【有声阅读空间】生态型旅游

Imagine thescene. You’re sitting in the hot sunshine beside the swimming pool of yourinternational luxury¹ hotel, drinking your imported gin and tonic². In front ofyou is the beach, reserved for hotel guests with motor boats for hire. Behindyou is an 18-hole golf course, which was cleared from the native forest and iskept green by hundreds of water sprinklers. Around the hotel are familiarinternational restaurant chains and the same shops that you have at home. You’veseen some local people—some of them sell local handicrafts outside the hotel.You bought a small wooden statue and after arguing for half an hour you paidonly a quarter of what the man was asking. Really cheap!

 

Isthis your idea of heaven or would you prefer something different?

 

 

Nowadays,many of us try to live in a way that will damage the environment as little aspossible. We recycle our newspapers and bottles, we take public transport toget to work, we try to buy locally produced fruit and vegetables and we stoppedusing aerosol³ sprays⁴ years ago. And we want to take these attitudes on holidaywith us. This is why alternative forms of tourism are becoming more popular allover the world.

 

Butwhat is ecotourism?

 

Thereare lots of names for these new forms of tourism: responsible tourism,alternative tourism, sustainable tourism, nature tourism, adventure tourism,educational tourism and more. Ecotourism probably involves a little of all ofthem. Everyone has a different definition⁵ but most people agree that ecotourismmust:conservethe wildlife and culture of the area;benefit the local people and involve the local community;be sustainable, that is make a profit without destroying natural resources;provide an experience that tourists want to pay for.

 

So,for example, in a true ecotourism project, a nature reserve allows a smallnumber of tourists to visit its rare animals and uses the money that isgenerated to continue with important conservation work. The local people havejobs in the nature reserve as guides and wardens⁶, but also have a voice in howthe project develops. Tourists stay in local houses with local people, not inspecially built hotels. So they experience the local culture and do not takeprecious energy and water away from the local population. They travel on foot,by boat, bicycle or elephant so that there is no pollution. And they have aspecial experience that they will remember all of their lives.

 

 

Butbefore you get too enthusiastic, think about how you are going to get to yourdream “eco” paradise⁷. Flying is one of the biggest man-made sources of carbondioxide in the atmosphere.  say that one return flight fromLondon to Miami puts as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as the averageBritish car driver produces in a year. So don’t forget that you don’t have tofly to exotic⁸ locations for your “eco” holiday. There are probably places ofnatural beauty and interest in your own country that you’ve never visited.

 

1 luxury   

n.难得享受到的愉悦；奢侈，奢华的生活

参考例句：

• He invited me to his suite. The luxury takes your breath away.他请我到他的套房里去，那豪华的气派真会令你吃惊。
• The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods.政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

2 tonic   

n./adj.滋补品，补药，强身的，健体的

参考例句：

• It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
• Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。

3 aerosol   

n.悬浮尘粒，气溶胶，烟雾剂，喷雾器

参考例句：

• They sprayed aerosol insect repellent into the faces of police.他们将喷雾驱虫剂喷在了警察的脸上。
• Aerosol particles affect visibility,climate,and our health and quality of life.气溶胶对大气能见度、气候变化以及人类健康等有重要影响。

4 sprays   

n.喷雾( spray的名词复数 )；浪花；喷雾器；（用作装饰的）小树枝v.喷( spray的第三人称单数 )；向…扫射（或抛洒），往…上撒；尤指雄猫撒尿（以示领地占有）

参考例句：

• A supernova sprays space with many different elements. 超新星会向宇宙放射不同种类的元素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Chemical thinners add another to the arsenal of sprays. 化学疏除剂已列入农药的宝库中。 来自辞典例句

5 definition   

n.定义；限定，确定；清晰度

参考例句：

• The book attempts a definition of his role in world politics.该书要阐明的是他在世界政局中的作用。
• I made a definition for this word.我给这个字下了定义。

6 wardens   

n.看守人( warden的名词复数 )；管理员；监察员；监察官

参考例句：

• Air raid wardens in tin hats self-importantly stalked the streets. 空袭民防队员戴着钢盔神气活现地走在街上昂首阔步。 来自辞典例句
• The game wardens tranquillized the rhinoceros with a drugged dart. 猎物保护区管理员用麻醉射器让犀牛静了下来。 来自辞典例句

7 paradise   

n.伊甸乐园，天堂

参考例句：

• My house had a small backyard,the paradise of children.我那幢房子有一个小后院，那是孩子们玩耍的乐园。
• On a hot day a dip in the sea is sheer paradise.热天洗个海水澡是十分令人惬意的事。

8 exotic   

adj.奇异的，异乎寻常的，外（国）来的，外国产

参考例句：

• There are some exotic words in English language.英语中有一些外来词。
• She likes to wear exotic clothes.她喜欢穿奇装异服。