Introduction to Venice

　　介绍威尼斯

　　Have you visited Venice?

　　你参观过威尼斯吗?

　　Yes. Venice is a fascinating city between sea and sky.

　　威尼斯是一座海天相连的迷人城市。

　　Could you tell me something about it?

　　你能告诉我它的有关情况吗?

　　Of course. It is built on 117 islands. There aren’t any cars and buses. But it has 150 canals and 400 bridges. The narrow streets, with their historic names, are paved with flagstones but have no footpaths. They are lined with flower decked balconies, Madonna, shop signs and lanterns. Artisans’ stalls and palaces stand side by side. The squares are charming. The brick bridges, with white stone trimmings are pitched high to allow barges to pass under them.

　　当然可以。它建立在117个岛屿之上。没有任何汽车，单挑呀150条运河和400座桥。那些历史上有名的狭窄街道是用石板铺就的，但没有人行道。街道两旁有点缀着鲜花的阳台、圣母雕像、商店招牌和灯笼。工匠们的店铺与宫殿比邻共存，广场富有魅力，用白色大理石装饰的砖桥巍然屹立着，桥下游船如梭。

　　So, a lot of tourists visit Venice every day.

　　所以说，每天有许多游客参观威尼斯。

　　Yes. Every year thousands of tourists from the five continents visit this beautiful city.

　　是的。每年都要成千上万来自五大洲的游客到这个美丽的城市观光。

　　Really! What are they amazed at?

　　是吗!他们最惊讶的是什么?

　　They are always amazed at the charm of her water and pellucid light, which can make them free from all dust and cooled by the sea breezes.

　　他们总是会惊诧于威尼斯的粼粼水波，它可以使他们涤尽尘埃，领略徐徐拂面的清凉海风。

　　But I have heard that the level of the surrounding water is constantly rising. Is that true?

　　不过，我听说威尼斯周围的水面正在不断上升，是真的吗?

　　It’s true. The exceptional position of Venice constitutes a threat to its very existence.

　　是真的。威尼斯独特的地理位置也威胁着它的存在。

　　Do the Venetians still love their city, now?

　　威尼斯人仍然热爱着他们的城市吗?

　　Yes. They want to stay here to save Venice from the sea.

　　是的。他们愿意留在那儿拯救威尼斯。

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（实习编辑：高奕飞）