旅游实务英语Special Administrative Region

旅游专业英语

中国特别行政区精品课程SpecialAdministrativeRegioninChina1.SituationalDialogue:TouringMacao

2.AGuideSpeech:ABriefIntroductiontoHongKongTourism3.SupplementaryReading:

Macao4.Culture:Dragon5.Consolidation.每逢佳节倍思亲Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneverwethinkofourdearonesfaraway.Introducation

Translation特别行政区是指根据宪法规定，在中华人民共和国行政区域范围内设立的行政区区域；在这行政区域内，公民享有特殊法律地位，实行资本主义制度和资本主义生活方式。特别行政区主要用于以和平方式解决中国历史遗留下来的香港问题、澳门问题和台湾问题。特别行政区的建立构成了中国单一制的一大特色，是马克思主义国家学说在中国具体情况下的创造性运用。特别行政区的设立，有助于维持香港与澳门的繁荣和稳定。设立特别行政区在1982年宪法中有特别规定。它被设想为最终统一台湾等岛屿的模式。特别行政区不应该与经济特区混淆，经济特区是在特殊的经济规律下的应用，目的是促进贸易和投资领域的开展。SpecialAdministrative

RegioninChina

Discussion1. WhydidChinesepeopleestablishspecialadministrativeregion?

SpecialadministrativeregionofChinaisusedforsolvingproblemsleftoverbyhistoryinChinaincludingHongKong,MacaoandTaiwan.TheestablishmentofspecialadministrativeregionishelpfulforHongKongandMacaotomaintaintheprosperityandstability.ItwasalsoenvisionedasthemodelfortheeventualreunificationwithTaiwanandotherislands.2. Whatdifferencesaretherebetweenspecialadministrativeregionandspecialeconomiczones?

CitizensinSpecialadministrativeregionsenjoyspeciallegalstatus,thecapitalistsystemanditswayoflifearecarriedoutwithinthelocaladministrativeregion.Specialadministrativeregionsshouldnotbeconfusedwithspecialeconomiczones,whicharetheapplicationofspecialeconomiclawstopromotethedevelopmentoftradeandinvestments.

MainScenicSpotsinMacao

澳门地图AnIntroductiontoHongKongTourism

SomeQuestions

1.Whydidpeoplecallthisseaport“HongKong〞?

HongKongmeans“fragrantseaport〞.itissaidthatIntheMingDynastypeopleinDongguan,ShenzhenandHongKong.producedakindofperfumethatwasonsaleinJiangsuandZhejiangprovinces.Atthattime,mostperfumemerchantsstartedofffromHongKong,sopeoplecalledthisseaport“HongKong〞meaning“fragrantport〞.2.Whenwas“theSino-BritishNanjingTreaty〞signed?

In1842,ChinaresumedthesovereigntyoverHongKongatzerohour,July1,1997.3.WhendidChinaresumethesovereigntyoverHongKong?

Atzerohour,July1,1997.4.WhydidpeoplecalltheislandKowloon?

Kowloon,lyingoppositeHongKongIsland,hasninemountains.Themountainsriseandfalljustlikenineflyingdragons,hencenamedKowloon.5.WhatisHongKongreputedas?

HongKongisreputedasaninternationalfinancial,trading,shipping,tourismandfreeport.UnderstandinganddiscussionHongkongIslandKongkongIslandandnearbysmallislandsoccupying79.45squarekilometerswerecededtoBritainaccordingto“theSino-BritishNanjingTreaty〞signedin1842.ChinaresumedthesovereigntyoverHongKongatzerohour,July1,1997.HongkongIslandissmallinthewestandlargeintheeast.Thelandslopesdownfromnorthtosouth.ThehighestpointoftheislandisTaipingMountainwithanelevationof554metersabovesealevel.Alongthenorthshore,thereisanarrowstripoflowland,withbusystreetsincludingSheungWan,Central,WanchaiandNorthPoint.HongkongIslandfacesKowloonPeninsula,andbetweenthemisVictoriaHarbor.VictoriaHarbor

Victoriaharbor,withitswindingcoastline,occupies6

000ha.andcanberth150largeshipsatthesametime.Atitsnarrowestpointitisonly1.2kilometerswideandatitswidest9.6kilometers.Largeoceangoingshipscanenterandexittheseaportfreely.Theharborhasthreeentrancesandwithinithas3baysand2havens.KowloonprovidesanaturalbarrierallowingVictoriaHarbortobeunruffledandice-freeallyearround.VictoriaHarbor,withsuchfavorableconditions,isaworld-famousdeepwaterport.VictoriaHarborisanimportanthubofseatransportationinthefarEast.HongkongistheonlyentirepotandthegatewayforshippingbetweensouthChinaandEurope,America,Japan,SouthAsia,SoutheastAsia,AustraliaandNewZealand.

