Introduction to Venice
介紹威尼斯
Have you visited Venice?
你參觀過威尼斯嗎？
Yes. Venice is a fascinating city between sea and sky.
威尼斯是一座海天相連的迷人城市。
Could you tell me something about it?
你能告訴我它的有關情況嗎？
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.
當然可以。它建立在117個島嶼之上。沒有任何汽車，單挑呀150條運河和400座橋。那些歷有名的狹窄街道是用石板鋪就的，但沒有人行道。街道兩旁有點綴著鮮花的陽臺、圣母雕像、商店招牌和燈籠。工匠們的店鋪與宮殿比鄰共存，廣場富有魅力，用白色大理石裝飾的磚橋巍然屹立著，橋下游船如梭。
So, a lot of tourists visit Venice every day.
所以說，每天有許多游客參觀威尼斯。
Yes. Every year thousands of tourists from the five continents visit this beautiful city.
是的。每年都要成千上萬來自五大洲的游客到這個美麗的城市觀光。
Really! What are they amazed at?
是嗎！他們最驚訝的是什么？
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.
他們總是會驚詫于威尼斯的粼粼水波，它可以使他們滌盡塵埃，領略徐徐拂面的清涼海風。
But I have heard that the level of the surrounding water is constantly rising. Is that true?
不過，我聽說威尼斯周圍的水面正在不斷上升，是真的嗎？
It’s true. The exceptional position of Venice constitutes a threat to its very existence.
是真的。威尼斯獨特的地理位置也威脅著它的存在。
Do the Venetians still love their city, now?
威尼斯人仍然熱愛著他們的城市嗎？
Yes. They want to stay here to save Venice from the sea.
是的。他們愿意留在那兒拯救威尼斯。
介紹威尼斯
Have you visited Venice?
你參觀過威尼斯嗎？
Yes. Venice is a fascinating city between sea and sky.
威尼斯是一座海天相連的迷人城市。
Could you tell me something about it?
你能告訴我它的有關情況嗎？
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.
當然可以。它建立在117個島嶼之上。沒有任何汽車，單挑呀150條運河和400座橋。那些歷有名的狹窄街道是用石板鋪就的，但沒有人行道。街道兩旁有點綴著鮮花的陽臺、圣母雕像、商店招牌和燈籠。工匠們的店鋪與宮殿比鄰共存，廣場富有魅力，用白色大理石裝飾的磚橋巍然屹立著，橋下游船如梭。
So, a lot of tourists visit Venice every day.
所以說，每天有許多游客參觀威尼斯。
Yes. Every year thousands of tourists from the five continents visit this beautiful city.
是的。每年都要成千上萬來自五大洲的游客到這個美麗的城市觀光。
Really! What are they amazed at?
是嗎！他們最驚訝的是什么？
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.
他們總是會驚詫于威尼斯的粼粼水波，它可以使他們滌盡塵埃，領略徐徐拂面的清涼海風。
But I have heard that the level of the surrounding water is constantly rising. Is that true?
不過，我聽說威尼斯周圍的水面正在不斷上升，是真的嗎？
It’s true. The exceptional position of Venice constitutes a threat to its very existence.
是真的。威尼斯獨特的地理位置也威脅著它的存在。
Do the Venetians still love their city, now?
威尼斯人仍然熱愛著他們的城市嗎？
Yes. They want to stay here to save Venice from the sea.
是的。他們愿意留在那兒拯救威尼斯。