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7.It's easy to Iose your way in Venice.

在威尼斯很容易迷路。

8.Boat is the only transportation here.

船是这里唯一的交通工具。

9.The watercourse is city road.

水道就是城市的马路。

10.You'd better go to the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.

你最好去威尼斯的费尼切剧院。

11.PIazza San Marco is the top attraction.

圣马可广场是首选景点。

实用情景对话

Lillian:How are you feeling about our one-day tour in Venice?

Jenny:One word, unique.

Lillian:Correct!You'll discover many activities are plentifuI during a walk around town.

Jenny:I did find them.Especially upon the opening of the Venice InternationaI Film FestivaI.

Lillian:It's an old city with Iong history.

Jenny:When did the water city begin?

Lillian:The traditionaI date of Venice's birth is given as March 25 in 421,but there is Iittle evidence to support this belief.

Jenny:I heard that the city is Iosing most of its population day by day, isn't it?

Lillian:Yes, it is. There is belief that Venice will become merely a Iarge theme park, purely for the entertainment of camera-clad tourists on their very first Venice trip.

Jenny:If that comes true, it's really a pity for the city.

莉莲:我们在威尼斯的一日游感觉如何?

珍妮:一个词:独特!

莉莲:太对了!漫步城中你会发现威尼斯的活动非常丰富。

珍妮:确实是。特别是赶上威尼斯国际电影节开幕。

莉莲:这座城市是一座具有悠久历史的老城。

珍妮:这个城市始建于什么时候?

莉莲:传统的观点认为,威尼斯诞生于421年3月25日,但几乎没有证据来支持这一说法。

珍妮:我听说,随着时间的推移,威尼斯正在失去大部分人口,真的吗?

莉莲:是的。有人认为威尼斯将成为一个大型的主题公园,只为接待第一次来威尼斯的游客。

珍妮:如果是那样的话,对于这座城市来说很可惜啊。

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威尼斯简介

Venice is a magical place. It is one of a few cities in the world where the noises of cars are never heard because cars are not allowed.Instead, when it is quiet, one can hear the sound of waves rushing against the city's great old buildings.

威尼斯是一个神奇的地方。它是世界上少数几个听不到汽车声音的城市之一,因为在那里汽车处于禁止之列。在取而代之的宁静中,你可以听到水浪拍打着城市里伟大的古代建筑。

Venice is located(坐落)in a lake in the Adriatic Sea(亚得里亚海)and is built on islands linked by more than 400 bridges.Venice's most famous vehicles are gondolas(冈朵拉),which move slowly through the city's famous rivers as the men driving the boats.Sitting in gondolas, passengers can hear artists singing Italy songs when they enjoy the beautiful scenery of Venice.

威尼斯坐落于亚得里亚海的泻湖之上,由400多座桥梁连接而成。威尼斯最著名的交通工具就是冈朵拉,船夫驾驶冈朵拉时,小舟就慢慢地在城里那些著名的河流间漂流而下。坐在冈朵拉上面,乘客可以一边欣赏威尼斯美丽的风景,一边听艺人们演奏意大利歌曲。

Venice becomes even more charming(迷人的)during Carnival(狂欢节),which is the most world-famous festival and one of the oldest.The streets of Venice Carnival are full of people in masks(面具).Anyway, the Venice Carnival is an adventure worth experiencing.

狂欢节上的威尼斯尤其迷人。狂欢节是威尼斯最举世闻名的节日,也是最古老的节日之一。在狂欢节当天,威尼斯大街小巷遍布着戴着面具的人。不管怎么说,威尼斯狂欢节都是一次值得经历的奇遇之旅。

Thus, if you want to know more about the gondolas and Venice Carnival, I strongly suggest you go to Venice during the next holiday!

所以,如果你想体验一下冈朵拉和狂欢节的魅力,那么我强烈建议你在下一次假期一定要去威尼斯看一看哦。

5.和平之城雅典 Athens-the City of Peace

来到有西方文明发源地之称的希腊,感受着古代文明的气息。

交流应急句

1.What's the mean temperature in Athens?

雅典的平均气温是多少?

2.Intelligence goddess Athens is the emblem of equality and Iiberty.

智慧女神雅典娜是平等、自由的象征。

3.The first modern OIympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.

