004 威尼斯贡多拉之旅

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Lara and Mom walked along a canal

拉拉和妈妈沿着一条运河走。

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Mom read aloud from her Venice guidebook

妈妈大声朗读她的威尼斯旅游指南。

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But Lara was too excited to listen

但是拉拉太兴奋了，听不进去。

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" This is the Rialto Bridge," read Mom

“这是里亚尔托桥，”妈妈读着。

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" It is the oldest bridge on the Grand Canal and — "

“它是大运河上最古老的桥，而且——”

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" Ooh!" Lara squealed. She pointed to a row of black boats

“哦！”拉拉尖叫起来。她指着一排黑色的船。

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" Mom, can we take a gondola ride?"

“妈妈，我们可以坐贡多拉吗？”

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" Good idea," said Mom." My feet are getting sore."

“好主意，”妈妈说。“我的脚开始疼了。”

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Mom hired a gondola to go to St. Mark's Square

妈妈租了一艘贡多拉去圣马可广场。

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Marco, the driver, helped them into the boat

船夫马可扶他们上了船。

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Lara and Mom sat down on the pretty red cushions

拉拉和妈妈坐在漂亮的红垫子上。

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Marco gestured with one arm and rowed with the other

马可用一只手臂做手势，用另一只手臂划船。

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" This is the Grand Canal. It's one of the major waterways in Venice," he said

“这是大运河。它是威尼斯的主要水道之一，”他说。

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" It's almost four kilometers long

“它差不多有四公里长。

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And it's ninety meters wide in some places

有些地方有九十米宽。

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There are 177 canals in Venice."

威尼斯有一百七十七条运河。”

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A long motorboat passed by

一艘长的摩托艇驶过。

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" That looks like a bus!" said Lara

“那看起来像公共汽车！”拉拉说。

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" That's a water bus," said Marco

“那是水上巴士，”马可说。

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" We don't have cars in Venice

“威尼斯没有汽车。

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So people have to walk

所以人们只能步行。

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Or they travel on the canals

或者在水道上出行。

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We have water buses and even water taxis!"

我们有水上巴士，甚至还有水上出租车！”

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He pointed to a smaller motorboat

他指向一艘较小的摩托艇。

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Marco steered the gondola into a narrow canal

马可驾驶贡多拉驶入一条狭窄的运河。

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" There's less traffic in this canal," Lara said

“这条运河交通没那么繁忙，”拉拉说。

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She stared up at the tall, elegant buildings

她抬头凝望着那些高大优雅的建筑。

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" Venice was a rich and powerful city during the Renaissance," Marco said

“文艺复兴时期，威尼斯是一座富裕而强大的城市，”马可说。

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" People built palace-like houses to show off their wealth."

“人们建造宫殿般的房屋来炫耀财富。”

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They passed under a covered white bridge

他们从一座有顶的白色桥下穿过。

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" The Doge's Palace is on the right," Marco said

“总督宫就在右边，”马可说。

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It was a beautiful white building

那是一座美丽的白色建筑。

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Lara wrinkled her nose

拉拉皱了皱鼻子。

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" What's a doge?" she asked

“什么是总督？”她问。

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" The doge was the ruler of Venice," Marco said

“总督是威尼斯的统治者，”马可说。

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" The palace is a museum now."

“这座宫殿现在是博物馆了。”

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At the end of the canal, Marco turned the gondola into an open lagoon

在运河尽头，马可把贡多拉驶入一片开阔的潟湖。

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" Here we are," announced Marco

“我们到了，”马可宣布。

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" This is St. Mark's Square!"

“这就是圣马可广场！”

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Marco helped Mom and Lara out of the gondola

马可扶着妈妈和拉拉下了贡多拉。

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" Can we go see the Doge's Palace, Mom?" asked Lara

“妈妈，我们能去看看总督宫吗？”拉拉问。

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" Be sure to see St. Mark's Church and the bell tower too!" Marco said

“一定要去看看圣马可教堂和钟楼！”马可说。

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" Thank you," said Mom. She turned to Lara

“谢谢你，”妈妈说。她转向拉拉。

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" My feet feel rested now. I'm ready for more sightseeing."

“我的脚现在休息好了。我准备好继续观光了。”

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Lara cheered." Good! Let's go!"

拉拉欢呼起来。“太好了！我们走吧！”