VOA标准英语2013--联合国大会给当地的业务提升
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2013年(十月)
UN General Assembly 1 Gives Local Business a Boost 2 联合国大会给当地的业务提升
NEW YORK — September is a month where some U.S. cities see a large decrease in tourism as the busy summer travel season ends. But the September slump 3 goes unnoticed in New York. That’s due in part to large events throughout the month, such as the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Fashion Week and the United Nations General Assembly.
The city that never sleeps has been as busy as ever during this year’s U.N. General Assembly.
And shop managers nearby, like Mohammed Elassa, couldn’t be happier.
“It’s the only time we make a lot of money. Better than Christmas. Better than everything,” said Elassa.
Watches, shoes – it’s all going fast to international shoppers.
“I wish every month they [could] have the Assembly General at the United Nations. I wish. If it [were] every month we [would] make a lot of money. My boss is going to be very happy,” said Elassa.
Jene Gillis-Harry came to work at the General Assembly this month from Nigeria.
“You see so many things to buy. Having to decide on one is quite difficult,” said Gillis-Harry.
A few blocks away, business is booming 4 at the Roger Smith Hotel. The hotel can even command a higher rate due to the heavy General Assembly traffic, according to Hotel Digital Marketing 5 Director John Knowles.
“We are the cross-section of the U.N. - so it’s a lot of people, a lot of business, a lot of traffic,” said Knowles.
Nearby, Little Italy Pizza is bringing in the cash. The shop delivers to the General Assembly and feeds tourists in the restaurant -- tourists that New Yorker Adrienne Russo says she’s used to seeing.
“My street is jam packed because I’m seven blocks from the U.N., so when you go in a restaurant, it’s hard to get a seat, and that’s what September is in New York, every year,” said Russo.
Whether selling a slice of pizza, a shirt, or a place to sleep, it’s clear here that the annual gathering 6 is a big help to September sales.
- He took his seat in an unobserved corner of the assembly room.他在会议室一个不为人注意的犄角坐下来。
- It was very quiet in the assembly hall.会场里静悄悄的。
- This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
- These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。
- She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
- Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。
- The opera singer has a deep, booming, masculine voice. 这位歌剧演唱家有一副深沉而又浑厚有力的嗓音。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He is booming as a teacher. 作为一位教师，他日趋成功。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
- He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。