考研英语阅读篇章之巴西迎世界杯游客面临天价
<p> 篇章：巴西迎世界杯 游客面临天价 <span word="Tourists">Tourists</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bathing">bathing</span> <span word="suit">suit</span>, <span word="sunscreen">sunscreen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>. <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="paradise">paradise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> $1 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beachside">beachside</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> $10 <span word="caipirinha">caipirinha</span> , <span word="the">the</span> $100 <span word="risotto">risotto</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> $1,000-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="night">night</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="imbalances">imbalances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="restrained">restrained</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="standards">standards</span>, <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="staggering">staggering</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Sao">Sao</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="espresso">espresso</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lisbon">Lisbon</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> <span word="Duarte">Duarte</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="splits">splits</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span>, <span word="Duarte">Duarte</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="High">High</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="runaway">runaway</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> 2,400 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="as">as</span> 1993. <span word="Inflation">Inflation</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="manageable">manageable</span>, <span word="running">running</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="Sao">Sao</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mercer">Mercer</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> 30 <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>-<span word="boggling">boggling</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="import">import</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>, <span word="bureaucracy">bureaucracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span>. <span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span>: <span word="Custo">Custo</span> <span word="Brasil">Brasil</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="Cost">Cost</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="federation">federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Janeiro">Janeiro</span>. <span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="production">production</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bolstering">bolstering</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="register">register</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burn">burn</span>, <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="Dimitar">Dimitar</span> <span word="Bogdanov">Bogdanov</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Simeon">Simeon</span> <span word="Vassilev">Vassilev</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hungarian">Hungarian</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Janeiro">Janeiro</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> $100 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risotto">risotto</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="chic">chic</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alternate">alternate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="spots">spots</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="only">only</span> $30 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="per">per</span>-<span word="kilo">kilo</span> <span word="buffet">buffet</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="serving">serving</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="overpriced">overpriced</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Bogdanov">Bogdanov</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="recommending">recommending</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="splurge">splurge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="flip">flip</span>-<span word="flops">flops</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="for">for</span> $24 <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="as">as</span> $8 <span word="here">here</span>. 查看译文 路透社建议因世界杯出巴西旅游的游客带上泳衣，防晒霜和大量的现金。 拥有世界上最贵的餐馆，酒店，并且随着比赛的临近一些价格还在上涨，巴西会使那些想在热带天堂花一美元买一瓶海滨啤酒的游客震惊。 在巴西，凯匹林纳鸡尾酒一杯10美元，意大利烩饭一份100美元，酒店一晚上1000美元，价格上涨是由于相同的失衡，并且近年来政府的政策抑制了经济增长。 甚至是按照欧洲和和美国的标准，这里的物价也是很惊人的。 在圣保罗，繁华的商业中心周围环绕着巴西最大的咖啡农场，一杯特浓咖啡的价格的是里斯本的两倍，圣保罗杜阿尔特一一位医药咨询师，经常往返巴西和里斯本。 他说：这很荒谬，巴西是生产咖啡，而里斯本是进口咖啡。 在巴西，高物价并不是什么新鲜事。有很长一段时间巴西的经济不稳定，通胀失控，1993年高达2400%。 近来通胀更好管理，每年通胀率约为6%，尽管这仍然高于国际标准。比如说，根据美世咨询公司最近的一项调查，圣保罗是美洲物价最高的城市，世界上第19贵的国家，远远超过纽约和伦敦。里约热内卢也跻身于全球最贵30大城市。 巴西物价这么高，其中一个原因是商业成本很高。成本这么高是由于有令人难以置信的多种税费，进口关税，官僚主义，以及基础设施很差使得巴西不适合做生意。 经济学家称它为巴西成本。根据里约热内卢工业联合会的一项研究，这使制成品产品比国外生产贵30%。 更糟糕的是，近年来生产成本上涨和工资和能源价格上涨，然而政府政策旨在提高家庭消费，这也就推高了消费价格。 即使很多有钱的游客，也会想法省钱。 <span word="ogdanov">ogdanov</span> 和<span word="Simeon">Simeon</span> <span word="Vassilev">Vassilev</span>今年初第一次来到里约热内卢旅行，在一个很别致的餐厅，花了100美元吃了一份意大利烩饭。到了晚上他们找一家便宜些的自助餐厅，按重量收费，只花费了30美元。 <span word="Bogdanov">Bogdanov</span>表示，巴西物价特别贵，但是也有一些会比欧洲便宜一点。他向大家推荐了巴西著名的橡胶人字拖，在海外卖24美元，但是在巴西只有8美元。</p>
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