问答题
Tourism helps people to develop a variety of skills. As a service sector with cross-cutting impact on agriculture, construction or handicrafts, tourism creates millions of jobs and business opportunities. Its capacity to lift people from poverty, promote gender equity and help protect the environment has made it a vital tool for achieving positive change in communities across the world. Harnessing tourism"s benefits will be critical to achieving the sustainable development goals and implementing the post-2015 development agenda.
【正确答案】
【答案解析】旅游帮助人们开发多种多样的技能。作为服务业,旅游的影响贯穿农业、建筑业或手工业各领域,创造了数百万工作和商业机会。旅游业能够帮助人们摆脱贫穷,促进两性平等,并有助于环境保护,从而成为世界各地实现积极变革的重要工具。利用旅游业的优势对于实现可持续发展目标和执行2015年后的发展规划至关重要。
[解析] ①句式结构
本段文字短语和并列成分较多,翻译时注意适当添加连接词并做到并列成分的工整。第三句主语较长,可先将句子进行拆分,译成两个独立句。
②重点词汇
a variety of多种的;种种
service sector服务业
lift...from(使)从……升起;(把……)从……提起
harness利用;给(马等)套轭具;控制
be critical to对于……是至关重要的
implement实施,执行