时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2013年(四月)


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India's Tourism Industry Thrives on Largest Slum



With a million people crammed 1 into less than three square kilometers - Dharavi is one of the world’s most densely 2 populated slums.


Life-long resident Niyamath Khan, 70, recalled the transformation 3 of what was once a small fishing village.


“Fifty years ago, this was an open space - now there are so many people here," Khan remarked.


One organization gives outsiders a glimpse of life inside this bustling 4 Mumbai neighborhood, through walking tours aimed at dispelling 5 negative stereotypes 6 of slum life.


Reality Tours and Travel CEO Stephanie Hays said visitors are surprised at what they see.


“That’s what people don’t understand, that there are hospitals, there are schools, and there are businesses. There is industry, there is everything in here, and I think people are shocked by that," she said. "They are shocked by major streets running through. I think for me, the industry is what sets Dharavi apart.”


Located within the heart of Mumbai, Dharavi is literally 7 a city within a city, an industrial center that generates more than $650 million a year.”


The slum is home to more than 10,000 single-room factories specializing in everything from handmade leather goods to recycled plastic.


Malik Abdullah inherited his father’s business turning plastic scrap 8 into polycarbonate granules.


“Whatever items are made in India, the raw materials are prepared here and sent out," he explained. "The raw materials go to big industry, which make items that are sold both in and outside of India.”


Abdullah’s spirit of entrepreneurship is typical of the businesses highlighted by Reality Tours.


The organization said it tries to show life in Dharavi without being intrusive 9, disruptive or exploitative.


The group also gives 80 percent of its profits back to the slum - money it said helps empower kids and teach residents English and computer skills.


Last year, 10,000 people, mostly foreigners, took the tour; but even Mumbai residents like Kiran Jadhav participate.


“For me, Dharavi was a place, just a place where people are very poor or below the poverty line are staying. I never thought it is a place with so much industry and work," Jadhav said. "And it is contributing to a lot of industrial work for Bombay and for India, so I was amazed with that.”


Dharavi is set to be redeveloped into a more modern urban space in the coming years, with proper housing and retail 10 areas. While the look of the slum will change, many hope its entrepreneurial spirit will remain. 




adj.塞满的,挤满的;大口地吃;快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满;填入;临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)
  • He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
  • All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。
ad.密集地;浓厚地
  • A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
  • We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。
n.变化;改造;转变
  • Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
  • He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。
adj.喧闹的
  • The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
  • This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。
v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的现在分词 )
  • He succeeded in dispelling our suspicious and won our confidence. 他终于消除了我们的怀疑,得到了我们的信任。 来自辞典例句
  • Truth is a torch, which can pierce the mist without dispelling it. 真理是一个火炬,不用驱散大雾,其火炬即能透过。 来自互联网
n.老套,模式化的见解,有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化,使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )
  • Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。
  • It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调,我看了就讨厌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
  • He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
  • Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废
  • A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
  • Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。
adj.打搅的;侵扰的
  • The cameras were not an intrusive presence.那些摄像机的存在并不令人反感。
  • Staffs are courteous but never intrusive.员工谦恭有礼却从不让人感到唐突。
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
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