Few cities can stir the imagination like Cuba's capital, Havana, a city preserved by forts and citadels, a five-mile seawall, and an imposed embargo which held back the excesses of the 20th century for over 50 years.

很少有城市能像古巴首都那样激发人们的想象，哈瓦那，一座由堡垒和城堡保存下来的城市，五英里长的海堤，它颁布的禁运阻止了20世纪超过50年的过度行为。

And in Kerala, India, sea walls have actually led to worsening coastal erosion.

在印度的喀拉拉邦，海堤实际上导致了海岸侵蚀的恶化。

Observers gathered at a sea wall to watch the arrival.

围观的人们聚集在一处海堤旁，观看他们抵达的场景。

Seawall was built about 40 years earlier than expected.

海堤的建造比预期的要早40年。

Seawalls are rebuilt as soon as it's low tide, only to be broken down again by the waves that grow higher each year.

海堤在低潮时就会被重建，但是又会被每年都在上涨的巨浪摧毁。

It also helps them to build sea walls and other defenses.

这些资金还可以帮助他们建造海堤和其他防御设施。

Roman engineers built thick concrete sea barriers, for example.

例如，程师建造了厚厚的混凝土海堤。

The coast of Japan had been protected by sea walls for years already.

多年来，沿岸的海堤一直保护着日本海岸。

My name is Dr. Aria Lee and I'm the project manager for Living Seawalls.

我是艾瑞亚·李博士，是“活海堤”的项目经理。

It was the second built for the village, after waves and storms destroyed the first.

这是在海浪和风暴摧毁了第一个村庄之后，为该村庄建造的第二个海堤。

Guangdong has also warned of possible damage to coastal ports, seawalls and related facilities.

广东还预警沿海港口、海堤和相关设施可能受损。

Alongside additional barriers, like grassy dikes and concrete seawalls, these fortifications made up the bulk of the Delta Works project, which was primarily focused on holding back ocean storms.

还有一些额外的屏障，比如长满草的堤坝和混凝土海堤，这些防御措施构成了 “三角洲程” 的核心，主要为了阻挡大洋上的暴风。

We're traveling to Sydney, Australia, where one organization called Living Seawalls is changing the way we think about building infrastructure in the ocean.

我们旅行去了澳大利亚的悉尼市，一个名为“活海堤”的组织正在改变我们在海洋中建造基础设施的方式。

Andreas said it took time for his predictions to be taken seriously by Indonesian government officials. He is pleased the large sea wall is being planned.

安德里亚斯表示，印尼政府官员需要一段时间才能认真对待他的预测。他很高兴大型海堤正在规划中。

Seawalls could help, but as one scientist, Benjamin Strauss, Climate Central's chief executive said, how deep a bowl do we want to live in?

尽管修建海堤可能会有帮助，但正如科学家兼气候中心首席执行官，班杰明·施特劳斯所说：" 在 100 年后，我们想生活在多深的碗里？"

But the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says it has spent $112 million on improvements that include seawalls, hospital, schools and mosques.

但是总理谢赫·哈西娜领导的政府表示，政府已经花费了1。12亿美元用于改善海堤、医院、学校和清真寺。

When this building was built, the projection was that it would be safe for 75 years at least without a seawall.

建这些房子的时候，当时预计，就算没有海堤，也可以保证75年的安全。

Walk or cycle along the seawall, enjoy Stanley Park or enjoy a drink at one of the many bars and restaurants.

沿着海堤步行或骑行，享受斯坦利公园的景色或在众多酒吧和餐馆中品尝饮料。

Their boat, the Wylde Swan, arrived at Harlingen late Sunday morning. Observers gathered at a sea wall to watch the arrival.

他们的帆船“怀尔德天鹅”号周日上午晚些时候抵达哈林根。观察员们聚集在海堤旁等待学生们靠岸。

And flooding has started somewhat and the water has already become beginning to come up over the seawall in lower Manhattan.

洪流已经形成，开始冲过海堤涌入曼哈顿地势较低的地方。