Ge·ne·va a city in Switzerland which is the main base for the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, and several other important international organizations. It is on the shore of Lake Geneva, one of the largest lakes in Europe.
1. As a result, a conference was held at Geneva and representatives from seventeen states were present. 并专为此事在日内瓦召集了会议,与会成员有来自十七个国家的代表。
2. In 1864 a treaty — The Convention of Geneva — was signed and the Red Cross came into being. 1864年,一项协议——日内瓦公约得以签署,红十字会诞生了。