Since being built the city, famous for its canals, has suffered from rising damp and the threat of being swamped by the sea.

自建城以来，威尼斯以运河著称，但威尼斯也常常遭受严重的潮湿，还担忧被海水淹没。

The damp rising from the ground caused the walls to stain badly.

地面上升起的湿气使墙壁的颜色变得很难看。

While 2009's performance sowed optimism among investors, new challenges could damp the party mood, namely fears of rising interest rates, inflation, capital outflows and asset bubbles.

虽然2009年股市表现令投资者感到乐观，但新的挑战将给这股喜悦之情打上折扣，即人们对加息、通胀、资本外流以及资产泡沫的担忧。

China a has used a stronger currency to help damp the effects of imported inflation - principally caused by rising commodity prices.

中国一直在借助人民币升值抑制输入型通胀。这种通胀主要是大宗商品价格不断上涨引起的。