英闻天下——447 Trip to China Is Popular in Russia

 　　The success of The Year of Russian Tourism in China last year displayed the huge potential that exists within the tourism markets for both countries.

 

　　This year marks the Year of Chinese Tourism in Russia. China hopes to further strengthen tourism cooperation with Russia in order to bring the total number of mutual¹ tourists to 5 million by 2015.

 

　　Wang Xiao has more.

 

　　Tourism has played an important part in Sino-Russian exchanges, helping² to boost mutual understanding regarding culture, society and history.

 

　　Zhanna, a young Russian, is one of those who have visited China for travel.

 

　　"As cooperation on tourism between Russia and China continues to grow, more Russian tourists are choosing China as their vacation destination. Some even seek out business opportunities when traveling in the country."

 

　　Olga Vasilyeva, a Russian, used to study Mandarin³ in China. Now she is the Senior Manager of the Shanghai China International Travel Service. She says that traveling is the best way for people to learn about other countries.

 

　　"The number is increasing…many people are interested in China…"

 

　　To attract more tourists, many travel agencies have developed tourism products especially for Russian tourists. Zhai Ning, General Manager of the Hainan Chen Da International Travel Agency, says that health maintenance trips which provide customers with access to traditional Chinese medicine have proven very popular among Russian tourists.

 

　　"Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is very popular among Russian tourists. I cooperate mainly with standard hospitals. Treatments such as scraping, massage⁴ and acupuncture⁵ are well received, because many people have minor⁶ health ailments⁷. So we should develop products utilizing⁸ Chinese culture; that's what attracts Russian tourists the most."

 

　　This year marks the Year of Chinese Tourism in Russia. More than 160 events throughout the year will be launched, including self-drive tours from Moscow to Beijing and exchange programs among students.

 

　　China and Russia enjoy good relations in political and culture spheres and in people to people exchanges. Zhai Ning believes that the tourism market between these two countries will become prosperous in the future.

 

　　"I look to further increases in this market. China and Russia have been brothers since the 1950s. We have a good impression of Russian people. Ever since singing the old songs together in the 50s, the distance between our two peoples has become shorter. Thanks to our long-term friendship, the tourist market will certainly boom in the future."

 

　　Today, China's president Xi Jinping begins his Russian visit and he is due to attend the inauguration⁹ of the Year of Chinese Tourism in Russia when he visits Moscow.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Wang Xiao.

1 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

4 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

5 acupuncture   

n.针灸，针刺法，针疗法

参考例句：

• Written records show that acupuncture dates back to the Song Dynasty.文字记载表明，宋朝就已经有了针灸。
• It's known that acupuncture originated in China.众所周知，针灸起源于中国。

6 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

7 ailments   

疾病（尤指慢性病），不适( ailment的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎。
• He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。

8 utilizing   

v.利用，使用( utilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Utilizing an assembler to produce a machine-language program. 用汇编程序产生机器语言的过程。 来自辞典例句
• The study and use of devices utilizing properties of materials near absolute zero in temperature. 对材料在接近绝对零度时的特性进行研究和利用的学科。 来自辞典例句

9 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。