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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料埃及政治动荡危及旅游业一托福阅读机经背景Themilitary'sousterofEgypt'sIslamistpresidentMohamedMorsiisonlythelatestupheavalforacountryinwhichtwoyearsago,thepeoplewiththebackingofthemilitaryoverthrewlongtime-rulerHosniMubarak.Thechangesfromtheupheavalhavebeenhistoric-buthavecomewit
2、hacost.两年前，埃及人在军队的支持下推翻了统治埃及多年的穆巴拉克，而在这个国家最新一轮动荡中，奉行伊斯兰教义的穆尔西总统又被军队赶下了台。随动荡而来的变化是历史性的，但也是有代价的。TourisminEgypthasbeenthecountry'smajorsourceofcash.Untiltwoyearsagowhenrevolutionhitthestreets.旅游业一直是埃及重要的现金来源，但两年前的街头革命改变了这一切。MagdiShekosaystheconstantupheavalhasscaredawaytou
3、rists.Theeconomy,hesays,isadisaster.手工艺品店店主马吉迪·谢库说，持续的动荡吓走了游客，经济一团糟。“Thereisnobusinessbytheway.Wearedyinghere.Wearebroke.Andno-onefeelushereinEgypt,”hesaid.店主马吉迪·谢库说：“一点生意都没有，我们正在慢慢死去，我们破产了，没人知道我们的惨状。”ItisnotjustsouvenirsellersinCairowhoaresuffering.Atthefamouspyramidso
4、fGiza,normallytherewouldbetourbusescomingupanddowntheroad,butnowthepeopleworkingheresaytourismhasdroppedoffandbusinessisbad.Saeedhasbeenworkingherefor45years.HesaysthatnowtouristsarenolongercomingtoGizaSquare,andheblamesMorsisupportersfortheproblemthispastyear.赛义德在吉萨金字塔
5、景点工作了45年了。TouristsectorworkerssaytheunrestonEgypt'sstreetsandMorsi'sIslamistrulealmostdestroyedtheindustry.旅游从业人员说，埃及街头的动乱和穆尔西的伊斯兰统治几乎毁掉了旅游业。Evenupscalerestaurantownersaresuffering.The“Armada,”amultipledeckcruiseboatontheNile,ispracticallyempty.甚至高级饭馆的老板也不能幸免。尼罗河上一艘多层游轮
6、门可罗雀。Thereare30cooksonthepayrollbutalmostno-onetocookfor,saysgeneralmanagerZiadel-Minabbawi.总经理齐亚德·米纳巴维说，游轮上有30位厨师，但没客人。“ThetourismisoneofourbiggestincomeaftertheSuezCanal,soyoucanimaginewhathappenstoyoursecondbiggestincomewhenitdrops90percent.Itisacatastrophe,”hesaid.米
7、纳巴维说：“除了苏伊士运河，旅游就是我们最大的收入来源了。可想而知，游客减少百分之90，对我们第二大收入来源意味着什么，那就是灾难。”MahmoudAtifTartourlearnedthecamelbusinessfromhisfatherandgrandfather.Butwithouttouristslookingforcamelrides,hehashadtosellfourofhis12camels.马哈穆德·塔图尔向父亲和爷爷学会了牵骆驼生意。他有12头骆驼，但没有骑骆驼的游客，他只好卖掉了4头。“Ifthereisnot
8、ourists,howwillwework?Howwillwefeedourcamels?Howwillwefeedourselves?So,wecannot,soweactuallycannothandleonemor
