2017年翻译考试初级笔译模拟题：中国的旅游业

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　　中国的旅游业

　　中国是一个地域辽阔，有着数千年悠久历史的多民族国家，有着秀丽的自然风光、众多的名胜古迹和丰富多彩的灿烂文化，旅游资源十分丰富。改革开放以来，中国经济以年平均近10%的速度持续增长，各项事业蓬勃发展，人民生活水平显著提高，为旅游业的兴旺奠定了坚实的基础。中国政治稳定，经济发展，市场繁荣，中国政府坚持对外开放积极发展与世界各国的关系，也为旅游业的发展创造了极为有利的条件。中国政府十分重视旅游业的发展，将旅游业作为第三产业的重点，不断开发旅游资源，改善旅游设施，提高服务质量，促进了国际国内旅游业的快速发展。随着中国人民生活水平的提高，我国到国外旅行的人数也逐年增多，为国际旅游业的发展增添了新的活力。

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　　Tourism in China

　　China is a multi-ethnic country with a vast territory and a long history covering thousands of years. It boasts of abundant tourist resources, with beautiful natural landscapes, numerous scenic spots and historic sites, and a rich splendid culture. Since the introduction of the reform and opening policy, China's economy has seen sustained growth at an annual average rate of nearly 10 percent. There has been vigorous development in its various public undertakings and marked improvement in the people's lives. All this has laid a solid foundation for a boom in the tourist sector. China now enjoys political stability, economic development and a prosperous market. The Chinese government sticks to the reform and opening policy and vigorously develops relations with other countries. These have created favorable conditions for the development of tourism. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the development of tourism and regards tourism as the top priority of its tertiary industry. It has made unremitting efforts to tap its tourist resources, improve its tourist facilities and upgrade its service quality, which have effectively promoted the rapid development of international and domestic tourism. With the improvement of the living standard of the Chinese people, the number of Chinese traveling abroad has gradually increased with each passing year, injecting new vitality to the development of world tourism.