国际英语资讯:Feature: Most cinemas, theaters, dance halls remain closed in Italy despite being allowed to
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 16-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="welcoming">welcoming</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span>, <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theaters">theaters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="bleak">bleak</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 60 <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span> <span word="reopened">reopened</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theaters">theaters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="available">available</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="similar">similar</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="now">now</span>? <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span>? <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>?" <span word="Massimo">Massimo</span> <span word="Romeo">Romeo</span> <span word="Piparo">Piparo</span>, <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="storied">storied</span> <span word="Sistina">Sistina</span> <span word="Theater">Theater</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>, <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>.</p><p><span word="Piparo">Piparo</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> -- <span word="which">which</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="singers">singers</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Sinatra">Sinatra</span>, <span word="Aretha">Aretha</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Streisand">Streisand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="include">include</span> "<span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="Elliot">Elliot</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Mamma">Mamma</span> <span word="Mia">Mia</span>" -- <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="mode">mode</span>." <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> 19 <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="jumps">jumps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="With">With</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span>."</p>
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