VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：美國(guó)旅行禁令嚇跑了游客

Are US Travel Restrictions Keeping Visitors Away?

美國(guó)旅行禁令嚇跑了游客

America's travel industry says it fears new restrictions on foreign visitors to the United States will harm U.S. tourism.

美國(guó)旅游行業(yè)表示，他們擔(dān)心美國(guó)對(duì)外國(guó)游客的新限制將會(huì)傷害美國(guó)的旅游業(yè)。

President Donald Trump approved the travel restrictions. They affect people from some Muslim majority nations.

川普總統(tǒng)批準(zhǔn)的這份旅行限制影響了一些以穆斯林為主要人口國(guó)家的公民。

But online searches for flights to the United States are down in most major nations, not just those affected by the travel order.

但是在大多數(shù)主要國(guó)家，飛往美國(guó)航班的網(wǎng)絡(luò)搜索量也在減少，而不僅僅是受到旅行令影響的這些國(guó)家

Some rights groups have criticized the travel restrictions, saying they unfairly target Muslim visitors. The rules led to protests around the country and legal action. U.S. courts have temporarily blocked enforcement of Trump's travel orders.

一些權(quán)利團(tuán)體批評(píng)了這項(xiàng)旅行限制，稱這是不公平對(duì)待穆斯林游客。這項(xiàng)規(guī)定引發(fā)了全國(guó)各地的抗議和訴訟。美國(guó)法院暫時(shí)禁止了川普旅行禁令的執(zhí)行。

Patricia Rojas-Ungar is with the U.S. Travel Association. She says tourism is a very competitive business. She says the U.S. tourism industry will be hurt if foreigners fear coming to America.

美國(guó)旅游協(xié)會(huì)的帕特麗夏·洛佳斯-安伽爾(Patricia Rojas-Ungar)說(shuō)，旅游業(yè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)十分激烈。她說(shuō)，如果外國(guó)人害怕來(lái)美國(guó)，美國(guó)旅游業(yè)將會(huì)受到傷害。

"Travelers have a choice and, if they feel any concern or anxiety about traveling to a destination, they can very well pick another destination to go."

她說(shuō)：“旅游者有選擇權(quán)，如果他們對(duì)前往某個(gè)目的地旅游感到擔(dān)心或焦慮，他們完全可以選擇去其它地方。”

Rojas-Ungar said even people in countries not covered by the restrictions could be afraid to plan a U.S. trip. She added that worried travelers going elsewhere could affect the economic health of many states.

洛佳斯-安伽爾表示，即使不在旅行限制范圍內(nèi)的國(guó)家的人們也可能會(huì)害怕前往美國(guó)旅行。她補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，擔(dān)憂的旅客前往其它地方可能會(huì)影響美國(guó)許多州的經(jīng)濟(jì)健康。

"Travel and tourism is a top economic driver for the U.S. economy. It's a $2.1 trillion dollar industry, and we support 15.1 million American jobs..."

“旅游觀光是美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的重要驅(qū)動(dòng)力，這是一個(gè)高達(dá)21億美元的產(chǎn)業(yè)，支撐著1510萬(wàn)美國(guó)人就業(yè)。”

Rojas-Ungar added that tourism creates many jobs that cannot be exported. They include positions in restaurants and hotels. She said she hopes the Trump administration will make travel policies clearer in the future.

洛佳斯-安伽爾補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，旅游業(yè)創(chuàng)造了很多無(wú)法外流的工作崗位，其中包括餐館和酒店的職位。她希望川普政府未來(lái)能制定更為清晰的旅游政策。

She would also like to see more efforts by U.S. officials to extend a warmer welcome to visitors.

她也希望看到美國(guó)官員采取更多措施熱烈歡迎游客。

Andrew Coggins studies travel issues. He is a professor at Pace University in New York City. Coggins says the restrictions are likely to keep many foreign visitors and students away because of fears they could face bigotry and prejudice.

安德魯·考金斯(Andrew Coggins)研究旅行問(wèn)題。他是紐約佩斯大學(xué)的教授?？冀鹚贡硎?，旅行限制可能會(huì)讓更多外國(guó)游客和學(xué)生離開(kāi)，因?yàn)樗麄兒ε驴赡軙?huì)遇到偏見(jiàn)。

Even if the travel rules keep getting revised, as they did once before, he said the message sent will not be easy to change.

他說(shuō)，即使旅行規(guī)定像上次一樣繼續(xù)修改，它所傳遞出來(lái)的信息也不容易改變。

"The damage has been done," he said. "I think the resentment is there. It has been generated and it is not going to go away that fast."

他說(shuō)：“損害已經(jīng)造成。我認(rèn)為憤恨是存在的。它已經(jīng)產(chǎn)生，就不會(huì)那么快消失。”

Coggins says New York City alone could see hundreds of thousands fewer visitors and lose millions of dollars.

考金斯表示，單看紐約市就減少了幾十萬(wàn)游客，損失了數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元。

Juhel Miah, a British citizen and mathematics teacher, brought attention to the issue after he was removed from an airplane. He and a group of students were going to a school trip to America.

朱埃爾.米亞(Juhel Miah)是一位英國(guó)公民和數(shù)學(xué)教師。他被請(qǐng)下飛機(jī)后引起了人們對(duì)此問(wèn)題的注意。他和一群學(xué)生當(dāng)時(shí)參加了校方組織到美國(guó)的旅行。

Miah told VOA he is still not sure why he was prevented from visiting the United States.

米亞對(duì)美國(guó)之音表示，他仍然不知道為什么被阻止訪問(wèn)美國(guó)。

"I really think I was being targeted. Is that because of my name? Is that because of the way I look or the color of my skin? Who knows? I do not know."

“我確實(shí)認(rèn)為我受到了區(qū)別對(duì)待，是因?yàn)槲业拿?我的長(zhǎng)相?還是我的膚色?誰(shuí)知道呢，我是不清楚。”

He added that many other teachers have contacted him and are considering canceling plans to visit the U.S. with their students.

他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，很多其他老師聯(lián)系過(guò)他，并正在考慮取消跟學(xué)生一起訪問(wèn)美國(guó)的計(jì)劃。

But he has also received encouraging emails from Americans, including one from a fifth-grader in Atlanta. The teacher said these reactions still make him want to visit America very much.

但他也收到了很多美國(guó)人的鼓勵(lì)郵件，包括亞特蘭大一名五年級(jí)學(xué)生。這位老師表示，這些反應(yīng)讓他仍然非常希望可以訪問(wèn)美國(guó)。

I'm Bryan Lynn.

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