时文摘要：宫崎骏笔下《天空之城》的原型：意大利的白露里治奥古城(Civita di Bagnoregio)，由于地震、水土流失等原因已变成陆地上的“孤岛”，被列入全球“100个最濒危遗址”。
Civita di Bagnoregio is a small town in Italy. It is 3,000 years old. Soon it is possible that it will disappear. Civita is on a cliff. It often rains there. Strong winds and water change the rocks. They gets smaller. The town starts to fall down.
白露里治奥是意大利的一个小镇。它有3000年的历史了。很快，它可能会消失。白露里治奥在悬崖上。那里经常下雨。强风和水改变了岩石。它们变小了。小镇开始倒塌。
The town is 152 meters long and 91 meters wide. It is three times bigger in the past. The situation is bad. Local people want to save the town. They make a special metal structure (结构). It helps keep the walls straight.
这个城镇长152米，宽91米。它比过去大了三倍。情况很糟。当地人想拯救这个城镇。他们制造了一种特殊的金属结构。它有助于保持墙壁笔直。
Visitors are very important for Civita. Local people can pay for the structure. They have money from visitors. Then the coronavirus (冠状病毒) changes everything. Visitors do not come. Local people hope that they will save their home.
游客对白露里治奥来说非常重要。当地人可以为这种结构买单。他们挣游客的钱。然后冠状病毒改变了一切。游客不来。当地人希望他们能保住自己的家园。
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