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Dying tourist attractions

 

港人愛旅遊，但出門最怕人頭湧湧，可是環球愈來愈多景點人滿為患，令人卻步。環境受壓，本地人投訴，但外匯不能不賺，旅遊業這把雙刃劍，該如何舞動？今集Jo和Kevin帶大家到長城、大堡礁看看！

Historical and natural sites of extraordinary beauty often draw large numbers of visitors to the countries that host them, providing a healthy tourism revenue. However, those same crowds often have a detrimental effect on the places they visit. The dilemma is sometimes likened to a double-edged sword.

 

dilemma 窘境，進退兩難

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：Ann’s decision to go to study abroad has caused a major dilemma for her husband.

 

double-edged sword 雙刃劍

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：Her great intelligence is a double-edged sword because she never felt she can communicate with ordinary people.

 

extraordinary 非凡的; 異常的; 驚人的; 反常的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子：The scientist made an extraordinary discovery.

例子：He is a man of extraordinary intelligence.

例子：The food was extraordinarily (adverb 副詞) delicious.

 

detrimental 有害的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子： My mother truly believes that watching too much TV is detrimental to a children’s intellectual and social development.

 

spray 噴

(verb 動詞)

 

例子：The girl sprayed herself with perfume.

例子：The men sprayed graffiti on the wall

 

spray

(noun 名詞)

 

an attractive arrangement of flowers — often + of

 

例子：He presents her wife with a spray of roses.

 

 

IDIOMS

 

Caught (fall) between two stools 兩面不討好

 

例子：Mary try to organize an event that appeals to both young and old, but it ends up caught between two stools.

 

例子：This textbook falls between two stools - it's too difficult for a beginner but not detailed enough for an advanced student.

   
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