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For some people, seeing a beautiful event in nature can be unforgettable and sometimes life-changing.
对于一些人来说，看到自然界的美景可能会难以忘怀，有时甚至会改变生活。
That is what happened to Franco Cagnoli.
这就是佛朗哥·卡格诺里的经历。
The Italian man was so moved by seeing the sun rise over a village in the mountains of central Italy that the experience changed his life.
这名意大利男子在意大利中部山区的一个村庄看到太阳升起时非常感动，这一经历改变了他的生活。
Cagnoli told Reuters that when he saw the sun rise over the castle of Rocca Calascio he made it his goal to help revive the medieval village.
卡格诺里告诉路透社，当他看到太阳从罗卡卡拉西奥的城堡升起时，他就把帮助这个中世纪的村庄恢复生机作为自己的目标。
A castle is an old building with thick walls and tall towers meant to defend against attacks.
城堡是一种古老的建筑，有厚厚的墙壁和高耸的塔楼，以防御攻击。
No one has lived in Rocca Calascio since 1957.
自1957年以来，就没有人住在罗卡卡拉西奥了。
After World War II, many people left rural areas of Italy for the cities as the country's economy improved.
第二次世界大战后，随着意大利经济的改善，许多人离开了农村地区前往城市。
The old village was established hundreds of years ago during what is known as the Medieval period in Europe.
这个古老的村庄建于数百年前，即欧洲中世纪时期。
However, like many places in Italy, the area is enjoying a revival.
然而，像意大利的许多地方一样，该地区正在经历复兴。
This rebirth has been fueled by low prices, different kinds of jobs, and a desire for a quieter life.
低价格、不同种类的工作和对更安静生活的渴望推动了这种复兴。
"To put it in romantic terms, there is a love story between me and Rocca Calascio," Cagnoli said as he showed visitors the castle.
卡格诺里带游客参观这座城堡时说：“用浪漫的话来说，我和罗卡卡拉西奥之间有一个爱情故事。”
The village is known as the "Light of Abruzzo."
这个村庄被称为“阿布鲁佐之光”。
Abruzzo is the name of the area in central Italy.
阿布鲁佐是意大利中部地区的名字。
The castle sits 1,400 meters above sea level.
这座城堡海拔1400米。
That makes it one of the highest castles in Europe.
这使它成为欧洲最高的城堡之一。
The village below the castle is now home to two families.
这座城堡下面的村庄现在有两户人家。
Others have bought properties in the village.
其他人则在村子里买了房产。
The castle's foundations were built about 1,000 years ago.
这座城堡的地基大约建于1000年前。
The castle began as a tower in a line of connected defensive structures.
这座城堡最初是一排相连的防御建筑中的一个塔。
The purpose was to control the land that stretched inland from the Adriatic Sea.
其目的是控制从亚得里亚海延伸到内陆的土地。
Cagnoli is now 39 but first saw the castle when he was 16.
卡格诺里现在39岁，但第一次看到这座城堡是在他16岁的时候。
Living in the area capital, L'Aquila, he took a trip, he said, to "find himself."
他住在该地区的首府拉奎拉，他说，他去旅行是为了“找到自己”。
He arrived at the castle just as the sun was rising.
他到达这座城堡时，太阳刚刚升起。
"…I was literally blinded by the light and since that day something inside me changed," he said.
他说：“……我当时真的被阳光照得眼睛昏花，从那一天起，我的内心发生了变化。”
"I thought it was the most beautiful place on earth. I felt special energies."
“我认为它是地球上最美丽的地方。我感觉到了特别的能量。”
His connection with Rocca Calascio never loosened.
他与罗卡卡拉西奥的关系从未疏远。
In 2012, he moved to Calascio, a village of about 80 residents three kilometers away from the castle.
2012年，他搬到了距离这座城堡3公里远的卡拉西奥村，那里大约有80名居民。
Today, he is the castle's caretaker and head of a cooperative.
如今，他是这座城堡的管理员和一个合作性组织的负责人。
The group has 26 members who guide visitors through the castle and take care of it.
该组织有26名成员，其带领游客参观城堡并负责管理它。
One Rocca Calascio resident, Valeria Befani, left Rome in 1996.
罗卡卡拉西奥的居民瓦莱里娅·贝法尼于1996年离开罗马。
Now, she runs an online business selling woolen products.
现在，她在网上经营一家销售毛织品的公司。
She makes the products herself using an old-fashioned wooden device called a loom.
她自己用一种名为织布机的老式木制设备制作这些产品。
"People of the previous generation didn't appreciate, or thought they didn't appreciate, the land they lived on," Befani said.
贝法尼说：“上一代人不欣赏或者认为他们不欣赏他们居住的这片土地。”
"Today's teenagers, like my children, are proud of their land and are happy if they can stay here."
“如今的青少年和我的孩子一样为他们的土地感到骄傲，如果他们能留在这里，他们会很高兴。”
Others appreciate the beauty of the area.
其他人则欣赏该地区的美景。
The castle is where the 1985 movie Ladyhawke was filmed.
这座城堡是1985年电影《鹰狼传奇》拍摄地。
The future of Rocca Calascio was helped recently when Italy's culture ministry included it among 21 places that will receive $22 million.
最近，意大利文化部列出了21个获得2200万美元资助的地方，罗卡卡拉西奥位列其中，这会更有助于它的未来发展。
The money is to rebuild the ruins and to make improvements for visitors.
这笔资金将用于重建废墟，并为游客做一些改善。
Programs to bring people to villages in Italy have included local governments giving houses away or selling them for a low price.
将人们带到意大利村庄的计划包括地方政府赠送房屋或低价出售房屋。
In exchange, the new residents promise to rebuild the houses.
作为交换，新居民承诺重建房屋。
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