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1、NewHorizonEnglishCourseSectionALowonCash?TryParisforaHoliday!CONTENTSNewJobsTextAExercisesWords&ExpressionsWhatamazingjobshaveyouheardorknown?Haveyouheardordoyouknowthesejobs?GreatBarrierReefCaretaker酒店试睡员(HotelInvestigator)Reading ThroughChineseBrianarrivedattheSanFranciscoairporttwohoursbe
2、forehisflighttoParis.Hewaswearingthreeshirts,ajacket,twopairsofsocks,apairofshorts,andtwopairsofjeans.Hehadnoluggage,exceptforonesmallbackpackthatlookedlikeitwasabouttoburst.BrianneededtomeetamannamedTonybeforehecheckedinforhisflight.HefoundTonyneartheAirFrancecounter,wherehegaveBrianaround-
3、tripticketandasmallpackage.TextAPara.1LowonCash?TryParisforaHoliday!TextA“GivethispackagetoJean-PaulattheairportinParis,”Tonysaid.“Jean-Paulisaverytallgentlemanwithshort,brownhair.Hewillhaveasignwithyournameonit.Youdon’thaveanyluggage,right?”“Onlythisbackpack,”Briananswered.“YousaidIcouldbri
4、ngonecarry-onbag.”“That’sright.Onecarry-onbagisfine.Haveagoodtrip.”“Thanks.”IsBrianacriminal?Notatall!Infact,Brianisanair-courier.Hepaidonly$110fortheround-triptickettoParis,andthisseemsimpossible.ChineseTextAPara.2—6Thereality,though,isthatair-couriersgetcheapairlineticketsbecausetheytakeim
5、portantpackagesandpaperstoforeigncountries,normallywhenbusinessesneedthesethingstoarrivethenextday.Whileitiscertainlynotcheapforabusinesstosendapackagewithanair-couriercompany,itisveryquick.Insteadofluggage,couriersoftenhavepackagesfortheair-couriercompany;sometimesthepackagesgetchecked,ands
6、ometimestheair-courierscarrythemsothattheydon'tlosetimewaitingfortheirbaggagetobetakenofftheairplane.Theygothroughcustomsquicklywithanair-courier.Incontrast,ifapackageissentinthemail,itcouldbeincustomsformanydayswhileofficialsdecideiftheitemneedstobetaxed.ChineseTextAPara.7Everyyear,about80,
7、000peoplelikeBrian,fromallaroundtheworld,travelasair-couriers.Thenumberofticketssoldforcouriertravelisgrowingbyabout10percenteveryyear.Manypeopleliketravelingthiswaybecausetheticketsaresocheap.However,thismethodoftravelalsohassomenegativeaspectstoi
