英语新闻视频：欧洲旅游公司将希腊排除出欧洲区

　

European travel companies are planning for a possible Greek exit from the eurozone. The economic and political turmoil¹ in Greece has already hit

bookings for this summer. Greek tourism officials earlier this year noted² a drop in demand.

　　Last year tourism contributed about 15.7 percent to Greece’s GDP. Some firms like the British Thomas Cook group said Greece’s possible exit presented positives and negatives for the travel industry.

　　Some economists³ have suggested that if Greece drops the euro, its replacement⁴ currency would quickly lose value making holidays there cheaper and thus more attractive again.

 

1 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。