Venice could suffer more catastrophic floods before then.

在此之前，威尼斯可能遭受更大的洪水灾害。

I got a seat for The Merchant of Venice, which is my favourite play.

结果买到了《威尼斯商人》的票，这是我最喜欢的戏剧。

Venice was long the epicenter of European glassmaking.

威尼斯是历史悠久的欧洲 玻璃生产中心。

The Venetian gazette was a precursor to the modern newspaper.

《威尼斯公报》是现代报纸的先驱。

The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world.

威尼斯电影节是世界上时间最久的电影节。

The Venice Biennale is the most important, prestigious, by invitation-only exhibition in the world.

威尼斯双展是最重要、久负盛誉且只允许受邀人参加的展览会。

And thank you, Venice International Film Festival.

然后谢谢威尼斯电影节。

The tide turned Venice's lowest point, St.Mark's Square into what looks like a swimming pool.

浪潮将威尼斯的最低位置——圣马可广场，变成一片泳池似的。

A historic, aquatic jewel that researchers say probably dates back to the late 500's A.D.

它是一颗历史悠久的水上明珠，专家称威尼斯的历史可以上溯到公元500。

That combined with high tide has caused flooding in at least 77 percent of Venice.

再加上涨潮，威尼斯至少有77%的地区发生了洪水。

Zhouzhuang is considered the Asian Venice and is a point of interest in China.

周庄是中国的一个旅游景点，被称作是亚洲的威尼斯水城。

Thousands of mask-wearing revelers fill the Venetian streets and attend special masked balls.

上千名戴着面具的狂欢者涌进了威尼斯大街，参加特殊的假面舞会。

The most famous are those in Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans and Venice.

其中最著名的要数在里约热内卢、新奥尔良以及威尼斯所举办的活动。

Meaning serene, La Serenissima was a nickname for the Republic of Venice.

“Serenissima”意为宁静，La Serenissima是威尼斯共和国的别名。

It describes the very high tide that traditionally causes flooding throughout much of Venice.

意指通常会导致威尼斯大部分地区洪水泛滥的非常高的潮水。

The city authorities need the trade, but want governments to help regulate it.

威尼斯局需要这种贸易，但也希望政府能帮助监管。

In Venice, a super levee would divide the lagoon, forming a lake inside the boundary.

在威尼斯，一个超级堤坝将分割泻湖，在边界内形成一个湖。

But Venice and Long Beach aren't quite the same.

但威尼斯和长滩并不完全一样。

Hospital for the birth of each of my children and Venice last year with Neil.

我每一个孩子在医院出生的那一刻，还有去和尼尔去了威尼斯。

Imagine if Venice were a floating jigsaw puzzle where each island could be piloted independently.

想象一下，如果威尼斯是一个漂浮的拼图游戏，每个岛屿都可以独立驾驶。