小猫钓鱼第3篇
素材源：英国卫报（原文有删改）
guardian.bz/bus-crisis-averted/
Vocabulary殃及池鱼
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be ud once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Bus crisis averted
Local operators will get more from tourists travelling in the country!
After veral months of negotiations, the Government has agreed with the Belize Bus Association to limit the number of foreign-owned bus that can ____1__ business in Belize. The local bus operators will start to ____2___ from more business opportunities becau a change is coming in the form of a Statutory Instrument.
This was a big deal to the local operators becau they are of the firm belief that they were being ___3___ out of a possible revenue-earning source. They believe that the foreign-owned companies from ___4____countries should not be given the opportunity to provide transportation rvices in Belize that locals are also able to ___5_____ provide.
After multiple meetings over the last few months, the Government began to e things from their _____6_____, but when the impending changes became public knowledge, the tourism ctor began to ____7____concerns.
Attorney General Senator Michael Peyrefitte discusd tho concerns with the press this week. He
explained, “Immediately after the decision we made on August 7th there was starting to be some kickback from the Mexicans from the Guatemalans, it was already ____8____the local tourism industry. We felt that it was important that we would not change our mind bad on the agreement we had on August 7th.
Among the concerns raid by the tourism industry stakeholders was the level of rvice that the local operators will provide to tourists visiting Belize via the foreign-owned bus. Some of the visitors, from all over the world, have planned their trips for over a year in advance, and they’ve made ____9_____with the foreign-owned bus to be transported to Belize. The tourism stakeholders wanted to be certain that the experience of the visiting travelers wouldn’t be ___10____ impacted by a lower quality of transportation rvices, should this change be implemented.
So, to ensure that the concerns were adequately tabled and ventilated, the Government decided to postpone the implementation of a statutory instrument that would have made the foreign bus restrictions law.
【词汇讲解】
1.avert
v.
to prevent something bad from happening
防止，避免
例：
to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine
避免危机／冲突／罢工／饥荒
to avert disaster/economic collap
防止灾难／经济崩溃
n.
the income that a government or company receives regularly
（政府的）税收，岁入；（公司的）收益
例：
Taxes provide most of the government's revenue.
政府收入的大部分来自税收。
Government revenues fell dramatically.
政府财政收入大幅下降。
3.multiple
adj.
very many of the same type, or of different types
多个的；多种的
蓝色美甲
例：
财务年终工作总结
The young man died of multiple burns.
那个年轻人因多处烧伤死亡。
炒虾仁We made multiple copies of the report.
我们把报告复印了多份。
v..
to organize and perform a particular activity
组织；实施；进行；处理
例：
How you choo to conduct your private life is your own business!
你选择怎么过你的私生活是你自己的事！
n.
behaviour
行为，举止；表现；为人
例：
The club has a strict code (= t of rules) of conduct.
该俱乐部有严格的行为准则。
5.impact
v.
a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person （尤指新事物的）巨大影响，强大作用
例：
The anti-smoking campaign had had/made quite an impact on young people.
禁烟运动对年轻人影响很大。
6.ventilate
v.
to cau fresh air to enter and move around a clod space宋雨萱
使通风；使空气流通
例：
I work in a very well-/poorly-ventilated building.
我工作的大楼通风非常好／差。
抗战胜利纪念日v.
to express an opinion or mention a subject so that it can be discusd by others善良的小椅子
说出；提到；发表
例：
She ud the meeting to ventilate all her grievances.
韭菜鱿鱼须
7.postpone
v.
to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time
推迟，延缓，使延期
例：
They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.
他们决定将假期推迟到来年。
8. implement
v.
to start using a plan or system
实施，贯彻
例：
