It is 42 years since the great Venice flood of November 1966 demonstrated shockingly the city's vulnerability.

1966年11月的威尼斯大洪水使人们惊讶于它的不堪一击。

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These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood.

闪的后代记在下面。洪水以后二年，闪一百岁生了亚法撒。

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Almost four years after the storm, a quarter of the population has never returned. A third of homes still lie empty, many decked with tarpaulins and with the flood-line still visible.

风暴过去了差不多四年，四分之一的人口从未返家，三分之一的家园仍然闲置，很多房屋一直装着防水布，上面洪水的痕迹依然清晰可辨。

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The city has experienced major flooding in three of the past four years, including a record flood in 2009, and the Weather Service forecasts a rise of 31 to 36 inches this year.

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, appearing with LaHood, said the task force he leads that is overseeing the federal disaster response examined 10 years of FEMA flood mitigation efforts to reach the new standard.

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