纪录片《全球怪象》 第37期：湿润的气候

But Rotterdam's adapting to a wetter future

但鹿特丹正在以一种更睿智的方式

in even more ingenious¹ ways.

来应对更湿润的气候

They're so concerned about flooding, that they're making plans

他们如此担心洪水 有人就开始想

not just to continue living by the water,

人们不应该仅限于在水边生活

they actually think it's possible to live on it.

人们还有可能在水上生活

This futuristic looking building

这个设计前卫的建筑

is floating in the city's docklands area.

漂浮在城市的港口

It's a pilot,

这是实验性的

and a sort of showcase to

也是为了展示

show to the people floating constructions.

漂浮的建筑物

Floating living and working is possible.

在漂浮的建筑里生活和工作是可行的

It's really stable².

它非常平稳

I think in Rotterdam,

我觉得在鹿特丹

in the heart of the city, there's an opportunity

在城市的中心

to make new city parks

有机会建设新的城市花园

with a nice way for living and working possibilities.

并伴有更好的生活和工作方式

Most of the world's biggest cities are built near water.

世界上的大城市多建在离水很近的地方

1 ingenious   

adj.设计独特的，巧妙的，善于创造发明的

参考例句：

• Try to think of unusual and ingenious solutions.尽量想想不同寻常的、巧妙的解决方法。
• The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。

2 stable   

adj.稳定的；稳固的

参考例句：

• I'm glad she has become such a stable character.我很高兴她变得如此沉稳。
• This chair isn't very stable.这把椅子不大稳固。