旅游实用英语[电子教案].ppt

TOURISM
旅游
实用英语
电子工业出版社
Unit One
Tour Arrangement
Before Reading On a Tour of Duty
By the end of 2020, according to WTO prediction, tourism in China will be the largest employer in the world.
Although jobs in travel and tourism may appear to be full of glamour and one long holiday, the reality is that they are hard work involving long hours and considerable stress with little pay. Nor is job security regarded as a high priority, because moving pany pany or from one sector of the industry to another is seen as a perfectly acceptable career strategy.
This plex and interdependent industry consists of the core of tour operators (who design, organize and market holidays), the travel agents (who sell them to the public), the main service and product suppliers (transport, modation and entertainment) and a myriad of anizations which support them.
All who work in the industry have a passion for travel, a sense of adventure, a liking for novelty, combined with a positive attitude to challenge.
Prospective applicants need what are known in the trade as good interpersonal skills and a gregarious outlook; they need to be people who like people. A willingness to move around, to accept postings as they arise, is an asset which often means that family ties e a definite second. The pensation is the possibility of creating an international family of friends and business associates all over the world who share similar interests and enthusiasm.
prearrange v. 预先安排
Run to your position when you hear the prearranged signal.
你们听到预定的信号时,就各就各位。
prearrangement n. (事先的)协商,预定
modate v. 容纳,留宿
The hotel can modate 500 guests.
这家饭店可容纳500位客人。