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旅游职业英语报刊选读——北京青年政治学院谢金艳|老青|江洁Unit1WestEuropeUnit2SouthernEuropeUnit3AustraliaUnit5NorthAmericaUnit7SouthAsiaUnit8AfricaUnit6SoutheastAsiaUnit4SouthAmericaCONTENTSPartTwoComprehensiveReadingHowtoSeeIndiabyTrainPartOneCulturalSnapshotScenicSpotsinSouthAsiaPartThreeSupplementaryReadingAStart-UpAirlineFindsItsPlaceintheMaldivesPartFourTravelTipsANewYear’sChecklistforTravelers(2)PartFiveSkillsFolderAbbreviationsUnitSevenSouthAsiaUnitSevenSouthAsiaPartOneCulturalSnapshotScenicSpotsinSouthAsiaSectionIScenicSpotsExaminethepicturesoffamousscenicspotsinSouthAmerica.Fillinthechartsbelow.Taktsang

TemplePunakhaMahasthangarhKathmandu

Durbar

SquareConcordia

KarakoramKarachiLahoreTajMahalPhewa

LakeSigiriyaVaranasiAjanta

CavesPictureNameoftheScenicSpotLocation(Country)AMahasthangarhBangladeshLAjantaCavesIndiaEConcordiaKarakoramIndiaFKarachiPakistanDKathmanduDurbarSquareNepalGLahorePakistanIPhewaLakeNepalBPunakhaBhutanJSigiriyaSriLankaHTajMahalIndiaCTaktsangTempleBhutanKVaranasiIndia1.BecauseSouthAsiahasclearphysicalboundariesthatsetitapartfromtherestoftheAsiancontinent,thetermisoftenusedtorefertotheentireIndianpeninsula.A.atollB.mid-latitudeC.estuaryD.subcontinent2.WhyhasIndiarenamedseveralofitslargecities,withCalcuttaingKolkataandBombayingMumbai?A.Tomakethecitynamesmoreeasilypronounceable.B.ToreplacethenamesgiventothosecitiesduringBritishcolonialrule.C.TogainmembershipintotheEuropeanUnion.D.TounitewarringfactionsinNorthandSouthIndia.3.Thecountrywiththemostpeoplevulnerabletotheeffectsofariseinsealevelis. A.PakistanB.NepalC.BangladeshD.SriLankaSectionIIKnowaboutSouthAsiaBCA4.SouthAsia’swealthiestcityis

.A.MumbaiB.ColomboC.NewDelhiD.Islamabad5.TheSouthAsianislandnationthatisextremelyvulnerabletoclimatechangebecausemuchofitliesonemeterorlessabovesealevelis

. A.theMaldives B.thePhilippines C.theMoluccas D.SriLanka6.Allofthefollowingcanberesultsofdeforestationinhillyareasexcept

. A.increasedsoilfertility B.landslides C.increasedflooding D.cloggedwaterways7.TheIndianpilgrimagetownwhichmillionsofHindusvisittodieandbecrematedinis

