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GRE双语阅读材料:宗教旅游业来自天堂的便士

2018-04-11 15:03:35来源:网络

  在中世纪,威尼斯商人就把欧洲人带到了前往圣地的路上。以色列早就发展了宗教旅游业。

  Yet most countries have been slow to profit from their religious sites.

  现在大多数国家慢慢开始在宗教景点上盈利。

  One exception is the haj, which has both expanded and gone upmarket.

  唯一的例外就是麦加朝圣,它既扩大了高端市场也流失了高端市场。

  Oil wealth and a rising identification with Islam have made it a huge moneymaker.

  石油财富和对伊斯兰教的同情感的提升都使它成为巨大的赚钱机器。

  Posh hotel chains have piled into Mecca, including Raffles, which in 2010 opened the spa-equipped Makkah Palace.

  高档酒店链已经充斥麦加,其中包括Raffles在2010年开了带有温泉浴场的Makkah Palace。

  Souvenir shops do such a roaring trade that some only bother to open during the haj.

  纪念品商店也大肆扩展了贸易,甚至游侠只在麦加朝圣时营业。

  Travel firms in the tourists' home countries do nicely too.

  旅行者家里的旅行电影也做得很精美。

  InEgypt packages cost up to 80,000 Egyptian pounds, according to Reda Dunia, who runs a travel agency inCairo.

  根据开罗旅行社Reda Dunia的数据,开罗旅游套餐价格高达80,000欧元。

  Some pilgrims grumble about the rising cost of performing their religious duty. Airlines and hotels put up their prices during religious holidays.

  一些朝圣者抱怨旅行宗教职责时花销上涨。

  Nevertheless, says Mr Dunia, Muslims often save for years for their haj, so most of them are willing to spend money on the experience.

  航空公司和酒店在宗教节日时上涨他们的价格。而Dunia却说,穆斯林们经常为了麦加朝圣而存几年的钱,因此他们中大多数愿意在这体验上花钱。

  Some tour operators now offer packages that include leisure pursuits alongside the religion.

  一些旅行社现在提供包括与宗教擦边的闲暇旅游套餐。

  This helps to boost the price tag and might also persuade agnostics and atheists to visit holy sites just for the cultural experience.

  这就助涨了价格标签,也可能会吸引一无所知的人和无神论者为了文化经历去参观圣地。

  Countries lacking their own religious landmarks are now trying to create them.

  缺少自己宗教标志的国家正在尝试创造他们。

  In June Dubai's authorities announced plans to build a Holy Koran theme park, with walls depicting stories from the Koran and a garden of plants mentioned in it.

  六月,迪拜官方宣布计划建立期可兰经圣地主题公园,墙上描绘可兰经里的故事和里面提到的花园里的植物。

  Dubaiis betting that the pious are as profitable as the shoppers and fun-seekers that it currently attracts.

  迪拜正豪赌着虔诚信徒们会像消费者和寻欢者们被它吸引的那样为它盈利。

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