To the stern student of affairs, Beirut is a phenomenon, beguiling perhaps, but quite, quite impossible.

To the stern student of affairs, Beirut is a phenomenon, beguiling perhaps, but quite, quite impossible.

对于一个研究事务的严谨的学生来说，贝鲁特是一个现象，也许很诱人，但完全不可能。

-- Jan Morris 简·莫里斯