考研英语#2017-2025考研究生英语*经济学人*阅读#无证导游

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Undercover on a Segway
摄位车上进行的“秘密活动”
Tourists beware
游客们当心
A report from the seamy underworld of unlicensedtour guides
关于无证导游这个阴暗地下世界的报道
A TERRIBLE threat stalks the streets ofWashington,DC: unlicensed tour guides. These brazenlawbreakers imperil the public by showing them around the nation's capital without a permit.Your correspondent went undercover to observe at first hand the dangers tourists face intheir clutches. It was harrowing. First, your correspondent had to balance on a Segway, atwo-wheeled vehicle from which she could have fallen several inches to the cold, hardpavement. “Just try to relax,” purred Bill Main, the outlaw guide, “It's easy.” With whiteknuckles and a pink helmet, the tour began.
华盛顿特区大街上正蔓延着一个可怕的威胁咨询QQ、微信：2544906和长达数月的额外培训，然而这对消费者来说受益甚微，明尼苏达大学的经济学家Morris Kleiner说。一些客户，比如“从事间谍活动的”旅游者们，能照看好他们自己。
1.show around 领…参观
例句:Would you show me around?
可以带我参观一下吗?
2.tour guide 导游
例句:Service quality of a tour guide has always beenthe focus of controversy in the area oftourismservice.
导游服务质量一直是旅游服务领域中争议的焦点。
3.such as 诸如;像
例句:And they tend to do so more dramatically in a dog-eat-dog sector such as the financialindustry, says staw.
斯托教授认为，在像金融业这样弱肉强食的行当，这种现象尤为严重。
4.try to 尝试
例句:I think we should try to buy more time.
我想我们应该设法稽迟时间。