1、Coronavirus Outbreak Could Harm Tourism Industry 冠状病毒爆发可能危害全球旅游业冠状病毒爆发可能危害全球旅游业 Business experts had been expecting 2020 1._(be ) a good year for international tourism. They noted that trade tensions are easing, 2._ economic conditions on the rise in some countries. But3._ spread of the new coronavi
2、rus in China has caused problems for the travel industry. The virus - and efforts to contain it - may lead to billions of dollars in losses for 4._(tour) and keep millions of would-be travelers at home. Gabrielle Autry is an American5._(live)in China. She had planned to travel to Hong Kong soon to g
3、et engaged to her Chinese boyfriend. 6._ those plans are now on hold. The two are now quarantined at their home in Hangzhou. She told The Associated Press (AP),“ We are7._(thank) for our health and that we are together here.“ The loss of those tourists is being felt most 8._(strong ) in Asian countr
4、ies. Thailand, fo r example, 9._(expect ) to lose $9.7 billion in income from Chinese travelers through J une. That estimate comes from Thailands tourism and sports minister. Countries outside of East Asia , such as Australia and the U.S.are also feeling the loss of Chinese tourists. The tourism ind
5、ustry will recover 10._ the losses, as it has from health fears in other years. The World Travel and Tourism Council says it usually takes 19 months for visitor numbers to recover after a virus outbreak. 1.contain kntein 含有；自制 2.announced naunst 宣布的过去时 3.stock stk 库存 4. professionalprfenl n. 专业人员；职业
6、运动员 adj. 专业的；职业的；职业性的 5. virus vairs 病毒 6.global glubl 全球的 7. source s:s 来源 8.spread /spred 传播，散布；展开； 9. insurance inurns 保险 10.treasury treri 财政部 11.engage/ned/ vt. 吸引，占用；使参加；雇佣；使订婚；预定 12.suspended /sspendid/ adj. 悬浮的；暂停的 13.recovery n. 恢复，复原 14.would-be travelers 潜在的旅行者 15. quarantine /kwrntin/ 隔离
7、 16. predict/prdkt/ v. 预言，预知 17. ease 减轻，缓解 18. tension/tenn/ n.拉力；紧张 19. estimate估计 1. Business experts had been expecting 2020 to be a good year for international tourism. 2. It will be four years before Chinese tourism to the United States returns to previously expected levels. 3. The tourism industry will recover from the losses, as it has from health fears in other years. 4.However, observers are divided about the amount of time that recovery will take. 答案 1.to be ,2.with , 3. the , 4.tourism ,5.living , 6.But , 7.thankful , 8.strongly ,9.expects , 10.from ,
