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Ethical Travel

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BBC Learning1 EnglishWeekenderEthical TravelYvonne: This weekend, thousands and thousands of peoplewill travel to countriesacross the world. And in Britain alone, about 60million people take a holiday abroad each year! But forgetthe tourists and the people in the travel business for nowbecause they’re happy. There are other people we need tothink about…Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism ConcernWe’re not making the connections between their poverty andour luxury3.
  I’m Yvonne Archer4 and you’re listening to Weekender withbbclearningenglish.com.
  Most of us have probably heard of ‘package’ and ‘allinclusive’ holidays but when I asked around Bush House,not many of us had heard of ‘ethical2 travel’. Of courseby now, we all know that long plane journeys cause seriousdamage to our environment but with ‘ethical travel’,there are other things to think about as well. Here’sanother clue…Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism ConcernSomebody once told me how when a hotel was built in thearea that he lived in in the Pacific, it was as if aspaceship had arrived.
  Yvonne:  Trisha Barnett, head of Tourism Concern who’ve published “The Ethical Travel Guide”. There,Trisha was talking about the effect that tourists can haveon the people who live in the countries they visit. Inthat case, the new hotel was like a spaceship – somethingvery alien had landed in the Pacific.
  As Trisha explains further, try to work out who wasn’t‘consulted’ and what she means by that…Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism ConcernLocal people are really never consulted about what’s goingon around them and that happens equally here, you know, inBritain. You don’t have to be abroad. But generally, we’
  re travelling further and further a field and the placesthat we tend to go to have very poor infrastructures5 forlocal people.
  Yvonne: The local people - the community living in the areawhere the hotel was built, wasn’t ‘consulted’ before thework began. No-one met with them to get their opinionson how the hotel would affect them - and the communitycertainly wasn’t asked for any advice. We also heard howthe local people usually have very poor ’infrastructures’
  , for example, little access to transport, electricity andeven running water.
  ‘Ethical travel’ encourages tourists to be more aware ofwhat’s happening in the countries they plan to visit.
  Hopefully, that will lead to ‘sustainable tourism’… we’
  ll be able to visit those countries in the future withoutcausing problems.
  The governments of many developing countries encouragetourism as a valuable form of income – an important way tomake money. But as Trisha explains, the money is oftenused to pay off the countries’ debts and increase tourismrather than help local people like farmers.
  Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism ConcernThe governments, encouraged by The World Bank and the IMFto pay back their debt, bring tourists in as much as theypossibly can and feed all their money into the tourisminfrastructure rather than say agriculture.
  Yvonne: Did you know that in 24 hours, the average touristuses the same amount of water that a local person might usein 100 days? Shocking6, isn’t it? But according toTrisha, knowing what’s going on could lead to touristshelping to solve problems rather than adding to them. Forexample, do we know why the woman she mentions is carryinga metal bucket - a ‘pail7’ – that’s full of water on herhead? And why isn’t she walking on a proper road?
  Trisha Barnett, Head of Tourism ConcernYou’re really not aware that when you use your shower andyou plunge8 into the pool that that water might have been atthe cost of local people and they don’t have running waterat all. And in fact, it’s quite picturesque9 to see a womanwalking down a dusty road with a pail on her head full ofwater. We’re not making the connections between theirpoverty and our luxury and the luxury and thatinfrastructure is at their cost.
  Yvonne: Is there anything that tourists could do to help inyour own country? Do you think that ‘tips’ - givingextra money to low-paid workers - keeps their wages low?
  Would gifts of clothes, toiletries, pencils and paper forthem and their children be a good idea? And if touristsvisited areas away from their hotels, would that providelocal people with work as guides and encourage governmentsto provide better roads and transport?
  ‘Ethical Travel’ gives us lots to think and talk about.
  Why not visit us at bbclearningenglish.com to pick up someof the language you’ll find useful to do just that?

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1 learning wpSzFe     
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
参考例句:
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
2 ethical diIz4     
adj.伦理的,道德的,合乎道德的
参考例句:
  • It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
  • It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
3 luxury jAqxe     
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。
4 archer KVxzP     
n.射手,弓箭手
参考例句:
  • The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
  • The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。
5 infrastructures 1ed6c8c7e1b685a76c010966244f3a22     
n.基础设施( infrastructure的名词复数 );基础结构;行政机构;秘密机构
参考例句:
  • Public transportation termini and depots are important infrastructures for a city. 公交场站设施是城市重要的基础设施。 来自互联网
  • The increasingly fast urbanization process requires more and more infrastructures. 我国城市化进程不断加快,对城市基础设施的需求也越来越大。 来自互联网
6 shocking Vitzd5     
adj.令人气愤的;令人震惊的
参考例句:
  • His attitude was shocking to her.他的态度令她感到震惊。
  • Such behaviour is really shocking.这种行为真不像话。
7 pail 54Bz6     
n.桶,提桶
参考例句:
  • There was a pail of water on the ground.地上有一桶水。
  • She can lift a pail of water from the ground.她能把一桶水提起来。
8 plunge 228zO     
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
参考例句:
  • Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
  • That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
9 picturesque qlSzeJ     
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
参考例句:
  • You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
  • That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。
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