What links the Caribbean, ancient Rome, Enid Blyton’s Land of Spells, the south of France and the Bay of Pentos from Game of Thrones? They are all places that have been portrayed(描绘，扮演) in recent and forthcoming films by a sunny archipelago(群岛) in the Mediterranean Sea, no bigger in size than(面积不比…大) Sheffield.
是什么将加勒比海、古罗马、伊妮德·布莱顿的魔法之地、法国南部以及《权力的游戏》中的潘托斯湾联系在一起？它们都是最近和即将上映的电影中，由一个阳光明媚的地中海群岛所呈现的地方，这个群岛的面积不比谢菲尔德大。
Malta has over the last decade(在过去十年中) risen to become one of the most popular places in Europe for American and British film-makers to set their works in, taking a lead(领先，带头) in what has been described as an “arms race(军备竞赛)” to lure(引诱，吸引) big movie productions with tax incentives.
在过去十年中，马耳他已成为欧美电影制作人在欧洲最青睐的取景地之一，在所谓的“军备竞赛”中领先，即通过税收优惠吸引大型电影制作。
The EU’s smallest country has hosted(主办，接待) more than 30 film and TV productions each year in each of the last three years, including a record 36 in 2023 and 2025. They include Jurassic World Rebirth(《侏罗纪世界：重生》) and Gladiator II(《角斗士II》), this spring’s Blyton adaptation(改编作品) The Magic Faraway Tree(《魔法远方的树》) and the new Jason Statham action thriller(惊悚片) Mutiny, out at the end of this month.
这个欧盟最小的国家在过去三年中每年接待超过30部影视作品，其中2023年和2025年创纪录地达到36部。这些作品包括《侏罗纪世界：重生》和《角斗士II》、今年春天的布莱顿改编作品《魔法远方的树》，以及本月底上映的杰森·斯坦森新动作惊悚片《叛变》。