旅游英语

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Question and answer:5分*6(简答题)

Translation:30分(翻译)英译中unit2\unit7\unit12

Unit1 What is tourism?

1、Domestic tourism:

Internal tourism plus inbound tourism(the tourism market of accommodation facilities and attractions within a coutry).

2、National tourism:

Internal tourism plus outbound tourism(the resident tourism market for travel agents and airlines).

3、Outbound tourism:

Visits by residents of a country to another country.

4、Inbound tourism:

Visits to a country by nonresidengts.

5、Grand tour:

Tour of certain cities in western Europe undertaken primarily,but not exclusively,for education and pleasure.It spanned from 16th to 19th Centuries.

It includes 5W:

who—British aristocracy;

when—from16th to19th Centuries;

where—certain cities in Western Europe;

what—travel;

why—for education and pleasure.

6、WTO:

World Tourism Organization

7、Why is it difficult to come up with a definition of tourism that can be universally accepted?

①In the first place,tourism is the sum of activities,services and industries that delivers a travel experience.②Secondly,it includes all providers of visitor and visitor-related services.③Thirdly,it is the entire world industry of travel,hotels,transportation,and all other components,such as promotion,marketing planning.④And finally,it is the total of tourist expenditures within the borders of a nation or a political subdivision,etc.⑤In brief,the multidimensional aspects of tourism and its interactions with other activities make it rather difficult to come up with a universally accepted definition.

8、Which two elements are important for tourism to get started in Greek time?

Large claustrophobic cities and the means to escape from them(transportation).

9、Which two factors lead to the emergence of mass tourism?

Technologically in the field of transportation;and in the existence of a critical facilitating force,entrepreneurship—in the person of Thomas Cook.

Unit 2 Economic impact of tourism?

1、Multiplier:

A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.

2、Tourism multiplier:

It refers to the benefits that other industries can get from tourism.As tourists spend money on local hotels,restaurants,transportation,handicrafts and souvenirs as well as other forms of services,the businesses will respend the money which they have received from tourists.They use the money to purchase equipment,to pay employees,to pay rent,interest and taxes,to pay supplier for goods and services.The recipient then will respend the money they have received for their expenditure .

3、MPC边际消费倾向:

Marginal Propensity to Consume

Unit 3 The retail travel trade

1、Familiarization trip熟悉异地观光旅游:

It is a trip ,usually for a few days,organised specially for travel agency staff.For example,a group of travel agents may be invited by the owner of a hotel in York to spend one or two evenings there,sampling the accommodation and learning about the facilities on offer.The hotelkeeper hopes that the travel agents will be impressed,and will remember the hotel and recommend it to their customers.

2、Business house agency商务旅行社:

Some travel agencies make their living by selling their travel only to businesses,rather than members of the general public.

3、How did travel agency make a living?

They make their living through commissions so that the more they sell,the more commission they earn.

Unit 5 Tourism attractions and facilities

1、Tourist attraction旅游景点:

Any facility or event which attracts visitors to a particular place.Attractions come in many forms and may be either natural or man-made.

2、Living museum

The museums where actors and actresses in costumes meet the public and play the roles of characters from the past,in attempts to make the exhibits come alive for visitors. A good example of this is the Jorvik Viking Center in York.

3、Hatfield house

It is situated 20 miles north of London.The home of Cecil family,this house,dating from Jacobean times is popular with the visitors who tour the lavishly decorated state rooms.

4、Which three trends concerning built attractions were prevalent in UK in the late 20th century?Please cite examples to illustrate.