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Venice
威尼斯
What images come to mind when you think of a trip to Venice? No doubt you imagine yourself taking a romantic gondola ride along narrow canals and under delicate bridges. Perhaps you picture the beautiful old buildings and famous works of art that have made the city one of Europe's leading tourist spots.
想到威尼斯一遊，你的腦海中會浮現出什麼畫面？毫無疑問你一定會想像自己乘坐浪漫的平底船，沿著窄窄的運河航行，從一座座別致的橋下穿梭而過。也許你還會在腦海中勾勒出那些讓威尼斯成為歐洲一流旅遊勝地的美麗古老建築和藝術名作。
Venice was built on more than 100 islands and has about 150 canals. The best-known of these, the Grand Canal, functions as the "main street" in the part of the city most popular with visitors. The canal winds through each of the six districts that comprise this historic city center before reaching Venice Lagoon.
威尼斯建在100多個小島上，擁有大約150條運河。最有名的運河就是「大運河」，它位於市區遊客最多的地方，並發揮「大街」的功能。這條運河在構成這個歷史上的市中心的六個行政區間蜿蜒穿梭，最後流入威尼斯湖。
One of these districts, San Marco, is home to many of Venice's main attractions, including St. Mark's Basilica. This spectacular church has five main arches and some extraordinary onion shaped domes. It is decorated with priceless treasures, many of which were stolen from other countries when medieval Venice was a leading sea power.
行政區之一的聖馬可是威尼斯許多主要旅遊景點的中心，包括聖馬可大教堂。這座雄偉的大教堂有五道大拱門和數座壯觀的洋蔥形圓頂。教堂用很貴重的珠寶裝飾，其中許多是在中世紀威尼斯稱霸海權時從其他國家掠奪來的。
Venice becomes even more enchanting during the carnival. The carnival is an annual celebration before Lent, a 40-day period of fasting that precedes Easter. The dates of the carnival vary year depending on the date of Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
狂歡節上的威尼斯尤其迷人。狂歡節在每年四旬齋節前舉行。四旬齋節即人們在復活節前禁食40天。每年狂歡節的時間都根據聖灰星期三來定，即四旬齋的第一天。
Venice's architecture includes representations of Italian, Arabic, Byzantine, and Renaissance styles. There are some 450 palaces and homes of major historic importance in Venice. Notable among its 400 bridges is the Bridge of Sighs and among its churches is St. Mark's Basilica.
威尼斯建築具有義大利、阿拉伯、拜佔庭和文藝復興建築的風格。藝術、歷史名勝約450處。市裡400座橋梁中的嘆息橋和眾多教堂中的聖馬可大教堂最為著名。
Most of the city's workers find employment in tourism and related industries, though the city also plays a key market role within the vibrant economic system of the Veneto region.
這個城市的大部分工人就業於旅遊業及相關的行業，同時該城也在威尼託地區活躍的經濟體系中起著主要的市場作用。
【重點講解】
1.come to mind 想到；想起來
例句：The name just doesn't come to mind.
我就是想不起那個名字。
2.No doubt 無疑
例句：I am sure he will come. I have no doubt about it.
我肯定他會來。我一點也不懷疑。
3.best-known 流傳久遠的；最有名的
例句：These were merely the best-known examples.
這些只不過是人們最熟知的一些例子而已！
4.popular with 受...歡迎；獲...好評
例句：These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.
外國朋友很喜歡這些工藝美術品。