2015考研英语阅读糟糕的假期
<p> <span word="Horrible">Horrible</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span></p><p> 糟糕的假期</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="Firms">Firms</span> <span word="aremerging">aremerging</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Benidorm">Benidorm</span></p><p> 旅游业身陷困境，各公司正忙于兼并</p><p> <span word="EUROPE">EUROPE</span> <span word="S">S</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="years">years</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Icelandic">Icelandic</span> <span word="volcano">volcano</span>,<span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malaise">malaise</span>.</p><p> 欧洲的旅游行业已经经历了四年的低谷：经济衰退、冰岛火山喷发、中东骚乱、昂贵的油价、贬值的美元以及普遍疲软的经济。</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p> 人们想要摆脱这些，却又担心无力承担。</p><p> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span>, <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="operators">operators</span>.</p><p> 航空公司，酒店以及度假巡游船都受到了牵连，但受影响最大的还是旅游公司。</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="merged">merged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.</p><p> 他们通过兼并和削减开支来维持生存。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 2007 <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Cook">Cook</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="MyTravel">MyTravel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>, <span word="tocreate">tocreate</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="package">package</span>-<span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="Hanover">Hanover</span>-<span word="basedTUI">basedTUI</span>,</p><p> 德国的<span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Cook">Cook</span>旅游公司在2007年收购了其英国的竞争对手<span word="My">My</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span>，从而组建了欧洲第二大的旅游服务公司。几个月后，</p>
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