否定意见都有可能使得他们加入欧盟的进程延误或停滞。

Most of the Balkan royals are, perhaps unsurprisingly, in favour of a restoration of their monarchies.

或许这已不惊奇，大多数的巴尔干皇室都赞同恢复他们的统治。

With the arrest of Mr Mladic, though, Croatia may yet become the van of a new parade of Balkan members.

随着姆拉迪奇被捕，克罗地亚可能成为巴尔干半岛各国加入欧盟的先驱。

That will take money, but ultimately it also means taking in the western Balkan countries as members.

这需要花钱，但最终也意味着接收西巴尔干国家作为欧盟成员国。

But if mishandled, Balkan accession could yet bring more Cypruses, Romanias and Bulgarias rolled into one.

但是一旦标准失控，巴尔干半岛国家的加入就会带来更多类似塞浦路斯，罗马尼亚和保加利亚这样麻烦的国家跑进欧盟。

After Kosovo Mrs Clinton headed for Brussels, where she planned to continue her Balkan talks with EU leaders.

希拉里在访问科索沃后去往布鲁塞尔，她原定于在那里与欧盟领导人就巴尔干问题展开会谈。

It wants the energy community treaty, ratified by the EU and western Balkan states, to include other neighbours.

该委员会希望经由欧盟和西巴尔干诸国批准的能源共同体协议能涵盖其它邻国。

So this week's news that these two Balkan countries are to join the European Union next January ought to be welcomed.

本周消息称这两个巴尔干地区国家将于明年一月加入欧盟，这本该令人欣慰。

But he also chronicled the dark tales and superstitions kept alive in the Balkan valleys closer to his home in Hungary.

因为范伯瑞除了旅游外还时时记录着紧靠着他家乡的巴尔干半岛的那些流传已久的黑暗神话和迷信传说。

The situation in Kosovo is complicated and sensitive. It bears on peace and stability of the Balkan region and Europe as a whole.

科索沃局势复杂、敏感，事关巴尔干地区乃至整个欧洲的和平稳定。