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1、Unit1Listening1ALectureOK,everyone,whatIwanttodotodayiscontinueourdiscussionaboutcitiesandthechallengestheyface,and,I’dliketofocusonthecityofVenice,inItaly,whichisanextraordinaryexample.So,tobeginwith,let’sreviewafewofthepointswe’vediscussedsofar.Rememberthat,forcenturi
2、es,thecityhasbeenstrugglingwiththeproblemofflooding.Asyouknow,theregularfloodwaters—calledtheacquaalta—areabigprobleminthecity.YoumayalsorecallthatthegovernmenthasstartedtheinnovativeMOSEprojecttobuildwaterbarriersandstopfloodingfromtheocean.Now,floodingisanimportantiss
3、ue,butmanyVenetianssaythatthecityhasmoreseriousproblemsthantheacquaaltaortheMOSEproject.Andmostoftheseproblemshavetodowithtourism.Ofcourse,tourismhasboththepositiveandnegativeside—tourismisextremelyprofitable.ButtheprobleminVeniceistoomanytourists.Forexample,in2007thenu
4、mberofVenetianresidentswas60,000.AndwhatdoyouthinkthenumberofvisitorstoVenicewasinthatyear?Twenty-onemillion!Recently,onasingleholidayweekendinMay,80,000touristsvisitedthecity.Publicparkinglotsfilledupandwereclosed.Andtouristswalkedthroughthestreetseatinganddrinkingandl
5、eavingalotoftrashbehind.TheresultisthatVenice’scityservicesjustcan’thandlesomanypeople.Thecityhastopaymoreandmoremoneyforgarbagecollectiontocleanupallofthetrash.Inaddition,publictransportationonthefamousboatsandgondolasissocrowdedthatVenetianresidentscanbarelyfindroomto
6、geton.Alongwithtrashandcrowdedtransportation,cityresidentsalsohavetodealwithhigherpricesforfoodandforhousing.Foodpricescontinuetorisearoundthecity.Somecaféschargeasmuchas13U.S.dollarsforasoftdrink!IntheRialtoMarket—anareawithmanyshopsandstores—someofthegrocerystoreshave
7、beenreplacedbysouvenirshops,whichmeansthatVenetianshavefewerplacestobuytheirgroceries.Inpopulartouristareas,renthasalmosttripled,andmanysmalllocalbusinesses—forexample,toystoresandhardwarestores—can’taffordtopay.LetmeaddthatthereisaserioushousingprobleminVenice.Atonetim
8、e,therewereregulationsmakingitillegaltoconvertresidentialbuildingsintohotels.Butalawin1999removedthoseregulati
