听一分钟英文：Tourism-旅游业

Tourism¹ has changed a lot over the past few decades². It is actually quite a new thing. It probably didn’t exist³ fifty years ago. The only people who travelled then were rich, and they were called travelers⁴. I guess tourism started in the late 60s and early 70s when airplane travel became cheap. The idea of foreign travel suddenly became very popular with millions. Everyone wanted their two weeks of sun in the summer. Tourism today is a multi-billion-dollar industry⁵. There is hardly a corner of the Earth untouched by tourism. The number of tourists is also rocketing. Millions of people from Russia, India and China are now taking vacations. Tourism really is making the world a global⁶ village. I’m not sure if this is a good or a bad thing.

1 tourism   

n.旅游，观光；旅游业，观光业

参考例句：

• The city is finally realizing its tourism potential.该市终于让旅游潜力得到发挥。
• The country's economy is dependent on tourism.该国经济依赖于旅游业。

2 decades   

十年，十年间( decade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The middle decades of the 19th century marked a watershed in Russia's history. 19世纪中叶标志着俄国历史的转折点。
• The Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty attended to state affairs for several decades. 清朝慈禧太后垂帘听政几十年。

3 exist   

vi.存在，生存，生活，继续存在

参考例句：

• Perfect things do not exist.完美无缺的东西是没有的。
• Does life exist on Mars?火星上有生命存在吗？

4 travelers   

n.旅行支票( traveler的名词复数 )；旅行信用卡；（常）出远门的人；巡回推销员

参考例句：

• The highwayman forced each of the travelers to kick over 20 pounds. 拦路强盗向每个旅行者勒索２０英镑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There were unseen dangers from every side of the travelers. 旅客的四周到处潜伏着危险。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 industry   

n.工业；行业；产业

参考例句：

• Britain has lost her leadership in the shipbuilding industry.英国已丧失在造船业的领导地位。
• The city has developed into a center of industry.这座城市已经发展成为一个工业中心。

6 global   

adj.全球的；球形的；世界的

参考例句：

• A global environmental meeting is going to be held here.一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。
• The report takes a global view of the company's problems.这份报告对公司的问题作了综合性的论述。