2017考研英語熱點時事閱讀翻譯:海洋公園努力吸引游客

　　上次我們學習了一篇經(jīng)濟方面的英語新聞，積累了許多稅收和經(jīng)濟方面的素材和英語表達，下面文都考研英語輔導老師帶領(lǐng)2017考研的學生繼續(xù)學習2016年4月2日一篇關(guān)于旅游的英語新聞。

　　Ocean Park steps up efforts to lure visitors

　　海洋公園努力吸引游客

　　Hong Kong's tourism market is struggling, with the number of visitors from the mainland on the decline. Now Ocean Park, one of Hong Kong’s top attractions, is stepping up efforts to lure more in. But they're not just focusing on the Mainland, but tourists from all around Asia.

　　隨著大陸游客數(shù)量下降，香港的旅游市場正面臨著嚴峻的挑戰(zhàn)�，F(xiàn)在海洋公園，香港最吸引人的景點之一，正努力吸引更多的游客。但是他們不僅僅把目光投向大陸游客，而是整個亞洲的游客。

　　Ocean Park has long been one of Hong Kong's star tourist attractions. But it has seen a 14 percent dip in visitors over the past year. In 2014, Ocean Park saw a total of 7.8 million visits – the highest yearly number ever recorded. But in 2015 ticket sales slumped by over a million, to 6.7 million visitors.

　　海洋公園一直是香港的星級旅游景點之一，但是去年公園的游客數(shù)量下降了14%。2014年一年，海洋公園接待了780萬游客，創(chuàng)歷史新高，但是2015年門票銷售下降到了670萬，下降幅度高達1百萬。

　　The resort puts this down to a drop in mainland tourists coming to Hong Kong. Last year, mainland visitors to the park fell by 20 to 30 percent.

　　景區(qū)認為大陸游客數(shù)量減少是主要因素，去年大陸來公園的游客下降了20-30%。

　　The drop came after the number of mainland visitors to Hong Kong fell 3 per cent last year, amid a strong Hong Kong dollar and slower economic growth on the mainland. The challenge now facing attractions like Ocean Park, is how to stay competitive amid a city-wide tourism slump.

　　與此同時，去年大陸來香港旅游的游客下降了3%，在這期間香港的港幣強勢而且大陸經(jīng)濟增長緩慢�，F(xiàn)在像海洋公園一類的景區(qū)面臨的挑戰(zhàn)是，在整個香港的游客數(shù)量下降的情況下，如何保持自身的競爭力。

　　Combining rides, entertainment, a zoo and an aquarium, Ocean Park is one of the most popular theme parks in Asia, and even the world. It now offers free Wi-fi and more interactive exhibits and games to ensure visitors the best experience.

　　把交通，娛樂，動物園和水族館結(jié)合在一起，海洋公園是亞洲甚至世界最受歡迎的主題公園之一，它向游客提供免費WiFi服務(wù)，以及更多互動的展覽和游戲以確保游客擁有最美好的經(jīng)歷。

　　Mainland visitors account for 50 percent of tickets sold, while local visitors- who have had many promotions targeted towards them this year- make up around 30 to 35 percent. And there's been also a rise in Southeast Asian visitors.

　　大陸游客占到公園游客的50%，而當?shù)氐挠慰?今年針對當?shù)赜慰陀性S多促銷活動)占到了30-35%，東南亞的游客數(shù)量也在上升。

　　It’s noticeable that India – Asia’s third-largest economy – has become Ocean Park’s next target, with visitors from the country seeing 30 per cent year-on-year growth. Compared with mainland tour groups, foreign visitors tend to stay longer in the park, which means greater consumption.

　　值得注意的是，印度(亞洲的第三大經(jīng)濟體)已經(jīng)成為海洋公園的下一個目標，來自這個國家的游客數(shù)量每年增長30%，與大陸旅行團相比，外國游客在公園停留的時間更長，這也就意味著更大的消費。

　　A new subway line is expected to reach the park at the end of this year. And with a new hotel and a water park being unveiled in the near future, the park is expected to become a brand-new resort area.

　　一條新的地鐵線在今年年底有望通到公園，不久的將來，還將有一個新的酒店和一個水上樂園，海洋公園將成為一個全新的旅游勝地。

　　下面請跟著文都考研英語輔導老師一起積累英文表達吧。

　　旅游市場：tourist market

　　在困境中掙扎，努力維持：is struggling

　　下滑，下跌：on the decline

　　(暫時的)下降： dip

　　大幅度下降： slump

　　把…… 歸因于Put sth down to sth

　　占據(jù)：account for

　　上升：rise

　　每年增長30%：30 percent year on year growth

　　考研英語二的大作文寫作經(jīng)常需要描述曲線圖柱形圖等的變化趨勢，這篇英語新聞當中上升和下降趨勢的表達，會讓自己在寫作當中得心應手，因此2017考研的學生不要等到寫作的時候才發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的英語表達太欠缺，從現(xiàn)在就開始和老師一起積累英語表達方式吧。