The Grand Canal is more than 2,500 years old.

大运河有2500多年的历史。

Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal.

现在中国政府正在大运河上实施新的工程。

In fact, the Grand Canal played an important role in the building of the Forbidden City.

实际上，大运河在紫禁城的建造中发挥了重要作用。

An exhibition about the Grand Canal ended at the National Museum of China in Beijing on March lst.

3月1日，一场关于大运河的展览在位于北京的国家博物馆落下帷幕。

The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall, and not very many tourists visit it.

大运河没有长城出名，参观它的游客不多。

After the Grand Canal connected the north and the south, business and cultural exchanges were able to develop further.

大运河连接南北后，商业和文化交流得以进一步发展。

Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China, but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal.

大多数人都听说过中国的长城，但中国之外并没有很多人知道大运河。

The Rialto Bridge is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal.

里亚托桥是横跨大运河的四座桥梁之一。

The Grand Canal runs through his hometown.

大运河流经他的家乡。

Don't forget to take a trip down the Grand Canal.

别忘了在大运河上游览一番。

The Grand Canal began to build in the Sui Dynasty.

大运河是在隋朝开始修建的。

Is to commemorate the Grand Canal, Grand Canal wish to share.

是纪念大运，祝福大运的佳品。

But my first crossing of the Grand Canal is a heart-in-mouth moment.

但我第一次穿过大运河时，紧张得心脏提到了嗓子眼。

We board a "vaporetto" — one of the motorised boat-buses that ply the grand canal.

我们坐上了一艘“公共汽艇”——它是一种装有马达的，在大运河上定期地来回，类似公共汽车的汽艇。

The painting depicts the Grand Canal, Venice, looking north from the Rialto Bridge.

这幅画描绘的是从里亚托桥向北望的威尼斯大运河。

For instance, you don't just see a long, flat picture of Stonehenge or the Grand Canal in Venice.

举例来讲，你不仅可以看到巨石阵或威尼斯大运河的一张长长的二维图片。

Suzhou is located near the east shore of Lake Taihu where the Grand Canal joins the Yangtze River.

苏州坐落于太湖东岸附近、大运河与长江交汇处。

The venue for the event was a water area on the Grand Canal - a spectacular place to take a swim at.

比赛场地设在历史悠久的京杭大运河上，这实在是一个令人叹为观止的游泳所在。

The second floor also had a balcony with a wonderful view of the grand canal and the Rialto bridge.

二楼还有阳台可以看到美丽的运河景色和里亚托桥。

The air smelled like wood smoke and we could hear the low rumble of vaporetti cruising the Grand Canal.

空气中飘着柴火烟的味道，听得见大运河上的水上巴士发出低沉的辘辘声。

During the Yuan period, Beijing became the terminus of the Grand Canal, which was completely renovated.

在元朝统治时期，北京成为重新开凿后的大运河的终点。

Within a year, he transformed the Grand Canal palace into a contemporary museum, designed by Tadao Ando;

皮诺用了不到一年的时间，把大运河边的这座宫殿改造成了由安藤忠雄（Tadao Ando） 设计的现当代博物馆；

Zhenjiang is an important port along the Yangtze River, as well as an important city along the Grand Canal.

镇江是长江的重要港口，也是京杭大运河沿线重要城市。

In high school, I decided to rely on their own efforts will save the river and the Grand Canal water creatures.

上了高中，我决定一定要靠自己的努力拯救大运河的河流和水里的生物。

The Grand Canal in the axis of estate is extended in northerly direction and runs under the elevated museum building.

庄园中轴线的大水渠往北延伸，从挺拔的博物馆建筑下方流过。

The best-known of these, the Grand Canal, functions as the “main street” in the part of the city most popular with visitors.

最有名的运河就是“大运河”，它位于市区游客最多的地方，并发挥“大街”的功能。

Narrow waterways thread between white-walled houses to link up with the Grand Canal, making the city"Venice of the East".

狭窄的河道穿过白色围墙的房屋，与大运河接边，使这座城市成为“东方威尼斯”。