KowloonKowloon,lyingoppositeHongkongIsland,hasninemountains.Themountainsriseandfalljustlikenineflyingdragons,hencenamedKowloon.ThetransportationbetweenHongkongIslandandKowloondependedontheferryinthepast,butnowasubmarinechannelandsubwayhaveopened.

NewTerritories,formerlyNorthKowloon,isnorthofBoundaryStreetandsouthoftheShenzhenRiver.Itoccupies740.6squarekilometers,makingup70percentofthetotalareaofHongkong.Hongkong’s7newtowns,mainfactories,themainpartoftheKowloon-guangzhouRailway,fourpassagesconnectingwiththemainland,acontainerterminalandHongkongUniversityareallhere.SixtypercentofHongkong’speoplearelivinghere.Macao1.WhatarethetwospecialadministrativeregionsofthePeople’sRepublicofChina?

MacaoandHongKong.2.WhatisMacaomadeupof?

Macaoismadeupoffourparts:Macaopeninsula,islandsofTaipaandcoloaneandroadtaipaislandcity.3.WhatlanguagedoMacanesespeak?

PortugueseandChinesearethetwoofficiallanguages.4.WhendidChinarecoveritssovereigntyoverMacao?

OnDecember20,1999.5.WhatadvantagearethereonLotusFlowerFlowerBridge?

ThebridgehelpsimproveMacao’soutwardlandtransportationconditionsandfacilitatethedevelopmentofMacao’sinlandsandZhuhai’sHengqinIsland.Dragon1.HowarethefiguresondragonsmadeinChina?

Somearecarved,somearepaintedorinlaid,whileothersarecastormolded.2. WhatwasthesymboloftheChineseempress?

ThemythicalbirdfenghuangwasthesymboloftheChineseempress.3. CanyoudescribethedragonintheNineDragonScreeninBeijing’sBehaiPark?

Itis5metershigh,27meterslongand1.2metersthick.4. HowdidtheEuropeandragonderive?

TheEuropeandragonderivedfromEuropeanfolktraditionsandultimatelyrelatedtoGreekandMiddleEasternmythologies.5. WhatarerelationstherebetweentheEuropeandragonandtheChinesedragon?

Thetwotraditionsmayhaveevolvedseparately,buthaveinfluencedeachothertoacertainextent,particularlywiththecross-culturalcontactofrecentcenturies.Dragonsareoftenheldtohavemajorspiritualsignificanceinvariousreligionsandculturesaroundtheworld.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtolearnedguidespeech1. Whydidpeoplecallthisseaport“HongKong〞?

HongKongmeans“fragrantseaport〞.itissaidthatIntheMingDynastypeopleinDongguan,ShenzhenandHongKong.producedakindofperfumethatwasonsaleinJiangsuandZhejiangprovinces.Atthattime,mostperfumemerchantsstartedofffromHongKong,sopeoplecalledthisseaport“HongKong〞meaning“fragrantport〞.2. Whenwas“theSino-BritishNanjingTreaty〞signed?

In1842,ChinaresumedthesovereigntyoverHongKongatzerohour,July1,1997.3. WhendidChinaresumethesovereigntyoverHongKong?

Atzerohour,July1,1997.4. WhydidpeoplecalltheislandKowloon?

Kowloon,lyingoppositeHongKongIsland,hasninemountains.Themountainsriseandfalljustlikenineflyingdragons,hencenamedKowloon.5. WhatisHongKongreputedas?

HongKongisreputedasaninternationalfinancial,trading,shipping,tourismandfreeport.Translatethefollowingsentences.1. 中葡联合申明于1987年签署。

TheSino-PortugueseJointDeclarationwassignedin1987.2. 中国从1997年7月1日零时起对香港恢复行使主权。

ChinaresumedthesovereigntyoverHongKongatzerohour,July1,1997.3. 香港有世界上最高的露天铜佛。

HongKongpossessesthehighestbronzestatueofBuddhaintheworld.4. 紫荆花是香港的象征。

BauhiniaisthesymbolofHongKong.5.?澳门根本法?保证澳门娱乐业在1999年以后不会改变。

TheMacaoBasicLawguaranteesMacao’sentertainmentindustrywillnotchangeafter1999.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.Travelandtourism,asasocialphenomena,hasexistedsinceancienttimes.AccordingtohistoriansoninternationalizedtourismtheactoriginatedinancientEgyptmorethan3

500yearsago.Atthattime,theEgyptianQueenvisitedtheregionoftoday’sSomaliainhighspirits.

旅行和旅游作为一种社会现象，自古以来就有。研究国际旅游的历史学家认为，旅游行为源自3500多年前古代埃及。当时的埃女王兴高采烈地对今天的索马里进行了参观和访问。2. Since1950s,theannualgrowthrateoftourismhasbeen7percent,exceeding3percentoftheworldeconomicgrowthofthesameperiod.Inthebeginningof1990s,theworl