.A.MumbaiB.VaranasiC.NewDelhiD.Chennai8.ThevastmajorityofSouthAsianslivein

. A.cities B.suburbs C.villages D.high-riseapartmentbuildingsBCBACSectionIIIWheretoGoSearchinformationaboutthefamouscitiesinSouthAsiaontheInternetanddecideoneasyourdesiredtourdestination.Listthereasonsofyourchoiceandtheplacesinthecityyouwanttovisit.Exchangeyourlistswithyourpartnerandmakeadiscussion.ListofReasonsListofReasons1)1)2)2)3)3)4)4)UnitFiveSouthAmericaPartTwoComprehensiveReadingInSouthAmerica,SkiWhileOthersSummerHowtoSeeIndiabyTrainThestate-runrailwaysandprivateluxurylinesgivefullviewofthecountry’speopleaswellasitssights,Ms.Rajeshsaid.“Youcouldbeinfirstclasswithambassadorsandpoliticiansintheseair-conditionedcompartments”shesaid.“Godowntotheotherend,you’llfindpeoplesittingonwoodenslats.”India’s65,000kilometersoftraintracksembroiderthesubcontinent,connectingthousandsofcities.In2010,MonishaRajesh,aLondon-basedjournalist,setouttodiscovertherailways,detailingheradventuresinhernewbook,AroundIndiain80Trains.1.embroiderv.①tosewadesignonapieceofcloth;②tomake(astory,thetruth,etc.)moreinterestingbyaddingdetailsthatarenottrueoraccurate刺绣；渲染，修饰2.subcontinentn.alargelandmasssmallerthanacontinent;especially:amajorsubdivisionofacontinent次大陆3.adventuren.anexcitingordangerousexperience冒险活动奇遇4.luxury(1)n.somethingthatisexpensiveandnotnecessary;(2)adj.luxuriousorofthenatureofaluxury奢华，乐趣；豪华的5.ambassadorn.anofficialenvoy大使6.compartmentn.oneoftheseparateareasofanautomobile,train,orairplane（火车车厢中的）隔间7.slatn.athin,narrowstripofwood,plastic,ormetal板条，狭板“Nooneisexcluded,”sheadded.“Foreveryprice,anyonecantravel.”BelowareeditedexcerptsfromaconversationwithMs.RajeshonhowtonavigateIndia’srailways.Q.Indiaisenormous.Howdoyoustartplanninganitinerary?A.Beforeyougo,buyanIndrailPass,whichisavailableonlyforforeigntourists,atatravelagency.IndianRailways,thestate-ownednetwork,hassomuchticketingbureaucracy.Youcanavoiditwiththepass,whichallowsforunlimitedtravelforupto90days.Allyouhavetodoistomakereservationsfortheseatatthestation.It’sworththeinvestment:atthetime,Ipaid$530for90days8.excludev.toprevent(someone)fromdoingsomethingorbeingapartofagroup排除，驱赶9.excerptn.asmallpartofalongerwrittenwork摘录，摘要10.navigatev.tofindthewaytogettoaplacewhenyouaretravelinginaship,airplane,car,etc.驾驶，航行11.enormousadj.verygreatinsizeoramount巨大的，广袤的12.itineraryn.therouteofajourneyortourortheproposedoutlineofon行程13.IndrailPass印度火车通票14.bureaucracyn.asystemofgovernmentorbusinessthathasmanycomplicatedrulesandwaysofdoingthings官僚机构TheofficialWebsiteofIndianRailwaysisawkward.Forfiguringoutyouritinerary,Imendand,whichlisteverysingletrainthatgoestoyourdestination,alltheprices,alltheclasses,howlongtheytake.Let’ssayyouwanttogofromDelhitoJaipur,youcouldtakeafour-hourjourneyforabout$10ononeofthedaytrainsliketheShatabdiExpressortheDurontoExpress—they’refast,nononsense,clean.Oryoucouldtakeatrainthatcosts50cents,butit’sninehoursinanfortablecompartment.16.figureout解决，弄明白17.destination/8destI9neIS@n/n.aplacetowhichapersonisgoingorsomethingisbeingsent目的地18.nononsense严肃认真Q.Anyfavoriteroutesofthepublictrainsystem?A.IlovedtheonethroughBangaloreandMangalorecalledtheGreenRoutebecauseit’ssolush,especiallypost-monsoonseason.TheKonkanRailwayfromMumbaitoGoahastheArabianSeaononeside,theSahyadriMountainsontheother.Itgoesquiteslowly,soeveryonegathersinthevestibule,thedoorsalwaysopen.Thetrainsqueezesthroughmangogroves,tinyvillages;youcanlooktosomeone’shouse,smellwhatthey’recooking.26.routen.awaytogetfromoneplacetoanotherplace路线27.lushadj.coveredwithhealthygreenplants葱翠的，豪华的28.monsoonawindintheIndianOceanandsouthernAsiathatbringsheavyrainsinthesummer（印度洋）季风29.vestibulen.anyofvariousbodilycavitiesespeciallywhenservingasorresemblinganentrancetosomeothercavityorspace前厅，火车车厢末端的连廊30.squeezev.topresstogetherthepartsandespeciallytheoppositesidesof(something)挤过去31.groven.asmallgroupoftrees小树林，果园32.berthn.aplacetosleeponaship,train,etc.Q.Anyadviceforfemaletravelers?A.Imendaskingfortheupperberth,thetoplevelinasleepercompartment.You’reoutofreachofwanderinghands,andit’sgoodifyoulikenappingduringtheday.ItraveledmostlywithamalephotographerbutIdidgooffonmyownforamonth,andIwasabsolutelyfine.AssoonastheyfoundoutIwasalone,familieswouldinvitemeintotheircompartments.Peopleareveryingtotourists.That’sthenicethingabouttrains:you’rewiththesepeopleforanhour,two,maybe24,andyoucomeawaywithallofthislocalknowledge.Moreinformation:(,byEmilyBrennan)32.berthn.aplacetosleeponaship,train,etc.卧铺33.ingadj.togreet(someone)inawarmandfriendlymanner乐于接受的ProperName1.Delhi德里（印度城市）2.Jaipur斋普尔（印度城市）3.Swarovski施华洛世奇（水晶产品品牌）4.TheElloraCaves埃洛拉石窟5.TheAjantaCaves阿旃陀石窟6.Mumbai孟买（印度西部的邦）7.TheMaharajahpalaces印度王公的宫殿8.Karnataka卡纳塔克邦（印度邦名）9.Mysore迈索尔（印度城市名）10.VascodaGama瓦斯科达伽马（印度城市名）11.TheArabianSea阿拉伯海12.TheSahyadriMountains西亚德里山13.Bangalore班加罗尔（印度西南部的城市）14.Mangalore芒格洛尔（印度西南部城市）Task1Readthefollowingstatementsandjudgewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.OnlyambassadorsandpoliticianscantaketheprivateluxurytrainlinesinIndia.2.IndrailPass,whichisavailablebothforlocalpeopleandforeigntourists,allowsforunlimitedtravelforupto90days.3.TheofficialWebsiteofIndianRailwaysisuser-friendly.4.TheGoldenTriangleinRajasthanincludesDelhi,AgraandJaipur.5.TheGoldenChariotinKarnatakafromMysoretoVascodaGamagoesthroughlesser-knownandlessimpressiveareasandpalaces.6.Theupperberth,thatis,thetoplevelinasleepercompartment,ismendedtotouristsbytheauthor.FFFTFFTask2embroiderfabulousnavigateexcludesqueezepremium1.Shedecidedshewould

