Lesson 43． About the Job of a Tourist Guide 关于导游职务
Key Sentences （重点句子）
798. Why do you want to be a tour guide?
你为何想当导游呢？
799. l want to be a tour guide because I like to travel and I also like meeting various kinds of people.
我想当导游是因为我喜欢旅游，也喜欢和各式各样的人接触。
800. I think guiding Chinese tourists abroad would be very interesting.
我以为给到国外旅游的中国人当导游肯定很有意思。
801. What courses have you completed at college?
你大学时学的什么课程？
802. In addition to English, I have studied economics of tourism, tourist marketing, tourist psychology , tourist cultures, tourist etiquette science, guiding methods and techniques ,vocational ethics of tourism, law of tourism, and so on.
除了英语外，我们学了旅游经济学、旅游市场学、旅游心理学、旅游文化学、旅游礼仪学、导游方法技巧。旅游职业道德与旅游法律等等。
803. Have you learned any other foreign languages other than English?
除了英语，你还学过其他外语吗？
804. Yes, I have learned a little French.
有，我们还学了一点法语。
805. Were you taught by any foreign teachers?
有外教教过你们吗？
806. Yes. Foreign teachers from the United State, Canada , England taught us English at college.
有，上大学不时有来自美国、加拿大。英国的外籍老师给我们上英语课。
807. What are the responsibilities of a tourist guide?
导游的工作职责是什么？
808. A tourist guide must be responsible for arranging and coordinating tour activities, and offering service of transportation, accommodations, sightseeing, shopping and entertainment.
导游员必须安排和协调导游活动，以及为旅游者提供交通、住宿、观光、购物和娱乐等等服务。
Dialogue A
(I = Interviewer主试人A = Applicant 申请人)
I: Hello, Mr. Li. Won''t you sit down?
A: Thanks a lot.
l: I''m Weimin Liu, the personnel manager. Nice to meet you.
A: How do you do, Mr. Liu? I''m pleased to see you.
l: Now let''s start with your identification. Please tell me your fu1l name.
A: My full name is Ming Li.
I; Where do you come from?
A: l come from Guangxi Zhuang Autonmous Region.
I: How many people are there in your family?
A: There are five of us: my grandmother, my parents, and elder sister and me.
I: How do you get along with your sister?
A: We get along very well. She is one year senior to me. When I go during holiday every year, we go boating and mountain-climbing together a lot.
I: Do you think you are quite extroverted or introverted?
A: Well, l always enjoy being with a group of people and chatting with others. But when I come to be reading, I prefer to be by myself. On the whole, I''m quite outgoing.
l: Why do you want to be a tour guide?
A: I like to travel and I also like meeting various kinds of people ,so I think guiding Chinese tourists abroad would be interesting.
I: What courses have you completed at Beijing Institute of Foreign languages for Tourism?
A: In addition to English, I have studied economics of tourism ,tourist marketing, tourist psychology, tourist cultures ,tourist etiquette science , guiding methods and techniques ,vocational ethics of tourism, law of tourism, and so on.
I: Have you learned any other foreign languages other than English?
A: Yes, I have learned a little French and German as well.
I: What are the responsibilities of a tourist guide?
A: A tourist guide must be responsible for arranging and coordinating tour activities, and offering service of transportation , accommodations, sightseeing, shopping and entertainment.
l: Have you ever had any actual experience as a tourist guide?
A: I have a litt1e experience. I guided a few groups of foreign tourist around Beijing last winter vacation. I showed them to the Great Wall, the Imperial Palace, the Ming Tombs, the Temple Of Heaven, and the Summer Palace.
I: Then you may know that it''s hard work.
A: Yes, I know. But I don''t mind working hard.
I: Have you sat for the National Examinations for Tourist Guides?
A: Yes, I have got a qualification certificate.
I: If we engage you as a guide in Overseas Department, which section do you expect to work in, Asian Section, or European Section, or American Section?
A: I''d like to Work in American Section, for my knowledge of America is better than that of the other continents.
I: Speaking of America, I''d like to ask you a few questions .Which river is the longest one in America?
A: The Mississippi River.
I: can you name large cities in the U. S. ?
A: New York, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, Houston, Chicago, only to mention a few among many.
I: What is the Ye1lowstone National Park famous for?
A: It''s we1l-known for its natural gesysters .
I: In which state is the Grand Canyon?
A: In Arizona.
I: There is a famous tourist attraction between the U. S. And Canada. What is it?
A: Niagara Falls.
I: Well, it seems to me that you won’t fail to answer any questions. Now tell me when you can start to work here.
A: I''1l come down to Guangzhou as soon as I receive my diploma and bachelor''s degree certificate next month. Perhaps somewhere around July 2O.
[: Is there anything you want to ask for?
A: No. I only wish that you could given me a definite answer to my application as soon as possible .If you fail to accept me ,I''ll have to secure a position elsewhere.
I: I see. Actually, I can give you a positive answer right here and now: tomorrow I''m going to send a letter of acceptance to your institute. So you can go back to Beijing with ease.
A: Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your kind offer.
I: We''ll expect you here next month. See you then.
A: See you later.
Notes注释
1 Now let''s start with your identification ．
让我们从你的身份开始。
2 I come from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
我来自广西壮族自治区。
3 She is one year senior to me ．
她比我年长一岁。
4 But when I come to be reading ,I prefer to be by myself．
当我读书时，我宁愿独处。
5．On the whole ,I''m quite outgoing.
总的来说，我的性格还是比较开朗的。
6 Have you for the National Examinations for Tourist Guides？
你参加过全国导游资格考试吗？
sit for examination参加考试
7 If we engage you as a guide in Overseas Department, which section do you expect to work in ,Asian Section , or European Section ,or American Section?
如果我们聘你为海外部的导游员的话，你希望在哪个科工作？亚洲科、欧洲科还是美洲科？
8． Speaking of America，…
谈起美洲，•
9． Perhaps somewhere around July 20.
可能在7月 20 号左右。
10．If you fail to accept me ,I''ll have to secure a position elsewhere.
如果你们不能录用我，我还得到别处去找工作。
Words and Expressions
identification n.鉴定，身份
autonomous a ．自治的
region n. 地区，区域
extroverted a．外向的
introverted a．内向的
outgoing a.开朗的、外向的
etiquette n．礼仪，成规
ethics n. 伦理、道德
transportation n.交通、运输
transportation n .膳宿
the Imperial palace 故宫
the Temple of Heaven 天坛
the Summer Palace 颐和园
section n.部门，分支
only to mention 仅举几例
natural gesysters n自然喷泉
the Grand Canyon 大峡谷
Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布
