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Goa's tourism hit by attacks on visitors

Summary

19 March 2010

In India, the trial of two local men accused of killing¹ the British teenager Scarlett Keeling has begun. 15-year-old Scarlett's body was found on a beach in Goa in February 2008. Attacks on foreign visitors have affected² tourism to Goa.

Reporter:

Rahul Tandon

Report

I'm walking on a beach in North Goa. It's full of foreigners - some are sunbathing³, others are swimming in the sea. This is one of India's most popular tourist destinations but the murder of a 15- year-old British girl two years ago and attacks on Russian tourists have damaged Goa's reputation as a safe holiday resort.

The number of foreign visitors has dropped by more than 10 percent. The recession is clearly a factor, but a lawyer hired by the Russian government to deal with attacks on their citizens, has told the BBC that the state's failure to secure a single conviction for a serious crime against a foreigner is also a reason.

To try and reassure⁴ visitors, ex-servicemen will soon be deployed⁵ on popular beaches like this. Ralph De Souza is the President of the Goa Travel Association.

Ralph De Souza:

"When the Tourism Protection Organisation⁶ comes to town, their 

mere⁷ physical presence will deter⁸ any person with any intentions. They will think twice before attacking or before committing any crime."

Businesses here hope that he's right otherwise beaches like this will see fewer foreign tourists swimming in the sea.

Rahul Tandon, BBC News, Goa

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 sunbathing   

n.日光浴

参考例句：

• tourists sunbathing on the beach 在海滩上沐浴着阳光的游客
• We've been sunbathing on the beach. 我们一直在海滩上晒日光浴。

4 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

5 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

6 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

7 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

8 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。