【概要】Italians in Venice and itssurrounding region are voting this week on whether to break away from the restof the country and form their own state.
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Italians in Venice and itssurrounding region are voting this week on whether to break away from the restof the country and form their own state.
意大利威尼斯及周边地区本周正在投票决定是否脱离意大利成为独立国家。
Theonline vote, organised by local independence parties, is not legally bindingbut aims to galvanise support for a bill calling for a referendum on whetherthe region of Veneto should split from Italy.
由当地独立政党组织的不具有法律效应的网上投票，目的是为了鼓励支持维尼托地区是否从脱离意大利的全民公投的议案的通过。
Thenew Republic of Veneto would be inspired by the ancient Venetian republic -- arich economic, cultural and trading power which existed from the 7th centuryuntil its fall to Napoleon in 1797.
新维尼托共和国是通过古威尼斯共和国官方授权的一个经济、文化和贸易大国，它从公元7世纪建国，直到1797年被拿破仑击败。
TheIndipendenza Veneta party behind the bill told AFP the separatist movement wasfuelled by the government's apparent inability to stamp out corruption, protectits citizens from a damaging recession and plug waste in the poorer south.
支持该议案的Veneta独立党告诉法新社，独立运动（的开展）是因为政府对杜绝腐败的无能，为了保护公民免受破坏性的经济衰退（的影响），并且避免浪费在南方贫穷地区。