资料来源：《英语畅谈世界文化》

每天一分钟，我们一起玩转世界文化。威尼斯这个水上的城市，摇曳着许多人的浪漫梦想。
童鞋们注意引号不写，是英式拼写哦~~

Hints:
Steve
Maldives 马尔代夫
Venice 威尼斯
Gondolas 冈多拉（一种黑色平底船）
the Grand Canal 大运河
Lagoon 泄湖，礁湖
the Basilica di San Marco 圣马可教堂
European
Gothic 哥特式的
the Doge’s Palace 奇迹总督宫
St. Mark’s Church 圣马可教堂
Have you decided where you are going on your honeymoon? Steve wants to go to the Maldives, but I fancy Venice. Ah, Venice! Everyone knows Venice with its gondolas bobbing on the Grand Canal, a picturesquely decaying city sinking slowly into the waters of the Lagoon. But that's not all, it's a surprising place. One surprise is that you will spend most of your time walking – the pavements play as major a role in the city as the canals. Yes, and there are no cars. Drivers have to leave their vehicles at the city gate, and that makes exploring the city very enjoyable. I think it's better to go off the beaten track too, find some little alle ys, churches and markets that most tourists don't know about. Good idea, most tourists will probably head for the Basilica di San Marco, the most exotic of European cathedrals and the Gothic marvel, the Doge's Palace. Isn't San Marco the patron saint? Yes, that's why St. Mark's Church is named after him.