雅思范文:国际旅游与文化冲突

 　　Nowadays，international tourism is the biggest industry in the world. Unfortunately， international tourism creates tension rather than understanding between people from different cultures. To what extent do you agree or disagree？

　　International tourism is booming：millions of tourists go to other countries to explore the outside world. Tourism enhances the mutual¹ understanding between the local people and tourists. Some people hold opposite opinions. They think that international tourism causes tension rather than promoting understanding between people from different cultures.

　　The people holding the latter view suppose that tourists are likely to offend the local people because of the lack of knowledge of the local customs，which differ from their own. Moreover， tourism inevitably² harms the natural resources and the cultural legacy，which may lead to the resentment³ of the local people.

　　However，I can hardly assent⁴ to this idea：the above mentioned rarely happens. In my opinion， international tourism does encourage the understanding between people from different countries. For one thing，without going to see for themselves，people may never know what other countries are really like and thus can be misled by hearsay⁵ or films and TV programmes，which，more often than not，are one-sided. For instance，one of my American friends told me that most Americans had a strange bias⁶ against the Russian people until some young Americans traveled to Russia and saw with their own eyes that the Russians are human beings just like them. Another example is that，with the development of Chinese tourism，people outside China start to realize that Chinese men no longer have long braids and Chinese women‘s feet are of normal size now. Secondly，having seen the fine scenery or experienced the rich culture of other countries，tourists will have the desire to develop a good relationship with the locals，which certainly contributes to the understanding between them.

　　In conclusion，instead of causing tension，international tourism furthers the understanding of people from different countries. （281 words）

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 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

3 resentment   

n.怨愤，忿恨

参考例句：

• All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
• She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。

4 assent   

v.批准，认可；n.批准，认可

参考例句：

• I cannot assent to what you ask.我不能应允你的要求。
• The new bill passed by Parliament has received Royal Assent.议会所通过的新方案已获国王批准。

5 hearsay   

n.谣传，风闻

参考例句：

• They started to piece the story together from hearsay.他们开始根据传闻把事情的经过一点点拼湊起来。
• You are only supposing this on hearsay.You have no proof.你只是根据传闻想像而已，并没有证据。

6 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。