RiddleItrustandloveyou.Whichcountry?ItalyGeneralintroductionofItalyTourismofItalyFoodofItalyToday,I’dliketotalkaboutItaly.Mypresentationcontainsthreepart:Partone:GeneralIntroductionItalyislocatedinthesouthofEurope.Itsshapelookslikeaboat.Itisacountrywhichisfullofgreatculture.Italy'sfoodisfamousaroundtheworld.NationalsymbolNationalflagNationalemblemNationalflowerGreenmeanshopeWhite=beliefRed=kindnessRedfive-pointedstar:symboloftheRepublicofItaly;Gear:symbolofworkers;Oliveleavesandoakleaves,symbolofpeaceandprosperity.Daisy:primitivesimplicity,likeagentlemanandchildlikeParttwo:TourismsitesTourismisItaly’sfastestgrowingindustry.Italyisalsothefifthcountrythatispopularwithtouristsaroundtheworld.TheTowerofPisaLeaningTowerofPisaisoneofworldfamouswondersandtouristattractions.TheTowerwasbuiltin1173AD.Thetowertiltedtothesoutheast.Theheightofthetoweris55.86metersfromthegroundonthelowestsideand56.70metersonthehighestside.PicturesofLeaningTowerfromDifferentdirectionTheColosseum(罗马圆形角斗场)wasusedtohostgladiatorial(斗剑者的)showsaswellasavarietyofotherevents.TheColosseumtodayisnowamajortouristattractioninRomewiththousandsoftouristseachyearpayingtoviewtheinteriorarena.TheColosseumTheinterioroftheColosseumVeniceisoneofthemostimportanttouristdestinationintheworld.Ithasanaverageof50000touristsaday.In2006,itwastheworld’s28thmostinternationallyvisitedcity.\TownofWater-VeniceVenicehasbeenknownasCityofWater,CityofMasks,CityofBridges,TheFloatingCity,andCityofCanals.Veniceisamagicalplace.Itisoneofafewcitiesintheworldwherethenoisesofcarsareneverheardbecausecarsarenotallowed.Instead,whenitisquiet,onecanhearthesoundofwavesrushingagainstthecity’sgreatoldbuildings.VeniceislocatedinalakeintheAdriaticSea(亚得里亚海)andisbuiltonislandslinkedbymorethan400bridges.VenicebecomesevenmorecharmingduringCarnival(狂欢节),whichisthemostworld-famousfestivalandoneoftheoldest.ThestreetsofVeniceCarnivalarefullofpeopleinmasks.Thesecostumeswerefirstmeanttohidepersonalidentities.Then,differentsocialclassescouldmixinaseaofhappiness.Alongthewaterways,peoplegreetedeachotherwith:“GoodmorningMrs.Mask!”Anyway,theVeniceCarnivalisanadventureworthexperiencing.VisitingRome,oneofthespecialthingstodoisthrowingcoinsintoTheTreviFountainMakingawishBacktoTheTreviFountainthenyouuseyourrighthandtothrowacoinintothepooloveryourleftshoulder.Eachcoinmakesawish.ThebirthplaceoftheRenaissance-FlorenceFlorence(佛罗伦萨)isconsideredthebirthplaceoftheRenaissance(文艺复兴),andhasbeencalledtheAthensoftheMiddleAges.DantePeteClark佩特拉克ThepioneersofRenaissanceBoccaccioDaVinciMonalisa但丁薄伽丘(意大利诗人)Partthree:foodofItalyAsweallknow,therearesomanydeliciousfoodsinItaly.WhenyoutraveltoItaly,it'snecessarytohaveatryonallkindsoffoodthere.Nowlet’shavealookatsomefamousfoodanddrinksinItaly.pizzaspaghettiicecreamSomethingaboutpastaThespaghetti(意大利肉酱面)Bigshrimppasta(大虾意大利面)NothingsaysItalylikeitsfood,andnothingsaysItalianfoodlikepasta.Italyisthenationthataboundsinwine.****Theoutputofthewinetakesup1/4oftheworld,ThehistorythatItalymakeswinehasalreadybeenover3000yearsFrommyintroduction,youmaybealittlefamiliarwiththefascinatingcountry.IfyougetthechancetoItalymanyyearslater,youwillhaveagoodtimethere.TheendThankyou!