Unit four talking about the tour arrangementWord文档格式.docx
《Unit four talking about the tour arrangementWord文档格式.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《Unit four talking about the tour arrangementWord文档格式.docx(15页珍藏版)》请在冰点文库上搜索。
SuzhouGardens
Priortothearrivalofalourgroup,thetourguideorthetourcoordinatorisnormallyrequiredtomakeadetailedstudyofthereceptionprogram,anddraftapreliminaryitinerarywithreferencetotheage-bracket,occupationsandtastesofallthegroupmembers.However,travelarrangementsshouldbelefttobecoordinatedwiththetourleader,uponthearrivalofthetourgroup.Itinerarycoordinationisgenerallyindispensabletothesmoothimplementationofatravelprogram.Asbuyersoftouristproducts,thetouristsareentitledtoknowthevariousservicesandtouristitemswithwhichtheywillbeprovidedwith.Therefore,whenitcomestoitineraryconfirmation,itwouldbeunwiseandunacceptableforatourguidetoimposehispersonalinterestsorendsuponhisguests.Onthecontrary,heshallsubjecthimselftotheacceptedpracticeofregardingtouristsassupreme,renderinganarrayofsuperbservicesandcoordinatingthetravelarrangementswithhisguestsonthebasisofmutualequality.
Dialogue1.DiscussingtheItinerary
A:
guideB:
tourleader
(Mr.LiknocksonthedoorofMr.Kent'
sroominthehotel.Heisgoingtotalkwithhimabouttheitinerary.)
A:
Goodmorning,Mr.Kent.
B:
Goodmorning,Mr.Li.Sitdown,please.
A;
Thankyou.Let'
stalkabouttheitineraryforthistrip.
Fine.OurgroupreceivedacopyoftheitineraryfromyourtravelservicebeforeweleftforChina.I'
dliketoknowifthere'
vebeenanychanges.
Hardlyanychanges.
Canyoubespecificplease?
Certainly.ThegeneralplanincludesthesightseeinginBeijingforthreedays,thenwewillgototheImperialSummerResortofChengde.AfterwereturntoBeijing,we11leaveforotherplaces.
Wherearewegoingfirst?
We'
llgotoBeidaihefirstandthentoNortheastChina.
Andthen?
llfollowtheitinerarywesentyouthelasttime.
We11leaveeverythinguptoyou,then.
Theitinerarycoverssomanyplaces.Imafraidyou'
llbeexhausted.
Nevermind.Everybodyinthisgroupisphysicallyfit.
Haveagoodtimeonthetrip,then.
Thankyouforeverythingyou'
vedoneforus.Justwonderful.
Mypleasure.Ifthereshouldbeanychanges,I'
llletyouknowintime.
That'
sfine.
I'
mafraidImustbeoff.Good-bye.
Dialogue2-.TravelArrangement
C:
travelclerkT:
tourist
(Mr.andMrs.BrownwanttohaveacitytourtoShenzhen,GuangzhouandZhuhai.Theyaskatravelagencyfortheinformation.)
C:
Goodmorning!
T:
WhatcanIdoforyou?
MywifeandIwanttoseetheplacesofinterestinShenzhen,GuangzhouandZhuhai.Canyouarrangeatourforus?
Howlongwouldyouliketostayinthesecities?
Well,threedays.
Thereisathree-daypackagetour.Youwillhave3fulldaysinthecities.Itisageneraltourofthecities.TheitineraryincludestheplacesofinterestsuchasWindowoftheWorld,ChinaFolkCultureVillage,ChenClanAncestralTemple,SouthernYueTomb,andGongbeiMarket.
Thatsoundsgood.Howmuchisthetour?
2,000yuanforeachperson.
Whatdoesitinclude?
Itincludesyourairfare,yourhotelaccommodationsandthemeals.
Couldwehaveyoumakeallthenecessaryplane,hotel,andtourreservations?
Yes,wecoulddothatforyou.
Itisonethingtodecidetogoonatour,butquiteanothertoorganizethetrip.Manypeopledon'
thavethetimeortheinclinationtoplanatourforthemselves.Theyprefertohavesomebodyelsemakethedecisionsandthearrangements,hencethepackagetour.Apackagetourofferstravelersprearrangedtransportation,accommodations,meals,andothervacationpreparations—allatapredeterminedprice.Theytakesomeoftheaggressionoutoftravelandusuallyprovidesignificantcostsavingsaswell.Timesaving,togetherwithincreasedprosperityandlowairfares,hasbroughtoverseastravelwithinreachofordinaryworkingpeople,whohaveonlyafewweeksofannualvacation.Internationaltravelisnolongertheexclusiveprivilegeofthewealthyfew.
TheinnovatoroftheorganizedpackagetourwasThomasCook,aBaptistmissionaryfromEngland,whocharteredatrainin1841tocarry570peopletoatemperancemeeting.Thisfirsttourhadanumberoffeaturesthatweretobecomestandardsforlaterpackagetours,includingtransportation,meals,entertainment,anevent,andatourescort.
