1、A Trip To Italy:beautiful scenery,interesting culture,Allen,Aug 17th,2012,What attracts you most in Italy?,A brief introduction,Location:in southern Europe Neighboring countries:France, Switzerland, Slovenia Capital:Rome National flag National emblemNational Day:June 2nd,The first station-Rome,All r
2、oads lead to Rome. Rome was not built in a day. When in Rome, do as Romans do.,Colosseum罗马斗兽场,Pantheon万神殿,St.Pauls Cathedral,The second station-Milan,Church of Duomo米兰大教堂,The third station-Torino,Savoy Palace萨沃王宫,The fourth station-Pisa,The Leaning Tower of Pisa,The last station-Vernice,Plazza San M
3、arco 圣马可广场,Customs,Never sneeze or cough to Italians.Its regarded as impolite.If people sneeze, say“Solute!”to wish him good health. Dont talk about politics or football. Dont say the number 17. Grandmother is respected most. Italians hates chrysanthemums(菊花) which are used for funerals. Wine, plays
4、 an important role in peoples lives. Being late for about 20 minutes is quite common in Italy.,Thanks for listening.,附：演讲原文,Hello, everyone! Today the topic of my speech is Italy. Well go on a trip to Italy. And Ill be the tour guide. Now lets have a brief introduction of Italy. The first station is
5、 Rome.This is the Colosseum.It was built in the year of 72. It was built to watch poor people fighting with wild animals like lions. Centuries before, some parts of the huge building was destroyed by the earthquake. This is Pantheon. However, it was badly damaged in the year of 80. There are 16 high
6、 pillars made of stone. They are the symbol of Pantheon.,附：演讲原文,This is St. Pauls Cathedral. But in fact, its not in Rome but in Vaticano.It attracts a great number of Christians. The second station is Milan, which is symbolized by the famous church-Church of Duomo.Its one of the biggest Gothic buil
7、dings in the world. The third station is Torino.The huge palace-Savoy Palace, with the ultimate in luxury, showed the luxurious life in the medieval times. As you know, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is well-known for its leaning. But do you know why it is leaning now?,附：演讲原文,It is just because of its un
8、even foundation and soft soil instead of being built on purpose widely believed.Its thought that Galileo had done an experiment to contradict Aristotle. Now well go to Vernice,which is called the city of water, because the city is built on the sea. In order to build the city, all the trees in northern Italy has been cut down. You see, the houses are built on wood. As the saying goes, “When in Rome, do as Romans do.” Now lets see what Italian do.,We have got to the end of this trip. I hope all of us can go to Italy, but not in imagination.,附：演讲原文,
