《第11期News Broadcast4》歌词

时长： 01:22

第11期News Broadcast4-英语听力[00:00:00]

There has been modesgrowth in tourism worldwide, [00:00:00]

despite 2 years of terrorism, war and disease. [00:00:04]

And China is the engine driving it, [00:00:08]

according to the World Tourism Organization. [00:00:10]

International tourist numbers hit a record 702 million last year, [00:00:14]

a rise of 2.7 percent over 2001, [00:00:19]

the year of the September 11 attacks. [00:00:23]

France remains the most popular destination, [00:00:27]

receiving more than 77 million visitors, [00:00:30]

followed by Spain, United States, and Italy. [00:00:33]

China,however, marked 11 percent growth over that period, [00:00:37]

attracting 36.8 million international visitors. [00:00:42]

It ranks fifth among leading tourism nations.[00:00:46]

By 2020, it will be top, [00:00:50]

with predictions of 130 million visitors per year. [00:00:53]

Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force as travelers. [00:00:58]

According to a Xinhua report, over 16.6 million Chinese [00:01:02]

traveled abroad last year, up 37 percent from the previous year. [00:01:07]

Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million by the end of [00:01:13]

the decade, and 100 million in 2020. [00:01:16]

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