时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:2017CRI中国国际广播电台


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Statistics from the Swiss government show that 2015 saw a 33% increase in the number of hotel bookings by Chinese tourists. It is part of a trend that has been taking place over the past decade.


China has for the first time become the fourth largest source of tourists for Switzerland, behind only Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom.


Simon Bosshart, an official with Switzerland Tourism, says finding a common link with Chinese visitors has become a key strategy in promoting Switzerland.


"With the Beijing Olympics in 2022, the interest in winter sports is clearly rising in China. We are proud to say that our resorts are more and more ready to welcome Chinese guests in an appropriate manner. For example, we have 19 ski resorts which offer one-day ski experiences out of this winter. These are experiences for absolute beginners who want to give it the first try. Another example, ten resorts are providing Chinese ski instructors 1 upon previous requests of booking with Chinese-speaking ski lessons."


Beyond winter sports, Switzerland's famed natural scenery and rich culture are also a major draw for Chinese travelers. Ren Zhicheng, who currently studies in France, is among those who have decided 2 to take some time out for a Swiss vacation.


"We first went to Montreux, then Lausanne and now Geneva, so from small to large cities. We have taken our time and made interesting discoveries. The atmosphere in Switzerland is more relaxed and serene 3. "


Bosshart suggests the country's leisurely 4 pace is a growing appeal for Chinese tourists, which he says also helps deepen bilateral 5 understanding and exchanges.


"With Chinese guests traveling slower and more individually, they remain with the time to get in touch with the locals. We are strongly convinced of the role that tourism plays in this people-to-people exchange. "


That sentiment is shared by Chinese tourism officials who are promoting China to the Swiss public.


Chen Chen heads the representative office of China's National Tourism Administration in Switzerland.


"Both Switzerland and China are well-known tourist destinations, each with unique, abundant resources and experiences in developing tourism. With increasing cooperation between the two sides, we are not only supporting our domestic sectors 6 but also the global tourism industry, as well as our bilateral ties."


While the number of outbound Swiss tourists to China has remained relatively 7 small, Chen says China has become one of the top destinations for Swiss people who travel to Asia. In 2016, around 73,000 Swiss tourists traveled to China, which is around 1% of the total Swiss population.



1 instructors
指导者,教师( instructor的名词复数 )
  • The instructors were slacking on the job. 教员们对工作松松垮垮。
  • He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors. 他以校外辅导员身份,被邀请到主席台上。
2 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
3 serene
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的
  • He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
  • He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多,只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。
4 leisurely
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的
  • We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着,看遍所有的橱窗。
  • He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐,高兴的开车去工作。
5 bilateral
adj.双方的,两边的,两侧的
  • They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
  • There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题,两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
6 sectors
n.部门( sector的名词复数 );领域;防御地区;扇形
  • Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 relatively
adv.比较...地,相对地
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
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2-sec-butylphenyl-n-methylcarbamate
adelae
apurashokoru i.
Askyaran
audhumla
auricular branch
Ban Lang Khao
Ban Phon Tan
belmontite
bikini bottom
biotic ecotype
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bockhart impetigo
body wastes
Bong-Siemens process
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Bunratty Castle
c.c.r.
calorite
cash flow budget
certificate of departure port
chenille cutting machine
cholemic intoxication
churchliest
coarseness
computational methods
dentiaskiascope
diligere
dilution test
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dry provisions
duodenoscopy
earnings records
EIV
engine local control
exterritorial juisdiction
f numbers
fibrinbioplast
fleech
forced tremor
fugitive flavo(u)r
fully-automatic compression machine
geometrizations
high resolution capacity
hypomelanoses
instrew
integrated access device
intensity function
killeth
kryptonated silica
lans
ligameata puboprostaticum
marshscapes
matched joint
microresistivity log
middle palatine nerve
Miercurea-Ciuc
Mlicrococcus pyogenes
multiplicative Abelian group
murohara
non-loaded line
norrie
Ocean Towage
official copy
out-of-process
Pasiniaxzide
phosphotungstic green
plain-speaking
platypoda
post-tussis
potanthus pava
pre-coded
preservation of
pygmy lamp
quinin valerate
retinotopically
Rosario, Ensenada de
sagredoes
saw-tooth milling cutter
sea urchin sting
short-horneds
slatland
spray marking
Stone transmission bridge
sucked into
superhurricane
swing up saw
telescope switch
tether
Thesprotian
tin printing oven
top needle
transfer-in with compensation
tubular apocrine adenoma
uncharged particle
unfunded liabilities
virtual desktop
window-shopping
xenon variation