In the town of San Benedetto del Tronto, halfway down the eastern coast of Italy, spring is a sleepy time of the year. Before the tourists come, pepping the population up from 50,000 to 120,000, there is not much to talk about. The local newspaper screams: "Pensioner nabbed for stealing 60 palm-trees"; palm-trees are indeed a main topic of conversation. People say there are 10,000 of them within the city's boundaries. Bars and cinemas have palmy names. And the outgoing mayor, Paolo Perazzoli, a left-winger, is known as "Palmazzoli" after his fondness for planting the trees.
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机译：在意大利东海岸中部的San Benedetto del Tronto镇，春季是一年中的沉睡时间。在游客到来之前，人口从50,000激增至120,000，这没什么可谈的。当地报纸大喊：“养老金领取者偷了60棵棕榈树”。棕榈树确实是谈话的主要主题。人们说在城市边界内有10,000人。酒吧和电影院都有棕榈名称。即将离任的市长保罗·佩拉佐利（Paolo Perazzoli）是左翼分子，因为他热爱植树，因此被称为“帕尔马佐利”。
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