时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:2015年VOA慢速英语(九)月


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AS IT IS 2015-09-02 Iran Seeking Foreign Visitors and Their Money


The United States and other countries plan to begin easing economic restrictions 1 against Iran next year. The easing of sanctions is part of the deal between six world powers and Iran to limit its nuclear activities. Iranians hope that the end of travel restrictions will lead to more foreigners visiting the country. In London, travel agents say some people are already asking about how they can visit Iran.


Tour companies say very few non-Iranians have ever been to Iran. They describe the country as one of the unexplored jewels of the Middle East. They say the countryside is beautiful and its people friendly.


Foreigners have stayed away from Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. In 2013, just 90,000 people from North America and European Union countries visited Iran.


Mehrdad Khonsari works at Iran’s Organization for Economic Reconstruction 2 and National Reconciliation 3.


“The difficulties we’ve had in Iran has definitely hurt the tourist industry in the sense that people are afraid to go. But those people that ventured and, you know, overcame these considerations and visited Iran were never sorry.”


The nuclear deal reached in July is already helping 4 to ease travel restrictions. Jonny Bealby founded Wild Frontiers Travel, a British travel agency. He says the agreement has led to an increase in interest in Iran.


“Two things have happened since the nuclear deal. First of all, the (UK) Foreign Office have changed their advice against travel to Iran, and that’s made it much simpler for people to get insurance and that sort of thing, so the numbers have gone up again. We’ve had to put on three extra departures this year alone to cope with demand for the autumn season to Iran.”


British traveler Buggsie Heath-Brown is joining one of those tour groups.


“We decided 5 to get on one, the, of the first trips that we could to get out there; see the sights, meet the people before the big rush of the rest of the world.”


Iran says it hopes to have 20-million visitors a year by 2025. Mr. Khonsari says those tourists could spend up to $30 billion.


“Now that this outside face of Iran is beginning to change, that, I think that tourism offers a great opportunity for the Iranian economy.”


Tour operators in the West say getting permission from Iranian officials to enter the country is still difficult. Sanctions are still in place, limiting the ability of banks in Iran to operate outside the country. As a result, most payments have to be made in cash.


Words in This Story


sanction(s) – n. an action that is taken or an order that is given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or trade with that country or by barring economic aid to that country;


tour – adj. relating to a trip through an area or place; n. a trip through a country or area


venture – v. to go somewhere that is unknown or dangerous


insurance – n. an agreement in which a person makes payments to a company and the company promises to pay money if the person is injured or dies, or to pay money equal to the value of something (such as a house, car or travel plans) if it is damaged, lost or stolen


cope with – v. to deal with problems and difficult situations



1 restrictions
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
2 reconstruction
n.重建,再现,复原
  • The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后,该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
  • In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期,技术决定一切。
3 reconciliation
n.和解,和谐,一致
  • He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
  • Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
4 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
5 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。
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