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八年级初中英语阅读范文第一课SheWalksFromVenicetoBeijingNotlongago,a72-year-oldItalianwomanstartedherlongwalkfromVenicetoBeijing.Shewantedtofoll

owthepathofMarcoPolo,afamoustraderandtraveler,alongtheSilkRoad.ThewomanisViennaCammarota.Shelovestravelingaroundtheworldonfoot.Sheh

asbeenacrazywalkerformorethan30years.Aftervisitingmanyplaces,Cammarotagotanewideaafewyearsago—followingthefootstepsoffam

ouspeople.In2017,CammarotamadeatripbywalkingalongthepathdescribedinabookofGoethe,afamousGermanpoet,andwalked

throughGermany,AustriaandItaly.However,aftertakingsomanytrips,Cammarotadidnotstop.Instead,shedecidedtochallengeherselfag

ain.InApril,2022,sheleftVenice,thebirthplaceofMarcoPolo,andplannedtowalkthrough15countriestoarriveinBeijingin2025.Alongthewholejourney,Cammarotaha

stofacemanydifficulties,forexample,thebadweather.However,shehasmadeuphermindtomeethergoal.Asidefromherback

pack,shetakesacamerawithhertorecordwhatsheseesandexperiencesontheway.Also,shetakesaphonewithahealthapp.Herdoc

torcancheckonherhealththroughitfromfaraway.Cammarotahopestobehostedbypeopleshemeetsalongtheway.Shewantstotalkwiththemandlearnthestoriesofthec

ountries.“Ilovehistoryandculture,andIwalkinordertoseeandtell,butabovealltolisten,”saidCammarota.BringLifetotheBrokenAreaWalkingaroundNantingVillage

inGuangzhou,GuangdongProvince,youcanfindunexpectedjoys—somebrightflowersgrowonstreetcornersandwalls.LuoShengtian,theirgardener,usesfeltto

maketheseflowers.LuoisfromMeizhou,GuangdongProvince.AsagraduateofGuangzhouAcademyofFineArts,Luowasworkingonagraduationprojectusingfelt.Hi

steacheradvisedhimtothinkofcommunityrelationships.TheninAprilthisyear,Luostartedhisfeltflowerproject.Luowantedtohelpbringlifetooldbuildings.

Hespentalotoftimedesigningcolorfulfeltflowerstosmoothoverbrokencornersandwalls.Hesaid,“Somestreetsinthevillagearenarrow,andthebrokencornerson

thewallsoftengetmehurtwhenIridemybike.Theycanhurtchildrentoo.”Luomadefeltflowersathome.Thenhebroughtthemtothebrokenareas.Hes

tuckclayintothebrokenwallsandputtheflowersintheclay,andthenheaddedgreenfelttomakegrasstohelpkeeptheflowersinplace.Afterfinishingthework,Luo

sometimeswentbacktocheckifthefeltflowersneededtoberepaired.Now,Luo’sstoryhasbecomepopularonline.Hehopestha

thisfeltflowerswillhitmoreplacesinthefuture.Hesays,“‘Growing’feltflowerswillbecomealong-termcreativeplan.”