Apackagetourisacombinationofseveraltravelcomponentsprovidedbydifferentsuppliers,whicharesoldtotheconsumerasasingleproductatasingleprice.Thepackagetourtypicallycomprisestwoormoreo{thefollowingcomponents:
oneormoreformsoftransportation(includingfly-drive,fly-cruise,motor-coachtour,andrailtourpackages);
accommodations;
meals,attractionsandevents(includingsightseeingandadmissiontonaturalandcommercialattractions,entertainment,recreation,andavarietyofspecialevents);
andextras(includingtransfersandbaggagehandling,tipsandtaxes,theservicesofaprofessionaltourmanagerandtourguides,travelbags,anddiscountcouponsforrestaurantsandshops).
Thepackagetourindustryisoneofthefastet-growingsectorsofthetravelindustry.Whyhavepackagetoursbecomesopopular?
Themainreasonisthattheyofferavarietyofpracticalbenefitsthatindependenttravelcannotprovide.Becauseallpackagetoursareprepaid,theclientcanfairlyaccuratelycalculatethetotalcostofthetourinadvance,andthesinglegreatestattractionofthepackagetourisitsrelativelylowcost.Whentravelersbuyapackage,theyarealsobuyingpeaceofmind.Apackagetourtakestheanxietyoutoftraveling,becauseallarrangementshavebeenmadeinadvancebythetouroperator.Besides,itisofteneasiertogetintoaspecialeventasamemberofatourthanasanindividualsincethetouroperatorshavetheexperiencetoknowwhichattractionsareworthaspecialtrip.Onapackagetour,thetravelerdoesnothavetospendtimelookingforaccommodations,arrangingtransfers,orgettingticketsforashow.
Whilethemajorityoftouristsnowadaysprefertotravelingroupswiththeirentertainmentandsightseeingincludedinthepackage,sometouristspreferpersonalizedtourswhichprovidethecomfortofaguidetoshowthemaroundscenicsightsandmakeallthenecessaryarrangementsforthem.Thesemoreindependenttouristsmayrequesttouristservicesthroughtheirhoteloralocaltravelagency.Ofcourse,apersonalizedlourismorecostlythanapackage,orgrouptour,andcaterstotheneedsofthosewhocanaffordthem.
▲Usefulexpressions
preferto较喜欢
withinreach在…范围之内
nolonger不再
avarietyof多种的,各种的
lookfor寻找
inadvance预先
getinto进入,陷入
Exercises
I.Specialterms
a.PutthefollowingintoEnglish
1.精选路线2.附加旅游项目
2.自由活动时间4.特别服务要求
5.组团人数6.民俗旅游
7.行业考察旅游8.路线图
9.旅游者过夜数10.延长逗留
b.PutthefollowingintoChinese
1.foreignescortedtour2.finalitinerary
3.fullappointment4.best-sellingChina-tours
5.entertainmentsanddiversions6.on-shorevisit
7.estimatedtimeofarrival8.travelarrangements
9.minidestinationarea10.sightseeingtour
II.Completethefollowingdialogues(Mr.Li,atourguide,comestoseeMr.Bellow,anAmericantourgroupleader.)
L:
Goodevening,Mr.Bellow.
Goodevening,Mr.Li.Comein,please.
L:
Thankyou.I'
vecometo_________________________.(和你谈谈有关旅行日程的事情)Canyousparemesometime?
B:
Sure.WereceivedacopyoftheitineraryfromyourTravelServicebeforewecame.Ihope_________________________.(没有什么变化)
No.Hardlyanychangesatall.______________________________?
(你觉得这个行程怎么样)
It'
sverygood,butcanweseeaperformanceofBeijingOpera?
L-.____________.(当然可以,我们明晚去看一看)
Good.Andalsocanwehaveoneafternoonfree?
WearesointerestedinthelifeoftheChinesepeoplethatwewouldliketohavefreetalkinthestreets.Youknow,justseetheday-to-daylifeoftheChinesepeople.
L:
I'
mverysorry,______________________________.(诸位在这儿期间每天下午我们都安排活动)Probablywecandothatinsomeevenings,andIdbeverygladtoaccompanyyou.
Allright.Thankyouverymuchforyourkindness.L:
You'
remostwelcome.If-_____________________(有什么变动,一定要提前告诉我)
Certainly.
III.Cloze
P______tothearrivalofatourgroup,thetourguideisnormallyr______tomakeadetaileds______ofthereceptionprogram,anddraftapreliminaryi_______withthereferencetotheage-bracket,occupationsandtastesofallthegroupmembers.However,travelarrangementsshouldbelefttobec______withthetourleader,uponthearrivalofthetourgroup.Asbuyersoftouristsproducts,thetouristsareentitledtok______thevariousservicesandtouristitemswithwhichtheywillbeprovidedwith.Therefore,w______itcomestoitineraryconfirmation,itwouldbeunwiseandunacceptableforatourguidetoimposehisp_______interestsorendsuponhisguests.Onthec______,heshallsubjecthimselftotheacceptedpracticeofregardingtouristsassupreme,renderinganarrayofsuperbservicesandcoordinatingthetravelarrangementswithhisguestsontheb______ofmutuale-quality.
IV.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish
1.由于这是一个大型的贵宾团,一切都安排妥当,不能出差错。
2.我想知道那一对老年夫妻有什么特殊要求呢。
3.由于长江上游持续下雨,致使水位已经超出了警戒线。
现在长江三峡已经暂时封航。
所以目前坐船游三峡是不可能的。
4.我建议我们先游昆明,然后返回重庆再坐船