当你来到今天的开罗,看到的会是一个灰尘漫天、污染严重、人群拥挤的大都会,与每一个发展中国家的大城市差不多。然而,当时光倒退几十年,1940年代的开罗却是一个充满独特风格和魅力的城市,是阿拉伯世界文艺复兴的心脏地带。在开罗市中心曾经林立着各式咖啡馆或小酒吧,人们总是盛装打扮,在午后的露天咖啡馆聚会谈天。到了晚上,这一区的俱乐部五光十色,拐角的大剧院则是场场爆满。 When you come to Cairo today, you will see a dusty, polluted and crowded metropolis similar to the big cities in every developing country. However, decades later, Cairo in the 1940s was a city full of unique style and charm, the heart of the Arab Renaissance. People used to dress up in cafes or bars in the heart of Cairo and meet in open-air cafés in the afternoon. In the evening, the clubs in this area have lots of bright colors and the grand theater in the corner is full of space.