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Tourism trouble in Egypt 埃及旅游業(yè)因新冠肺炎疫情受創(chuàng)

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How many camels did Ashraf have before the coronavirus pandemic?

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An historic clean up at the pyramids. For millennia, this world wonder has wowed visitors. But coronavirus killed off Egypt's tourism and with it, the livelihoods of millions. Like Ashraf - unable to feed his family, he kept his favourite camel, but had to sell two others.

這是對(duì)金字塔遺址進(jìn)行的一次具有歷史意義的清理工作。數(shù)千年來(lái)，這個(gè)世界奇觀讓游客們嘆為觀止。但新冠肺炎病毒扼殺了埃及的旅游業(yè)，也隨之奪走了數(shù)百萬(wàn)人的生計(jì)。像阿什拉夫這樣，因?yàn)闊o(wú)法養(yǎng)活家人，他只留下了最鐘愛(ài)的一頭載客駱駝，而不得不賣(mài)掉另外兩頭駱駝。

“It has been tough on everyone,” he says. “I have no money. A camel’s food alone costs six dollars a day.”

他說(shuō)：“旅游業(yè)的停滯對(duì)每個(gè)人來(lái)說(shuō)都很艱難。我沒(méi)有錢(qián)。單是一只駱駝的食物一天就要六美元?！?

The ancient attractions are now reopening, but they’re empty except for the occasional local visitor. It's a blow after tourism had just recovered from years of turmoil.

這些古老的景點(diǎn)正逐步重新開(kāi)放，但除了零星的當(dāng)?shù)赜慰颓皝?lái)參觀以外，這些景點(diǎn)空無(wú)一人。對(duì)剛從多年的動(dòng)蕩中恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)的埃及旅游業(yè)來(lái)說(shuō)，這是一記重創(chuàng)。

Guide Shahenda loves taking tourists around her country. Since the pandemic, she's lost a thousand holiday bookings. For now, she's only sightseeing with her husband.

導(dǎo)游莎亨達(dá)喜歡帶游客們游覽她的國(guó)家。自疫情暴發(fā)以來(lái)，她失去了1000個(gè)假日預(yù)訂。目前，她只是和丈夫一同觀光。

Shahenda Adel, tour guide
We had to cancel flights, hotels, and that includes everyone who works in the hotel. The company itself and people behind desks - we all lost our jobs. And then you have drivers, you have cars, restaurants – all of these things are down.

莎亨達(dá)·阿戴爾     導(dǎo)游
“我們不得不取消訂好的航班和酒店，這涉及到了在酒店工作的所有人。公司沒(méi)了生意，員工丟了工作。除此之外，司機(jī)、汽車(chē)、餐館也都沒(méi)了生意。”

The tourism minister's on a mission to bring back business and revive the economy, highlighting new hygiene and safety rules and showing how foreigners can now fly in to some beach resorts.

埃及旅游部長(zhǎng)決心要重振商業(yè)和復(fù)興經(jīng)濟(jì)，他強(qiáng)調(diào)新的衛(wèi)生和安全規(guī)定，并說(shuō)明了外國(guó)人現(xiàn)在為何能夠安心飛往當(dāng)?shù)氐囊恍┖┒燃賱俚亍?

Khalid Al-Anany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
We lost around one billion dollars per month and we are estimating that we will still lose a lot of money during the next coming weeks and months.

哈立德·阿納尼     埃及旅游和文物部長(zhǎng)    
“我們每月?lián)p失大約十億美元，估計(jì)在未來(lái)的數(shù)周和數(shù)月內(nèi)，我們?nèi)詴?huì)損失很多錢(qián)?！?

Restoring tourism will take time. But Egypt's counting on the enduring allure of its rich pharaonic past. And for a star attraction, what could be more appropriate these days than a golden face mask?

恢復(fù)旅游業(yè)需要時(shí)間。但埃及希望能通過(guò)依賴(lài)它法老時(shí)代傳承的持久魅力助其一臂之力。作為一個(gè)極具吸引力的景點(diǎn)，如今還有什么比一副 “金色面罩” 更合時(shí)宜的呢？

詞匯

killed off 破壞了，扼殺了

a blow 一記重創(chuàng)

turmoil 動(dòng)蕩，混亂

on a mission 下決心做（某事）

counting on 依靠，指望

問(wèn)題答案

Ashraf had three camels before the coronavirus pandemic, but he had to sell two.