雙語介紹《水城威尼斯》

在六月各種考考考過後就是漫長的假期，這個假期你想好去哪裏嗎?不如去威尼斯一遊吧。

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象自己乘坐浪漫的平底船，沿着窄窄的運河航行，從一座座別緻的橋下穿梭而過。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 eachof 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，併發揮"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流，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 seapower.

行政區之一的聖馬可是許多威尼斯主要旅遊景的中心，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葱形圓頂。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它國家掠奪來的。