The most beautiful and important fountain in Rome is also one of the most romantic, and we all know the legend of the Trevi Fountain: making a wish by throwing a coin over your shoulder will bring you back to Rome.
意大利羅馬最美麗的，最有名的，同時也是最浪漫的噴泉是特萊維噴泉,(少女噴泉）。這個噴泉為世人所知除了它的美麗還有那個古老的傳說：轉身從你肩上方投幣如噴泉里，然后許一個愿，你就可以重新回到羅馬。
But the Fontana di Trevi, or Trevi Fountain, hides other myths and legends in Rome, developed in over two hundred years of history (the fountain was inaugurated in 1761). One legend regards Nicola Salvi, who is the architect behind the fountain’s design, and a large vase that dresses a corner of the fountain on via della Stamperia.
當然，關于特萊維噴泉的美麗傳說不止這一個。其中還有有一個傳說，可以追溯到200多年以前的1761年，當時噴泉正開工修建，建筑師尼科拉•薩爾維設計了一個大花瓶堵在去della Stamperia的路上。
The story goes that the architect didn’t get along with a barber in the area, who continued to criticise the fountain and the work. In theory, Salvi put the vase right in front of the Barber shop so the barber could no longer look at the construction. The vase was renamed after an ace of playing cards, “asso di coppe”, due to its similar form.
傳說，建筑師Nicola Salvi和當地的理發(fā)師不和，因為理發(fā)師老是對尼科拉•薩爾維的噴泉設計指手畫腳，各種不滿意。于是，被煩透了的尼科拉•薩爾維干脆設計了一個大花瓶，擋住了從理發(fā)店看到噴泉的視線。這個花瓶后來變成了撲克牌里的一個符號，因為兩者的樣子很像。
Other Trevi Fountain legends regard lovers and couples. Girls whose lover leaves for military service or work, are guaranteed eternal love if they make their boyfriend drink a glass of water from the fountain, then subsequently break the glass. In this way the man will never forget the girl.
還有一個特萊維噴泉的傳說是關于愛情的，女孩的戀人如果因為從軍或工作要遠行，她就要從噴泉里取一杯水，讓戀人喝下，從此她的戀人無論身在那里都會永遠愛她，永遠不已忘記她。
A more hygienic way of guaranteeing eternal love, and more suggestive in its name, is to drink from the “Fontanina degli innamorati” or the lovers fountain, which is to the side of the Trevi Fountain. The lovers must drink together to be faithful for life.
要想愛永恒，但要保證喝下去的水很衛(wèi)生，還是喝來自特萊維噴泉旁邊小噴泉“Fontanina degli innamorati”的泉水更保險。戀人們雙雙喝下泉水就意味著你們愛對方一輩子了
The Fountain contains a curiosity on its name. It’s called the Fontana di Trevi, or Trevi Fountain due to the trivium, or crossroads that formed in the place in medieval times. Here there was the Acque Vergine, or virgin water, the place where the Trevi Fountain now stands. Medieval characteristics still exist in the area.
特萊維噴泉的名字得來也很有意思，之所以被叫做特萊維，因為在意大利語中“特萊維”是三岔路口的意思，前面有三條道路延伸出去。trevi亦作trivium，意謂“三條道路集中的地方”。Acque Vergine 意謂“少女泉”。中世紀的特點在這個建筑立面表現的淋漓盡致。
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