At one time, people used to travel to foreign countries because they thought they would be different from home ----- the building, the food, and the national dress. Nowadays, however, one large city is very like another. They all have their Hilton or Sheraton Hotels which look like Hilton or Sheraton Hotels everywhere. They all have their McDonald’s, their KFCs, their Pizza Huts. Office buildings look the same everywhere, and most city centers are full of office buildings. And, of course, people are driving the same brands of Japanese or European cars, usually wearing the same kinds of clothing and watching the same American movies and TV shows except for a few programs. Airports are the same everywhere and the world’s airlines are all flying the same aircraft, Boeings or Airbuses. What, therefore, is the purpose (目的) of foreign travel for people who are not on business? What do tourists hope to experience in a foreign country? The answer could be that people are very interested in the past. It is a nation’s history, not its main attraction (吸引力). Most of today’s tourists travel overseas to find out what foreign countries and cultures used to be like, not what they are like today. The words ‘cultural tourism’ are now part of the language of tourism, and it is the museums and works of art in many countries that are their main attraction. If they are lucky and have had sensible, strong governments, many countries will also usually have at least a few beautiful places for tourists to visit. Finally there is perhaps a nation’s greatest attraction: its people. A nation isn’t just its historical buildings, its works of art or beautiful places, it is also the people who live in it. This is why a country such as Thailand attracts millions of people every year. They come mainly because of the friendliness of the Thai people. It is why the Pacific Islands are also so popular. There may not be much to see or do on Fuji, but there are lots of friendly, smiling people to make visions feel welcome.
全文翻译如下:
曾经有一段时间,人们去国外旅行,因为他们认为他们会不同于自己的国家-----建筑,食物,和民族服装。然而,如今,一个大城市非常像另一个。他们都有自己的希尔顿或喜来登酒店,看起来到处都是希尔顿或喜来登酒店。
他们都有自己的麦当劳,肯德基,必胜客。写字楼看起来到处都一样,大多数市中心都是写字楼。当然,人们开着同样牌子的日本或欧洲汽车,通常穿着同样种类的衣服,看同样的美国电影和电视节目,除了少数节目。
世界各地的机场都是一样的,全世界的航空公司都在开同样的飞机,波音或空客。因此,什么是目的国外旅行的人不是出差吗?游客希望在国外体验什么?答案可能是人们对过去非常感兴趣。它是一个国家的历史,而不是它的主要吸引力。
如今,大多数游客出国旅游是为了了解外国的国家和文化过去是什么样子,而不是他们现在是什么样子。“文化旅游”一词现在是旅游用语的一部分,许多国家的博物馆和艺术作品是它们的主要吸引力。
如果他们幸运,并且有明智,强大的政府,许多国家通常也会有至少一些美丽的地方供游客参观。最后,也许还有一个国家最大的吸引力:它的人民。一个国家不仅仅是它的历史建筑,它的艺术作品或美丽的地方,它也是生活在其中的人。
这就是为什么像泰国这样的国家每年吸引数百万人的原因。他们来泰国主要是因为泰国人民的友好。这也是太平洋群岛如此受欢迎的原因。富士山上可能没有什么可看的或可做的,但有很多友好、微笑的人,让视觉感觉很受欢迎。
重点词汇解释:
Travel
v. 长途旅行;经过(某地区);(非正式)经受得住旅行;(物体,放射线)移动;行进,传送;经得住长途运输;广为流传;受喜爱;(带球)走步;(非正式)车辆快速移动
n. 旅行;(设备)旅行用的;(机器部件的)运动范围
travel的用法:
travel的基本意思是行走,行驶,引申可指旅行,旅游,指某人到各个不同的地方所进行的多次旅行,尤指一段较长时间的出国旅行。travel泛指旅行时,用作不可数名词,不加不定冠词。如果指一次较长时间,且去过多处地方的旅游时,常用复数形式travels。
travel可指旅行笔记,游记,通常用复数形式,但不加many或数字修饰。
travel还有一批旅客的意思。
也谢谢你了,辛苦了!