1896年雅典举行了第一届现代奥林匹克运动会。

4.Athens, the capitaI of Greece, was named for Athens, who was the Greek goddess of wisdom.

雅典是希腊首都,名字源于希腊智慧女神雅典娜。

实用情景对话

Lillian:I'm very glad. We'll see the Acropolis in Athens soon!

Jenny:Yes. It's a good place.

Lillian:Can you tell me something about the Acropolis in Athens?

Jenny:Of course. It contains many buildings, such as Parthenon Temple, Hill Gate, Wisdom Goddess Temple.But the most famous one is Parthenon Temple.

Lillian:I've heard that carvings in Parthenon Temple are very successfuI.

Jenny:There you go. It was directed by a famous carver-Pheidias.

Lillian:Who's Pheidias?

Jenny:He was a statesman.

Lillian:How about Wisdom Doddess Temple?

Jenny:Wisdom Goddess was called“the giver of victory”. She is very wise and clever.Her temple was damaged by Turk in 1686.In the nineteenth c entury, it was restored.

莉莲:我很高兴。很快我们就可以见到雅典卫城了!

珍妮:是的。那是个好地方。

莉莲:你能跟我讲些关于雅典卫城的事吗?

珍妮:当然可以了。它包括许多建筑物,像帕提依神庙、山门、智慧女神庙。但是最著名的要数帕提依神庙了。

莉莲:我听说那所庙里的雕刻相当成功。

珍妮:你说得没错。它是在一个著名的雕刻师-菲狄亚斯的指导下进行的。

莉莲:谁是菲狄亚斯?

珍妮:他是个政治家。

莉莲:那么关于智慧女神庙呢?

珍妮:智慧女神被称作“胜利的赐予者”。她的神庙在1686年被土耳其人破坏。在19世纪才被修复。

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和平之城——雅典

希腊是欧洲文明的发源地,而雅典则是希腊文化的摇篮。这里拥有天水一色的爱琴海,有被称为世界七大奇迹之一的帕特农神庙,它还是欧洲古代神话及奥林匹克运动会的发祥地,这些无不让人浮想联翩。

With thousands of years of history and mythology under its belt, Athens——named for the olive-tree-loving Athena(goddess of wisdom). It's affable city enlivened by outdoor cafe, pedestrian streets, parks, gardens and characters aplenty.

历史悠久且富于神话色彩雅典城,是以酷爱橄榄树的智慧女神雅典娜的名字命名的。整座雅典城因拥有各种户外咖啡店、行人步行街、郁郁葱葱的公园、花丛锦簇的花园,大量的人物而显得和蔼可亲、生机勃勃。

Looks into the distance from a high place the Aegean Sea in the Olympia Zeus temple, is similar to walks arm in arm in an Athens brave warrior's chest. Heart along with compressed-air driven, passes along with the time, is willing to change to makes a love Owne goddess column, the generation after generations protects the Aegean Sea.

在奥林匹亚宙斯神庙眺望爱琴海,如同依偎在一名雅典勇士的胸膛。心随风动,随时间流逝,愿化做一支爱奥尼女神柱,生生世世守护爱琴海。

6.音乐之都维也纳 Vienna-The City of Music

对于喜欢音乐的人来说,来维也纳想必是一个伟大的梦想吧,维也纳既有“音乐之都”盛誉,又以精美绝伦、风格各异的建筑赢得了“建筑博览会”的美称,又因为是多瑙河第一个流经的城市,而有“多瑙河的女神”之称。

交流应急句

1.Vienna is a city of music.

维也纳是座音乐城。

2.Vienna abounds in historicaI relics.

维也纳有许许多多的历史文物。

3.Do you Iike Vienna classicaI music?

你喜欢维也纳古典音乐吗?

4.The Australian composer, Schubert, was born in Vienna.

奥地利作曲家舒伯特出生于维也纳。

5.This is a globaI sociaI gala.

这是全球性的社交盛会。

6.You will enjoy the well-known music of Vienna!

您将会欣赏到举世闻名的维也纳音乐!

7.Johann Junior gave Vienna its musicaI immortality with his An Der Schonen BIauen Donau.

小约翰《蓝色多瑙河》一曲使维也纳在音乐方面名垂青史。

实用情景对话

Lillian:Excuse me!I'm a tourist from China. I want to enrich my musicaI knowledge during the trip to Vienna.Can you give me some suggestion?