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Italy's culture minister has backed a proposal to rebuild the floor of Rome's Colosseum, allowing visitors to stand in the arena where gladiators once fought.
義大利文化部長支持重建羅馬鬥獸場地板之議，讓觀光客站上當年格鬥士戰鬥之處。
In ancient times, a wooden floor covered with sand was built on top of tunnels through which animals,fighters or performers were brought into the arena.For more than a century, this underground structure has been exposd.
在古代，鬥獸場的地面鋪木板，板上灑沙，板下是地道，動物、格鬥士、表演者從這些地道進入鬥獸場。一百多年來，這層地下結構都是露天的。
Italian archaeologist Daniele Manacorda suggested in July that a floor should be put back in the Colosseum.
義大利考古學家馬納科達7月建議修復鬥獸場的地板。
Not only would tourists appreciate it, but the amphitheatre could again be used to stage events,Manacorda wrote in the July issue of "Archeo"archaeological journal.
馬納科達在7月號考古期刊《考古》撰文說，不但觀光客會欣賞，這座圖形劇場還可以重新利用來舉辦活動。
"I like (the idea) very much," Culture Minister Darion Franceschini wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
「我非常喜歡(這主意)。」文化部長富蘭契斯奇尼周日在推特說。
The Colosseum is currently undergoing a privately funded restoration, one of several projects in Italy meant to save its cultural landmarks from decay.
鬥獸場現下正在由民間出資整修，是義大利挽救文化地標不要成為廢墟的好幾項專案之一。
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