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隨著社會生活節(jié)奏的不斷加快，人們的生活壓力也越來越大，許多人選擇外出旅行以緩解壓力，但有些行為致使部分生態(tài)環(huán)境遭到破壞。為增強環(huán)保意識，我們一起來了解一些生態(tài)旅游景點吧。

Although travelling does come with an environmental and， often， cultural cost， you can balance the negative impacts of tourism by choosing to travel more responsibly and sustainably. As individual travellers， take the time to book through operators， who proudly promote their promise to eco?conscious programmes led by the local community.

Championing sustainable farming in Wales

The UKs domestic tourism is booming. Apart from the city chain hotels and pubs， youll find most community?run restaurants serving seasonal locally?grown produce. Meals out are often a farm?to?table experience， which means that not only are profits going back into the community， but also the regions sustainable farming practices are being supported.

Slovenias big push for green tourism

Slovenia has introduced a national “Green Scheme”， encouraging hotels and restaurants to embrace more eco?friendly practices. Joining the scheme includes producing regular environmental reports， forming a “green team” to raise awareness and being reevaluated every three years. Ljubljana， the capital， is already on the list， while a full list of restaurants， and attractions can be found online.

Italys long history of “agritourism”

Over the past 30 years， Italy has been growing its agritourism （農(nóng)家樂旅游） industry. Now， more than 20，000 farms have signed up for the program. The profits earned from agritourism go straight back into communities. Meanwhile， guests can enjoy the quiet countryside with fresh， homemade food and the opportunity to connect with local families.

Bhutans bid to prevent loss of culture and overtourism

Until 1974， Bhutan remained closed to tourism. Even today， only those who have booked beforehand through approved operators can enter. Permits are charged at a peak?season nightly rate of $250 per person， including a 37 percent tax that goes towards improving infrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施） and strengthening health care and education systems.

1. What could be the bad effect of tourism？

A. Costing visitors much money.

B. Travelling at a cost of environment and culture.

C. Causing a great burden on the local transportation.

D. Bringing more inconvenience for the locals lives.

2. What do the first and the third destinations have in common？

A. The community runs all restaurants.

B. The community can gain some earnings.

C. All tourists can have meals out with the locals.

D. All tourists can be connected with local families.

3. Which destination should be reserved in advance？

A. Slovenias big push for green tourism.

B. Italys long history of “agritourism”.

C. Championing sustainable farming in Wales.

D. Bhutans bid to prevent loss of culture and overtourism.

Ⅰ. Difficult sentences in the text

1. Although travelling does come with an environmental and， often， cultural cost， you can balance the negative impacts of tourism by choosing to travel more responsibly and sustainably. 雖然旅游常以破壞環(huán)境和人文習(xí)俗為代價，但選擇更負(fù)責(zé)任和可持續(xù)的旅行能夠均衡這些負(fù)面影響。

【點石成金】本句中的does起強調(diào)作用，用來強調(diào)句子的謂語動詞，原型為do。do強調(diào)謂語動詞只用于一般現(xiàn)在時、一般過去時或祈使句中，即只有do、does、did這樣的形式，被強調(diào)的謂語動詞要用原形，例如“She did tell me about her address， but I forgot all about it.”。

2. Even today， only those who have booked beforehand through approved operators can enter.即使在今天，只有那些事先通過獲得批準(zhǔn)的運營商預(yù)訂的人方可進(jìn)入。

【點石成金】本句中，who引導(dǎo)的是一個定語從句；those作先行詞時，其后面的定語從句通常用who引導(dǎo)。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

domestic tourism 國內(nèi)旅游業(yè)

city chain hotels 城市連鎖酒店

community?run restaurants 社區(qū)經(jīng)營的飯店

not only...but also 不但……而且……

introduce a national “Green Scheme” 引進(jìn)一項國家“綠色計劃”

raise awareness 增強意識

sign up 簽約；報名

the opportunity to ……的機會