hermasterpieceofdeceptionstillfurther.2.Theuniversityhadnorightto

thestudentfromtheexamination.3.Pigeons

lessaccuratelywhentheearth’smagneticfieldisdisturbed.Itwasatight

inthecrowdedbus.5.Electricitycompaniespaya

forrenewableenergy.6.Theweather’sgreatthewholeyearround,andthesurfingis

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withhappymemoriesoftheplace.8.Itdidn’ttakethechildrenlongto

thecorrectanswer.comeawayfigureoutembroiderexcludenavigatesqueezepremiumcameawayfabulousfigureoutTask3Tryyourhand.SearchformoreinformationaboutSouthAsia:placestogo,sightstosee,activitiestojoin…Thenpickup3placesoractivitiesyouaremostinterestedinandgiveabriefintroductionorallytotheclass.Task4A4-to6-dayCityTourinWesternEurope SupposeyouareatourismproductdesignerinBeijingYouthTravelAgency.Workwithyourteammembers;designa4-to6-daytourinSouthAsia.ThefollowingcitiesofSouthAsiaareforyourreference.Yourtasksinclude:tomakeadetaileditineraryofthetour;tohighlightthestrikingfeaturesofthetour;tosortoutthetargetcustomerofthetour;todesigntheposterandsloganforpromotingthetour.SuggestedCities:India: Deli Mumbai Calcutta Agra Gwalior BetwaTarangPakistan: Lahore Karachi IslamabadSriLanka: Colombo Kandy Negombo Galle Bentota HikkaduwaBangladesh: Dhaka Chittagong Rangamati KaptaiUnitThreeAustraliaPartThreeSupplementaryReadingTopThingstoDoinSydneyStillinitssecondyear,thestart-uprecentlyaddedChongqingtoitsnetworkofflightsbetweentheMaldiviancapitalofMaléandBeijing,ShanghaiandHongKong.Sellingmainlytogrouptoursorganizedbytravelagents,MegaMaldiveshasgrowntoabout180employees,twice85thenumberwhenflightsstartedinJanuary2011.MegaMaldiveshasfaceditsownchallenges,particularlyafterstreetprotestsinFebruary,whenPresidentMohamedNasheedoftheMaldivessteppeddown—orwasforcedoutinacoup,ashesays.Chinareactednervously;manycarrierscanceledflights.“We’llkeepflying,”Mr.WeinmannsaidinFebruary,soonaftertheunresthittheislands.“Butforhowlong,it’shardtosay.Rightnowtheplanesarestillfull,butpeoplejustaren’tbookinginadvance.”Intheaftermath,theairlinehassuspendedonlyoneroute,toHongKong.Mr.WeinmannsaidthatthefullschedulewouldresumeonApril4.HeprojectsthatbyJune,MegaMaldiveswillexpandserviceto34monthlyflightsfromChinatotheislands.Intheaftermath,theairlinehassuspendedonlyoneroute,toHongKong.Mr.WeinmannsaidthatthefullschedulewouldresumeonApril4.HeprojectsthatbyJune,MegaMaldiveswillexpandserviceto34monthlyflightsfromChinatotheislands.TheMaldiveshasabout330,000peopleon1,200islandsspreadover35,000squaremiles.About900,000peoplevisiteachyear,andChinesetouristsarethelargestshareofthemarket.ThenumberofvisitorstotheMaldivesfromChinadoubledin2010,andsoared67percentin2011.MegaMaldivesbeganlastyearwithoneBoeing767flyingfromHongKongtotheMaldives.ServiceexpandedlaterintheyeartoShanghai,BeijingandChongqing.InJanuaryofthisyear,asecond767wasadded.Mr.Weinmannisoptimisticabouttheairline’sprospects.TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation,anindustrytradegroup,projectsthatinternationaltravelfrommainlandChinawillrisebyaround10percentannuallythrough2014,makingittheworld’sfastest-growingmarketforinternationalflights.“Weexpecttobeprofitablein2012,oursecondfullyearofoperation,”Mr.Weinmannsaid.UnitThreeAustraliaPartFourTravelTipsPackingSmartandTravelingLightANewYear’sChecklistforTravelers(2)AlertsbyExpertFlyer(tohelpyouchangeseatsorfindoneonadifferentflight),HotelTonight(forlast-minuteroomreservations)andataxiorcarserviceapp.ThosetravelingabroadshouldalsohavecontactinformationforthenearestUnitedStatesEmbassy,availableat.3.CANYOUSOLVETRAVELEMERGENCIESWITHAFEWFINGERTAPS?Thetimetoaddappsthatalertyoutoflightdelays,findseatsonalternateflightsandscoredealsonsame-dayhotelroomsisbeforeyouneedthem,notwhenyouneedthem.Ifyouownasmartphone,afewbasic(andfree)appsareworthhavingincludingSeatIfyou’retravelingabroad,youwillalsowantacreditcardwithnoforeigntransactionfeesand,ifpossible,smart-chiptechnology,rareonAmericancards.ThepointsbloggerBrianKellylistscardssuchasChaseSapphirePreferredwithoutforeigntransactionfeesandthoseincludingBankAmericardTravelRewardsVisawith