Floods above 1.1 meters are called " acqua alta, " or " high water" .

1。1米以上的洪水被称为" acqua Alta" ，即" high water" 。

They're supposed to rise up to form a dam when acqua alta arrives keeping the Adriatic Sea from flooding Venice.

当“高水位”到达时，防洪堤应该会上升形成一个大坝，防止威尼斯被淹没。

The city gets a lovely preview of that future every so often during when a high  tide known as acqua alta sweeps in.

每当被称为 acqua alta 的涨潮席卷而来时，这座城市就会时不时地预览一下那个未来。

Built in the middle of a lagoon, Venice has  been susceptible to a natural phenomenon known as acqua alta, or 'high water'  since its founding in the fifth century.

威尼斯建于泻湖中央，自公元 5 世纪建立以来就很容易受到称为 acqua alta 或“高水位” 的自然现象的影响。