A city in the northeast of Italy, built on many small islands in a shallow bay. Instead of roads between the buildings, it has water: canals, which are man-made rivers. People move around by boat, or on foot over the hundreds of small bridges.

A city一座城市 in the northeast of Italy位在義大利東北部, built on many small islands建在許多小島上 in a shallow bay在一個淺海灣裡。Instead of roads between the buildings建築物之間沒有用道路, it它 has water而是用水: canals運河, which are man-made rivers也就是人工的河流。People人們 move around by boat靠船移動, or on foot或走路 over the hundreds of small bridges經過數百座小橋。

The most famous boat is the gondola — long, thin, black, pushed along by one person standing at the back with a pole. Tourists ride them; local people mostly take the water buses.

The most famous boat最有名的船 is the gondola是gondola（貢多拉） — long, thin, black又長又細又黑, pushed along by one person由一個人推動 standing at the back with a pole站在船尾用一根長桿撐船。Tourists觀光客 ride them會搭乘它們; local people在地人 mostly take the water buses大多搭水上巴士。

Venice is full of old churches, palaces and paintings, and it holds a famous film festival and a famous carnival where people wear masks.

Venice Venice is full of到處都是 old churches, palaces and paintings古老的教堂、宮殿和畫作, and而且 it它 holds a famous film festival舉辦一個有名的影展 and a famous carnival還有一個有名的嘉年華 where people wear masks在那裡人們會戴面具。

Hundreds of years ago Venice was not part of Italy at all — it was its own country, rich and strong, with a big navy and traders who sailed all over the Mediterranean and beyond.

Hundreds of years ago幾百年前 Venice Venice was not part of Italy at all完全不是義大利的一部分 — it它 was its own country是它自己的一個國家, rich and strong又富有又強大, with a big navy擁有強大的海軍 and traders還有商人 who sailed all over the Mediterranean and beyond航行遍地中海甚至更遠。

Because of all this, the name carries a feeling as well as a place: when people say a city is 'the Venice of the North' or 'the Venice of the East', they mean it has a lot of canals and boats, not that it is Italian.

Because of all this因為這一切, the name這個名字 carries a feeling as well as a place帶著一種感覺，不只是一個地方: when people say a city is當人們說一座城市是 'the Venice of the North' or 'the Venice of the East'「the Venice of the North」或「the Venice of the East」, they mean他們的意思是 it has a lot of canals and boats那裡有很多運河和船, not that it is Italian而不是說那裡是義大利。

Note two spellings that look alike but are different places: Venice is the city, and Venezia is the same city in Italian. There is also a Venice Beach in Los Angeles, and small towns called Venice in the USA — so in an American conversation, check which one is meant.

Note注意 two spellings兩種拼法 that look alike but are different places看起來很像但其實是不同地方: Venice Venice is the city是這座城市, and而 Venezia Venezia is the same city in Italian是這座城市的義大利文名稱。There is也有 also a Venice Beach一個Venice Beach in Los Angeles在洛杉磯, and還有 small towns called Venice叫做Venice的小鎮 in the USA在美國 — so所以 in an American conversation在美式對話裡, check which one is meant要確認講的是哪一個。

The adjective is Venetian: Venetian glass, a Venetian mask. A 'Venetian blind' is a window covering made of flat strips — that use has drifted far from the city and is just the name of an object now.

The adjective形容詞 is Venetian是Venetian: Venetian glass「Venetian glass」, a Venetian mask「a Venetian mask」。A 'Venetian blind'「A Venetian blind」 is a window covering是一種窗戶的遮蔽物 made of flat strips用扁平的條片做成的 — that use這個用法 has drifted far from the city已經離這座城市很遠了 and is just the name of an object now現在只是一種物品的名稱。