AScenetoRemember
GuQiubei
ShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity
Advisor:GongLongsheng
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.TodayIwouldliketobeginwithastory.
Therewasonceaphysical1)therapistwhotraveledallthewayfromAmericatoAfricatodoa2)censusaboutmountain3)gorillas.Thesegorillasareamainattractiontotouristsfromallovertheworld;thisputthemseverelyunderthreatof4)poachingandbeingputintothezoo.Shewentthereoutofcuriosity,butwhatshesawstrengthenedherdeterminationtodevoteherwholelifetofightingforthosebeautifulcreatures.Shewitnessedascene,ascenetakingustoaplaceweneverimagedwe'veeverbeen,whereintheverydepthoftheAfricanrainforest,surroundedbytrees,flowersandbutterflies,themothergorillas5)cuddledtheirbabies.
Yes,that'samemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies,calledGorillasintheMist,basedonatruestoryofMrs.DianFossey,whospentmostofbetlifetimeinRwandatoprotecttheecoenvironmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife.
Tome,themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasa6)timelessreminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofourecoenvironment.
Today,weliveinaworldofprosperitybutstillthreatenedbysomanynewproblems.Ontheonehand,tourism,asoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stcentury,providespeoplewiththegreatopportunitytoseeeverythingthereistoseeandtogoanyplacethereistogo.Ithasbecomealifestyleforsomepeople,andhasturnedouttobethedrivingforceinGDPgrowth.Ithasthemagictoturnabackwardtownintoawonderlandofprosperity.Butontheotherhand,manyproblemscanoccur---naturalscenesaren'tnaturalanymore.DeforestationtoheatlodgesisdevastatingNepal.OilspillsfromtouristboatsarepollutingAntarctica.TribalpeopleareforsakingtheirnativemusicanddresstolistentoU2onWalkmanandwearNikeandReeboks.
Allthese7)appalling(令人震惊的)factshavebroughtustotherealizationthatwecannolongerstandbyanddonothing,becausetheverythoughtofithasbeen8)eroding(侵蚀)ourresources.Encouragingly,theexplosivegrowthofglobaltravelhasputtourismagaininthespotlight,whichiswhytheUnitedNationshasmade2002theyearofecotourism,forthefirsttimetobringtotheworld'sattentionthebenefitsoftourism,butalsoitscapacitytodestroyourecoenvironment.
Noweveryyear,manylocalecoenvironmentalprotectionorganizationsan:receivingdonations--bignotes,smallnotesorevencoins--fromhousewives,9)plumbers(水管工人),ambulancedrivers,salesmen,teachers,childrenand10)invalids(残疾人),Someofthemcannotaffordtosendthemoneybuttheydo.Thesearetheoneswhodrivethecabs,whonurseinhospitals,whoaresufferingfromecologicaldamageintheirneighborhood.Why?Becausetheycare.BecausetheystillwanttheirMotherNatureback.Becausetheyknowitstillbelongstothem.
ThiskindoffeelingthatIhave,ladiesandgentlemen,iswhenitfeelslikeit,smellslikeit,andlookslikeit,it'sallcomingfromascenetoremember,ascenetorecallandtocherish.
Theothernight,aslsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintotheinvisible,mymindwasfilledwithsongs.Ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly,nottothemusic,buttosome-thingelse,someplaceelse.aplacereme